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Nick Saban is already helping Alabama even if he’s no longer coaching
If you take one lesson from Nick Saban's tremendously successful time as the head coach at Alabama, it should be this: don't take the rat poison. Saban used to get made fun of for how fixated he was on that proverbial toxin, but he knew what he was doing. Having unparalleled success year after year may sound easy when you can get all the best recruits. In reality, the ability to keep college kids focused on becoming as great as they can be and ignoring all the outside noise telling them how great they are is not so simple.
Media Release 171-Arrest made in the Richard Allen Judkins Homicide Investigation
The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have obtained a warrant for an arrest in connection to the murder of Richard Allen Judkins. He was shot and killed on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 121 Roebuck Plaza Drive. The suspect has been identified as:. Quajae Dasion Ellis Ware, (22), B/M, of...
Input wanted from Huntsville, Madison County cyclists for new biking safety plan
Air up the bicycle tires, strap on a helmet and get ready to hit the road. The Huntsville Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) wants to hear from bikers throughout Huntsville and Madison County on how riding can be made safer and more enjoyable. The MPO is developing a plan to create...
Overrun with animals, Huntsville Animal Services plea: ‘Sad reality is we aren’t a no-kill shelter’
Huntsville Animal Services is sending out a plea for residents to adopt or foster animals at its overcrowded shelter on Triana Boulevard. Currently, the shelter is accommodating nearly 200 dogs and cats of various ages, putting significant emotional strain on animals. In previous interviews with the Huntsville Times, Animal Services officials said the shelter can normally comfortably handle between 40 and 60 dogs.
Magneco/Metrel has grand opening in Gadsden
Magneco/Metrel held a grand opening Friday at its Gadsden location after an $8 million renovation of the former Gulf States Steel site. The plant was originally expected to open in fall 2025. “Due to the excellent support from the City of Gadsden, the Industrial Development Authority and the local supplier...
Chances of showers and storms continues
Cloudy conditions for the rest of your Monday, high temperatures today will rise only to the mid-80s. Over the next few hours the chance of showers and storms will go up and just like yesterday some storms could have some gusty winds and small hail. Tuesday will bring better rain...
Breaking down the contenders: Who wins the Class 3A football title in 2024?
The scene is a little different in Class 3A this year. Mobile Christian and Madison Academy – the two teams who played for the state title in December – are both now in Class 4A. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link...
Sylacauga celebrates National Ice Cream Day
SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Steady rain couldn’t dissuade a crowd of ice cream lovers from enjoying the best in the world in celebration of National Ice Cream Day in the city where it is created!. For the first time ever, the Blue Bell Creameries Ice Cream Parlor & Country...
Community college announces welding course specifically for women
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A community college in Alabama is holding a new welding course this fall specifically for women. The Women in Welding scholarship program is a 15-week welding course at Jefferson State Community College for 12 women who are looking to get into welding. Through a...
Birmingham’s far-flung suburbs add thousands of new residents as city center shrinks
Across the Birmingham metro area, residents are passing up downtown apartments and short city commutes for quieter lives and more affordable homes in far-flung suburbs. Even the suburbs in Jefferson County, those closest to the core of the Magic City, are shrinking as cities in Shelby County welcome new residents by the thousands.
Water board 'heroes' honored for work to repair broken line, averting catastrophe
A broken main line that disrupted water service in Gadsden and some surrounding areas on July 8 was bad enough, but officials say it was minutes away from being disastrous. The people who kept that from happening — labeled heroes by all concerned — were in the spotlight at the July 16 Gadsden City Council meeting.
Alabama Adds Ezequiel Gils as Assistant Coach
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– Head coach George Husack announced the return of Ezequiel Gils as the Alabama men's tennis assistant coach Monday. Gils previously served as the Tide's volunteer assistant coach for three seasons before being named the head coach of the UAB Blazers for the 2023-24 season. "We're...
Greensboro woman dead after wreck in Tuscaloosa
A 42-year-old woman is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Tuscaloosa Monday morning. Police say the crash happened just after 8 a.m. on July 22, 2024 in the 4500 block of 45th Street East near Hargrove Road, when Tiffany Sheree Jones of Greensboro was traveling north on Hargrove Road East in a 2006 Ford Explorer that left the roadway and struck a tree in the front yard of a home.
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