Baillee Majors
Morning Edition Host, Reporter and Internship DirectorBaillee Majors is the Local Bureau News Chief, internship director and host for Morning Edition at Alabama Public Radio. Baillee joined the newsroom in December 2019. Before that, she spent seven years working in morning television news in Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee. Her passion for news began after a trip to the CNN newsroom in Atlanta at the age of 18. She’s a born and raised Alabamian and graduated from Troy University where she majored in Communications and Fine Arts. When she’s not listening to public radio herself, Baillee enjoys reading, baking, collecting ceramic mushrooms and playing the ukulele.
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A nonprofit that documents LGBTQ+ history in the South is raising concerns about possible restrictions to queer representation. Alabama Senate Bill 77 could be back up for debate on Tuesday, March 19, when state lawmakers return to Montgomery for the 2024 legislative session.
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Spring break season in Alabama and across the country runs through the end of April, but beaches in the Yellowhammer State won’t get a break in business until around the fall. This is because the spring vacation period is considered the start of the summer tourism season for Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Alabama is part of the Southern states seeing a boost in population numbers. The South accounted for 87% of the nation’s growth in 2023. That’s according to recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, which also shows the South is the only region to have maintained population growth throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gov. Kay Ivey’s office said some state websites have been hit by a “denial-of-service” attack. That type of attack involves flooding a site with junk data to try and overwhelm it and knock it offline.
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An Alabama hospital is offering a new treatment for chronic low back pain. The therapy is done by physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Pain Treatment Clinic.
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The City of Mobile Adult Field Day is a throwback to grade school, built with adults in mind. All the classic field day games like tug of war, relay races, obstacle courses and more will be played at Herndon-Sage Park on Saturday, March 23.
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Seasonal influenza (flu) season in the state of Alabama runs from October through May. Over 600 medicines contain acetaminophen. It’s safe and effective when used as directed, but there’s a limit to how much you can take in a 24-hour period.
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Equal Pay Day 2024 is on Tuesday, March 12, and marks the current state of the gender pay gap for women. This symbolic day is used to raise awareness around and combat the impact of pay inequities.
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A report from the financial website WalletHub shows Alabama is one of the worst states for women in 2024. The Yellow Hammer State ranks in at No. 48 on the list.
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Gas prices aren’t stopping spring breakers in Alabama and across the nation from going to their destinations. AAA reports the average expense for a gallon of regular gas in Alabama is around $3. The national average price is about 30 cents higher.