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Alabama retiree murdered in Belize
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PRATTVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) – Rodney Speeding, 66, was a free spirit. That’s the reason he took and likelihood after retirement and moved 2,270 miles from Salem, Alabama, to Corozal, Belize.
Relations say it was his dream come true. He lived there along with his two canines, Petey and Poppy, for round seven weeks earlier than being brutally murdered on Aug. 17.
Media studies present the Alabamian was shot 9 occasions exterior his new house.
His sister and Prattville resident Carla McLean is devastated. She discovered of her brother’s homicide early Thursday.
“(He was) wanting a greater life after which went to a spot that was the top of his life,” McLean stated.
She doesn’t imagine the assault was random, saying it may have been somebody her brother met. He could have been focused as a result of he was American. His pockets was stolen that evening.
“I feel it might have been any person he confided in,” she stated. “I don’t assume Rod went round waving cash, as a result of he wasn’t like that.”
Proper now, the household is working with the U.S. embassy and native police to try to discover solutions.
They’re afraid this case will probably be forgotten. Relations fear folks in Corozal are afraid to talk up.
“Folks get damage. They get shut up. They receives a commission off and typically taken out – I’ve been listening to that,” McLean stated.
It solely makes it tougher to safe justice for Speeding.
As McLean mourns the lack of her youngest brother, she is asking the group for prayers.
The household additionally wants some monetary help as they start the grueling job of getting their brother’s physique again into this nation, and determining what to do along with his automotive, canines and different possessions. A GoFundMe has been created.
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Alabama News Center receives top honors from National Federation of Press Women
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Alabama
U.W.A. is first in Alabama to offer a Master of Dyslexia Therapy degree
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LIVINGSTON, Ala. (WTOK) – The University of West Alabama is launching a new degree this fall, the Master of Dyslexia Therapy program .
According to the International Dyslexia Association 15-20% of the population is dyslexic. That’s one in every five people.
“A lot of times parents see their children come home and they are just struggling to read,” said Sara Reynolds, Coordinator of Clinical Experience. “They are struggling to really capture and decode these words.”
Dyslexia is a learning challenge that is neurological, characterized by difficulties in reading and spelling ability.
“Without that their comprehension skills are going to lack and so with this program we are able to kind of screen those and give them a really good baseline to see where those children are struggling at,” said Reynolds.
The goal of the program is to enhance the number of equipped Dyslexia Therapists ready to help students soar.
“The program is a two-year program. It is thirty hours of course work and throughout those two years you will complete 720 hours of clinical experience. It begins really after you start the program, so this first cohort will begin in Fall I,” said Reynolds. “During the Fall II, which is in about mid- October, you will begin to actually be an actual dyslexia therapist-in-training. So those people will be in the schools wherever they are already employed at or we will partner them with local schools in their area to where they will actually give those services to those students in those schools.”
Studies show that Dyslexia Therapy is working, thanks to educators willing to pave the path toward a brighter future, one student at a time.
For more information on how you can apply for the program visit: https://online.uwa.edu/online-degrees/med-master-education-degree-dyslexia-therapy/.
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Vigor offensive lineman and Alabama commit Micah Dubose is transferring to Theodore for senior season
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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Four-star offensive lineman Micah Dubose is transferring from Vigor to Theodore for his senior season, Theodore Bobcats Head Coach Steve Mask confirms to FOX10.
The announcement comes just two weeks after Vigor announced it was relieving Markus Cook of his duties as head coach.
Mask says the decision to move was based on Micah’s education and the Alabama commit plans to graduate in December.
Dubose is considered one of the top players in Alabama in the 2025 class, being named first team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in back-to-back seasons.
Dubose committed to Kalen DeBoer and the Tide while on his official visit in Tuscaloosa over the weekend.
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