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Tuscaloosa Corvette Club and Church Hosting Backpack Giveaway
Back-to-school season is upon the residents of West Alabama and the free events are all around the city. Saturday, August 3rd, the Low Riders Corvette Club of West Alabama will be hosting a back-to-school giveaway from 11a-4p at Pleasent Grove Missionary Baptist Church, which is also helping to put on this event.
Opposition continues for proposed development in Tuscaloosa County
Residents in Tuscaloosa are still concerned about the proposed 300 plus housing development by D.R. Horton. "I strongly oppose it, as do as do most of our residents in Waterford Place and all of the surrounding communities," said Waterford Place resident Carol Armstrong. If approved, it would be located down...
South Alabama not sweating relatively low expectations headed into 2024
The last two seasons have been the most-successful in South Alabama football program history, including 17 combined victories and the school’s first-ever bowl win. And yet, the Jaguars enter 2024 with relatively low expectations, at least from the outside. South Alabama was picked to finish fifth out of seven teams in the Sun Belt Conference West Division, in preseason voting by league coaches announced Monday.
Red Lobster closes Tuscaloosa restaurant on McFarland Boulevard
Red Lobster, a fixture on the Tuscaloosa restaurant scene for decades, has closed its doors permanently. A sign posted Wednesday on the restaurant's door at 2620 McFarland Blvd. E reads: "This location is closed. We look forward to serving you at another Red Lobster location in the future." ...
‘It means everything’: Veteran surprised with a new car
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A veteran was surprised with a new car. Freedom Alliance and U.S. Bank partnered together to help Robert Luke Cureton, a veteran who was injured while serving. In the past, Freedom Alliance gave scholarships to Cureton’s children to attend the University of Alabama. This...
New York Yankees sign first-round pick from Alabama
Alabama pitcher Ben Hess has signed with the New York Yankees after being the American League team’s first-round selection in the MLB First-Year Player Draft on July 14. The Yankees brought Hess on board for a signing bonus of $2,747,500, Baseball America and MLB Pipeline reported on Wednesday. The...
Major questions must be answered before Alabama becomes a CFP contender
College Football will feature numerous changes in the upcoming 2024 season. With mass conference realignment going into effect and the College Football Playoff expanding to a 12-team format, it’s a different ball game. Because of this, the Alabama Crimson Tide likely won’t fall too far behind, if at all, as a result of the program entering a new era.
Transfers for Alabama football to make biggest impact this season
Nick Saban was impactful in the NCAA transfer portal in his time as Alabama’s head coach. He pulled in names such as Jameson Williams, Jahmyr Gibbs, Henry To’oto’o, Jermaine Burton, Eli Ricks, Jaylen Key, and Trey Amos among others. Before the portal became popular, Saban landed guys like Jacob Coker, Richard Mullaney, Gehrig Dieter, and Landon Dickerson. Kalen DeBoer brought in some of his guys from Washington to the University of Alabama and is coaching other athletes the Crimson Tide got from the portal. Fall camp begins next week for the Tide, and we are continuing a series of players and positions that will be impactful.
Podcast: Matt Stahl, AL.com Alabama Writer, Reviews SEC Media Days
Phillip Jordan is joined by AL.com Alabama sports reporter Matt Stahl to look back at SEC Media Days. Phillip and Matt discuss the overall look of media days in Dallas and if Texas will “run” the conference. Matt breaks down the Alabama secondary and quarterback Jalen Milroe. They close it out by talking about the media predictions that were announced on Friday.
Alabama Football 2024 Opponents Preview continues with the Missouri Tigers
In previous posts about 2024 Alabama Football opponents, ranking the least challenging games was an easy task. In the earlier posts (beginning with the least difficult game for the Crimson Tide) were Mercer and Western Kentucky; followed by South Florida, Vanderbilt, and South Carolina. The Auburn Tigers were previewed as the Crimson Tide's seventh-toughest contest, followed by Wisconsin.
Keelon Russell looks ahead to Bama return, recruiting priority targets
Alabama QB commit Keelon Russell spoke with BamaOnLine about the upcoming cook-out event, who he's recruiting for the Tide, and much more. The post Keelon Russell looks ahead to Bama return, recruiting priority targets appeared first on On3.
Shelton State to launch new Quality Engineering program this fall
TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBMA) — Shelton State Community College (SSCC) is getting ready to open its new engineering program this fall. The Quality Engineering program is a new program that SSCC says will teach students understanding of controlling variation within manufacturing processes, and also teach tools and techniques for achieving customers' expected outcomes.
38 days until Alabama football kicks off the 2024 season
In 38 days, Kalen DeBoer will usher in a new era of Alabama Crimson Tide football, replacing the legendary Nick Saban as head coach in Tuscaloosa. Coach DeBoer and the Crimson Tide will take on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Aug. 31 to kick off the 2024 college football season inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
U News | Texas A&M distributes more than $450,000 in its New Ventures Competition. The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa launches the new Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. From Texas A&M University:. The Texas A&M New Ventures Competition (TNVC) recently hosted 20 rising start-up companies from across...
Paul Bryant football needs new head coach after John McKenzie returns to Mobile area
Paul Bryant High School football is in search of a new coach less than a month before the start of the 2024 season, athletic director Malcom Gross confirmed to The Tuscaloosa News. On Wednesday, the Mobile County Board of Commissioners approved John McKenzie as Vigor's new head coach. McKenzie came to Paul Bryant in 2023, leading the Stampede to a 3-7 mark last season and a sixth-place finish in 6A, Region 4. ...
Alabama Football's 2025-26, 105 scholarship payroll and keeping up with Ohio State and Oregon
How much will Alabama Football and the other top SEC programs pay for players in the 2025-26 year? Some estimates are that SEC programs will average spending $12M to $15M per year. Brian Kelly recently projected that the LSU football player budget would be between $14M and $17M. Ohio State...
Kalen DeBoer faces tough questions in Washington interview
Kalen DeBoer last did a spot with local Washington-area radio in the hours following his now-former team’s National Championship loss to Michigan. Now, the Alabama Crimson Tide head coach, DeBoer, joined Dave “Softy” Mahler and Hugh Millen on local KJR radio 93.3 FM nearly six months later. Neither wasted any time pressing DeBoer, asking questions Read more... The post Kalen DeBoer returns to Seattle radio after leaving Washington for Alabama appeared first on Awful Announcing.
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