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Alabama wide receiver has emerged as an “enforcer” on offense
The University of Alabama had an underrated wide receiver in the Nick Saban era that personified toughness. He walked around with a sledge hammer, intimidating opponents in pregame. This individual was a playmaker in space, savvy route runner, good speed, reliable hands, but he enjoyed blocking for others more than scoring. He loved getting into the end zone, but punishing opposition to help his teammates score made him unselfish. ArDarius Stewart, a former three-time Southeastern Conference (2014-16) and 2015 College Football Playoff National Champion, is that player. He prided himself on being an enforcer at receiver. It has been eight years since the Tide had a player like Stewart, but does it have a new enforcer?
GOP crackdowns on noncitizen voting ensnare newly naturalized Americans
Esternita Watkins, 42, became an American citizen nearly two years ago, wearing a green dress and a big smile at her naturalization ceremony in Montgomery, Alabama. She’d been living in the U.S. since 2015, when she arrived from the Philippines on a fiancée visa to marry Christopher Watkins, 54, now her husband, whom she’d met on Facebook. Soon after she earned citizenship, she registered to vote and was looking forward to casting her first ballot in this year’s presidential election. But she got a letter this month saying state Secretary of State Wes Allen had flagged her for having a noncitizen identification number and deactivated her voter registration.
Alabama kiosks offer job seekers easy access to opportunities
West AlabamaWorks has launched an initiative to connect local residents with job openings in the area, according to a WVUA 23 report. The organization has installed kiosks in various locations throughout the region, providing easy access to job listings. The latest kiosk was unveiled at the Piggly Wiggly on Alabama...
Drone symposium wraps up in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One of the largest drone symposiums in the Southeast took place in the Rocket City this week. Dozens of exhibitors showed off their drone technology at the AVUSI. Leaders from the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and aviation experts will also give presentations on un-crewed systems...
Here’s how much of $50 million amphitheater construction is spent with women-, minority-owned firms
In June, Circuit Judge Tamara Harris Johnson dismissed a lawsuit by the Black Contractors Association of Alabama (BCAA) seeking to halt construction of the nearly $50 million amphitheater in downtown Birmingham because the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Complex (BJCC) allegedly failed to comply with an agreement to adequately include minority participation in the project.
Former Alabama All-American returns to NFL as practice-squad member
A former first-round pick and the 2024 draft’s Mr. Irrelevant were among the seven Alabama alumni returning to NFL rosters on Wednesday as practice-squad members. Each NFL team had to reduce its 90-player preseason roster to the regular-season limit of 53 active players on Tuesday, and none of the Alabama alumni waived or released in that process were claimed or signed by other teams.
Bibb County parents upset over impending closing of special needs program
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Some parents in west Alabama are upset after a special program for their children is closing. Indian Rivers Behavioral Health in Brent announced that the program that caters to people with special needs is closing in September. Why is it closing? That is the very question...
Paul Finebaum already singling out the problem if Auburn football looks terrible against Alabama A&M
Paul Finebaum believes that if Auburn football looks "terrible" against Alabama A&M in Week 1 under the lights at Jordan-Hare Stadium, it'll be Payton Thorne who'd be viewed as the problem by Tiger fans. “I just think, in Auburn’s case, they want to feel good about themselves as they handle...
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