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Alabama AD Greg Byrne on the House settlement, roster caps, naming rights and more
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne started looking ahead about 2-3 years ago. The NCAA had granted athletes the ability to profit from their name, image and likeness around that time, and there was a sense that the whole enterprise of college athletics was changing. Byrne said...
Sen. Britt commends Rep. Palmer for introducing House companion to Lulu’s Law
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., commended U.S. Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Ala., Monday for introducing Lulu’s Law in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Britt wrote and introduced Lulu’s Law in the Senate. The bill is named in honor of 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin from Mountain Brook, Alabama.
Alabama schedules fifth execution for 2024
Gov. Kay Ivey Monday set a November execution date for Carey Dale Grayson, the fifth in the year. Grayson’s scheduled execution, which will take place between midnight on Nov. 21 and 6 a.m. on Nov. 22, will use nitrogen gas, the third scheduled to take place this year. Grayson was convicted of two counts of […]
Reader: ‘I wish people wouldn’t sneer…that I’m from Alabama’
This is an opinion column. I got a note recently. Unsigned. It came from someone tired of the Tubervillains – those who chase success by peddling ignorance and anger, who open their mouths to speak an ugliness that stains us all. Add Alabama’s Democratic leadership to that lot. Personal...
Modern ecotourism could unlock new Black Belt boom, report finds
This story is part of a partnership between the Montgomery Advertiser and the Living Democracy program at Auburn University. Now in its 13th year, the program disperses students across rural Alabama to spend 10 weeks learning more about the inner workings of the community and writing about what they observe. CAMDEN − Biking, birding, hiking and other ecotourism opportunities in Alabama’s Black Belt hold much promise, according to a report by Costas Christ and Associates. ...
New Truck for Magnolia Springs VFD
On Monday June 10th, Magnolia Springs VFD personnel held a “Push In” ceremony for their new “Rescue 1”. The truck is a 2022 Rosenbauer/International Quick Attack purchased from NAFECO. -submitted by Fire Chief Kaylan Driskell.
Another 2025 Mr. Basketball contender leaving state of Alabama
Hillcrest-Evergreen’s Mr. Triple-Double will play his final year of high school basketball in Florida. Trey Simpson announced on social media over the weekend that he was transferring to DME Academy in Daytona Beach, Fla. On its website, DME claims to be one of the most prestigious boys basketball programs...
Theodore High becomes third in MCPSS with A/C problems this school year
THEODORE, Ala. (WKRG) — Theodore High School was without air conditioning on Tuesday morning when students arrived. Theodore High School is the third school within Mobile County Public Schools to experience an air conditioning failure in under two weeks since school started. LeFlore High School and Hankins Middle School reported A/C failures on Monday. LeFlore […]
Mobile District leaders speak at Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference
Col. Jeremy Chapman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District commander, speaks at the 42nd Annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference at Point Clear, Alabama, August 16, 2024. Representatives from the District, including Nelson Sanchez, Chief of Operations; Justin Murphree, Tennessee-Tombigbee Operations Manager; and Anthony Perkins, Black Warrior-Tombigbee Operations Manager, spoke to...
Escambia County School Board District 4 seat heads to November runoff election
The race for Escambia County School Board’s District 4 seat will go to a run-off. None of the four candidates vying for the District 4 seat garnered over 50% of the total votes in Tuesday night's primary election. Therefore, the top two candidates, Rich Holzknecht, a 28-year veteran Navy Pilot and father of...
Ashlee Hofberger wins Republican primary for Escambia Commission District 4
Ashlee Hofberger won the 2024 Republican primary for the District 4 seat of Escambia County Commission against challengers Walker Wilson and Buck Mitchell. Hofberger won the race with 3,153 (37.67%) votes to Wilson's 2,735 (32.67%) votes and Mitchell's 2,483 (29.66%) votes. ...
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