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HELPFUL NEWS: Senator Doug Jones and Team Hosting FAFSA Workshops Across Alabama

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U.S. Senator Doug Jones announced his local staff members will host a series of workshops across Alabama to assist students and their families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). We’re told these events are free and open to the public. In 2018, Alabama high school graduates missed out on an estimated $57.5 million in federal grants…

Former Lee Star Henry Ruggs Officially Declares for NFL Draft

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Former Lee (Montgomery) Generals star Henry Ruggs officially declares for the NFL Draft.  "I will do something GREAT, I will be something GREAT‼️???????? #LetsRyde1️⃣1️⃣ https://t.co/K71blz8vND pic.twitter.com/HvLXkSTy7P — HJR III™???? (@__RUGGS) January 6, 2020 The former 5-star receiver made the decision to forego his season at Alabama to enter the 2020 draft. He made the announcement via Twitter/The Players’ Tribune. Ruggs…

Alabama ends season with a win, defeated Michigan 35-16 in Citrus Bowl

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Jerry Jeudy could have sat out Alabama’s bowl game and still almost certainly would have been a first-round draft pick. He played instead — and if this was his finale, his stock likely soared. Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes, Jeudy became the first Alabama player to top 200 receiving yards in a bowl game and the ninth-ranked Crimson Tide…

Auburn signs 22, Alabama adds 20 on First Day of Early Signing Period

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Alabama Football Adds 20 Student-Athletes on First Day of Early Signing Period TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama football has added 20 student-athletes to its 2020 recruiting class on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. The 20 high school players come from eight states – Alabama (9), California (1) Florida (3), Georgia (3), Louisiana (1), Maryland…

Alabama and Auburn fill AP All-SEC teams

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LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is a unanimous selection as the offensive player of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference football team. The top-ranked Tigers also have the SEC’s coach of the year in Ed Orgeron and the newcomer of the year in freshman cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., as selected by a 28-member media panel. The SEC defensive player of the…

Police: Missing Florida Teen Held Captive at Louisiana Motel by Alabama Man Rescued

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Jonathan Andrew Gibson Authorities say a missing 14-year-old Florida girl has been rescued from a Louisiana motel, where police say she was being held captive by an Baldwin County (Ala.) man. 30-year-old Jonathan Andrew Gibson, now charged with kidnapping and rape, was jailed without bond in Alexandria, Louisiana, as of Thursday. A police statement says a tip led them to…