Day three of SEC Media Days features Alabama head coach Nick Saban. The last time the Crimson Tide took the field, it produced the most lopsided loss in Saban’s time in Tuscaloosa — a 44-16 defeat to Clemson in the National Championship Game in January. Saban told reporters his team didn’t play with the kind of discipline or preparation it…
Republican Roy Moore has raised less than $17,000 so far in his newest U.S. Senate race. Moore this week reported raising $16,693 since announcing his candidacy four weeks ago and trails almost all other candidates in fundraising. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones has raised the most. He brought in $2 million last fundraising quarter and has a campaign balance of…
HOT HUMP DAY: Routine summer weather for much of Alabama today with highs this afternoon returning to the mid 90s in many locations, and with a tropical air mass in place, it is downright muggy. Heat indices this afternoon are likely to be between 100°-105° at times. Rain chances are pretty low today, but a few isolated showers and storms…
Trenholm State Community College President, Sam Munnerlyn, has decided to retire, the college announced Tuesday. Munnerlyn’s career spans 40 years at Trenholm State. He began as the Educational Talent Search Program Coordinator in 1979, and also served as the Coordinator of Evening Programs, Veterans Affairs Director/ Assistant Financial Aid Director, Coordinator of Student Services, Dean of Students, and for the…
John Paul Stevens, who served on the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years and became its leading liberal, has died. He was 99. Stevens’ influence was felt on issues including abortion rights, protecting consumers and placing limits on the death penalty. He led the high court’s decision to allow terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay to plead for their freedom…
Qualifying ended at 5:00PM Tuesday for Montgomery Municipal Elections. The Municipal Elections are for Montgomery Mayor and City Council. Here are the unofficial names in the race for Mayor. Butler Browder Jr. , Ed Crowell , Artur Davis, Ronald Davis , Elton Dean, Victorrus Felder, Shannon Ferrari, J.C. Love , Steven Reed, David Sadler, Bibby Simmons, David Woods, Hobson Cox….
Day two of SEC Media Days in Hoover featured four teams: Georgia, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Texas A&M. But Alabama News Network Sports Analyst John Longshore says only one of those teams — Georgia — can be considered a contender for the SEC Championship this year. Longshore says Georgia is for real, with more 5-stars on their roster than any…
The Montgomery Regional Airport is making some upgrades, thanks to a big grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The airport was awarded $935,000, mainly to repave and resurface all of the taxiways and runways. It’s the final phase of a 10-year plan to upgrade infrastructure that officials say make the airport safer and more competitive. Airport Executive Director Marshall Taggart…
Coaches and players from the SEC aren’t the only ones meeting the media in metro Birmingham this week. Today was SWAC Media Day, featuring Alabama State University and other schools in the conference. Fifth year head coach Donald Hill Eley, Linebacker Darron Johnson and offensive lineman Carl Thompson were all at the Westin in downtown Birmingham to represent the Hornets….
(AP File Photo/Butch Dill) Well-known Alabama lawyer Donald Watkins, who was convicted of swindling NBA star Charles Barkley and using the name of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to bolster an investment scam has been sentenced to five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre also ordered Watkins to pay about $14 million in restitution during a hearing…
