University of Mississippi announced it has terminated an employee due to “hurtful, insensitive comments” made on social media regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. via @mississippitoday.org www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ole-...

Via @andreadotweb.bsky.social: The uncertainty over the funding forced Central Alabama Community College to suspend Upward Bound, a prep program for Low-income and first-generation college students. Administrators are trying to restart it.

Via @andreadotweb.bsky.social: The Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) has been receiving a large volume of phone calls regarding an alleged Ponzi scheme involving a prominent Georgia man, ASC Director Amanda Senn said Tuesday.

Via @andreadotweb.bsky.social: Attorneys for Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter added a new plaintiff last week to a lawsuit against the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) over transfer student-athlete eligibility.

Via @andreadotweb.bsky.social: It was not clear Wednesday afternoon how many employees were terminated by Auburn, or what the nature of the posts were that led to their terminations.

Via @andreadotweb.bsky.social: Alabama State Schools Superintendent Eric Mackey said the letter stemmed from what he described as three “inexcusable” social media posts by three Alabama educators about the shooting of right-wing political commentator and talk radio show host Charlie Kirk.

Law enforcement arrested Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Washington County resident suspected in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, after a family member reported the young Utahn who had grown increasingly political had suggested he was behind the shooting. utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/12/2...

Via @andreadotweb.bsky.social: The state’s community college system plans to launch a task force with a goal of improving outcomes for incarcerated people in the system’s educational programs.

Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings

Via @andreadotweb.bsky.social: Rep. Mark Gidley, R-Hokes Bluff, prefiled HB 8 for the 2026 legislative session, which starts in January. It would allow school boards to decide whether to allow campus chaplains and teachers in public school.

Please give a warm welcome (and a follow) to our newest reporter, @andreadotweb.bsky.social, who will be covering education and the Alabama House of Representatives for us in the next year. Andrea did a phenomenal job with over the summer, and we're thrilled to have her aboard.