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Alternate role pitched for member of Auburn football team's 'Freeze Four'
Auburn Daily On SI's Terrance Biggs believes one member of the Auburn football "Freeze Four" is best suited to contribute in a punt-returning role: Bryce Cain, the five-foot-10 slot receiver out of Baker (Mobile). "Right now, based on size, film and reports, Cain runs a sub-4.5. So, where would that...
2 Berry High School graduates, Vestavia Hills man chosen for Alabama Sports Officials Foundation HOF
Two Berry High School graduates and a Vestavia Hills resident will be inducted Saturday to the Alabama Sports Officials Foundation Hall of Fame. Berry High grads Mike Murphy and Kathy Odom White and Vestavia Hills resident Steve Newton will be among 10 people who will be inducted during a 6 p.m. dinner ceremony at the Oxford Civic Center.
1 dead in Macon County crash
MACON COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - A two-car crash in Macon County has claimed the life of a Dadeville man, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The incident happened just before 1 p.m. Friday on Alabama 49, about five miles south of Franklin, when two vehicles collided head-on. Trevarian T....
Local artist’s mural brightens up Glencoe Public Library
The Glencoe Public Library’s new mural painted by local artist Kayla David Allen with assistance from Elaina Moore. Photo by Chris McCarthy/The Messenger. A local artist recently added to the aesthetics of downtown Glencoe. Glencoe Public Library board members, staff, volunteers and local officials were on hand for the...
USPS seeking to recruit mail carriers for rural communities
On Thursday, Hattiesburg hosted one of the 37 job fairs organized by the United States Postal Service across two states. (WDAM) reported this event. The USPS recently conducted job fairs in Alabama and Mississippi with the aim of hiring workers to serve over 100 cities. The postal service is currently...
UAB's Medical West Hospital now open to public
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBRC) - The brand new UAB Medical West hospital is now open and taking patients in Bessemer. On Saturday morning, UAB officially closed the emergency department doors at their prior location on Ninth Avenue in Bessemer and opened the new ones on Medical West Way. CEO Keith Pennington...
Alabama man killed when his car collides with truck, state troopers say
An Alabama man was killed Friday when his car collided with a truck, state troopers said. The two-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 12:50 p.m. Friday, and claimed the life of a Dadeville, Alabama, man. Trevarian T. Goodman, 25, was fatally injured when the 2011 Honda Accord he was driving collided...
Dadeville man killed in Macon County wreck
A Dadeville man has been killed in a two-vehicle wreck in Macon County. Alabama State Troopers say 25-year-old Trevarian Goodman was driving a car that collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by 37-year-old James Davis of Auburn. Investigators say Goodman was not using a seat belt and was pronounced...
First-Ever Restaurant on Lake Tuscaloosa Aims to Open in August
An already successful local business owner is weeks away from opening the first-ever full-service restaurant on the banks of Lake Tuscaloosa. Justin Holt owns Southern Ale House in north Tuscaloosa, which celebrated 10 years of service earlier this year, and also recently opened the Deli Press, a newspaper-themed sandwich shop across McFarland Boulevard from his first restaurant.
After early Alabama Football, Fall Camp sessions something new emerges for the Crimson Tide
Alabama Football is not very far into Fall Camp. Shoulder pads were added on Saturday, but there has been no full pads, contact work. New remains the key word to describe what is evolving in Tuscaloosa. Spring and summer installment of new systems is still progressing. The anticipation of Crimson...
All-terrain vehicle crash kills man in Cherokee County
A Centre man has died following an accident in an all-terrain vehicle in Cherokee County on Friday evening. Scott F. Wade, 51, was killed after his ATV left the road and hit an embankment. He was thrown from his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
Police: Millbrook couple arrested after three-year-old daughter tests positive for drugs
Millbrook police say a couple faces charges of chemical endangerment of a child after their three-year-old daughter tested positive for drugs. Police Chief P.K. Johnson says his office received information from the Elmore County Department of Human Resources about a child endangerment case. He says detectives were told that a Millbrook couple, later identified as 29-year-old Hollie Moen and 31-year-old Mitchell L. Harrison, had both tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana during a DHR investigation.
New Tallassee businesses could lead to more
Recruiting new business in Tallassee is paying off right now. In a matter of a couple weeks, two new businesses have opened in downtown Tallassee with posts of another coming soon and a regional franchise has opened an automatic car wash on Gilmer Avenue. It comes after the City of Tallassee has spent years trying to replace utilities downtown and dress it up.
Birmingham Business Hall of Fame inducts 2 Mountain Brook residents
Jim Dixon said when he thinks of his father-in-law, William “Billy” Hulsey, the first thing that comes to mind is his integrity and commitment to fairness. “That’s the motto of our company — integrity, not compromise — and that describes Billy to a T,” said Dixon, who serves as president and CEO of Arlington Properties, a role formerly held by Hulsey for decades.
Former Alabama football star named Paul W. Bryant head football coach
Former Alabama football player Christion Jones was named the new football coach at Paul W. Bryant High School on Friday, the school announced on X, formerly Twitter. Jones replaces coach John McKenzie, who led the Stampede to a 3-7 mark in 2023 during his one season with the program. It was announced last week that McKenzie is the new coach at Vigor, returning to the Wolves program in Mobile County after leading them to a state...
Mayor Randall & Kendra Woodfin celebrate birth of “Baby Woodfin”
It’s official: Kendra and Randall Woodfin are parents! Congratulations to The Woodfins on the birth of their baby girl!. “Baby Woodfin” was brought into this world on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Mayor Woodfin shared the big news on his social media, stating:. “Baby Woodfin is here!. She is...