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No more restless nights

No more restless nights

Meeri Kim

THE WASHINGTON POST – The weighted blanket has risen in popularity in the past few years, with manufacturers and users touting its benefits, including helping with sleep and anxiety issues.

A recent study suggests a mechanism that could explain why weighted blankets seem to help some people sleep better.

The use of a weighted blanket may result in more melatonin – a sleep-promoting hormone produced by the brain – being released, the research reveals. Melatonin reduces alertness and makes sl ... Read more

JUCO CB Terrente Hinton Commits to NC State

3-Star 2023 Hybrid Defender Rohan Davy committed to NC State yesterday, and I was able to catch up with him to get his thoughts on his commitment.

NC State offered you back in February. Did they continue to recruit you after you committe ... Read more

Sheriff: Man shot during brawl after his father's funeral in

Sheriff: Man shot during brawl after his father's funeral in West Feliciana Parish

James Blake

ST. FRANCISVILLE - A man was shot after a fight broke out after his father's funeral in rural West Feliciana Parish on Monday.
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Maine Warns Funding Shortfall Could Cripple Its Emergency Me

Maine Warns Funding Shortfall Could Cripple Its Emergency Medical System

A legislative commission has recommended that the state set aside an extra $70 million annually for five years to cover the shortfall. Also: free lunch plans for al ... Read more

BASF Contributes More than $40,000 to United Way of Southwest Alabama

BASF’s site in McIntosh, Alabama, recently donated more than $40,000 to the United Way of Southwest Alabama (UWSWA) to support programs that assist with improving the quality of life in the surrounding communities. United Way encourages communities to build bridges toward financial stability, speak up about needs of neighbors and be helping hands to improve the lives of those in the area. With BASF’s contribution, more than 50 partner organizations will benefit from the funds.

“This partnership with United Way h ... Read more

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Gil Barrow dies at age 90

Gil Barrow of Montgomery died Nov. 19 in Birmingham following heart surgery. He was 90.

A native of Pensacola, Florida, Barrow played professional baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization for three years, until he was called into ... Read more

Alabama’s missionary heroes ‘spur us on’ to sacrifice

For more than a decade, Pete Dunn and his wife, Pat, lived their lives out of five suitcases. And one of the places those suitcases landed was Jibla Baptist Hospital in Yemen.

“When the hospital administrator went home on furlough for ... Read more

RICHARD SCHUMACHER

Richard (Dick) Joseph Schumacher, 74 of New Virginia, Iowa passed Wednesday December 14th, 2022 in his sleep at home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday Dec 21st, 2022 at Holy Trinity Church with M ... Read more

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