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Wetumpka art legend Don Sawyer dies
Look anywhere in Wetumpka and there is Don Sawyer’s mark — the Hollywood Fish. Almost always on a yellow background, the fish is wearing sunglasses and grinning to the world. Look close enough, and you’re likely to find a cross and a church in the painting. Those paintings will now stand as memories as Sawyer died Friday after a battle with cancer.
Free backpacks being given away at select Verizon stores
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Free backpacks will soon be handed out at select Verizon stores for the back-to-school season. On Sunday, July 28 at 1 p.m., Verizon retailer Round Room will hold their twelfth annual “Schools Rock Backpack Giveaway” at participating Verizon stores across the country. There will...
CPD provides overnight update from Rock the South
CULLMAN, Ala. – Rock the South is rolling into its third and final day Saturday and Cullman Police Chief David Nassetta said Friday night saw more heightened incidents and activity than day one. “Since the last update we have had nine more arrests, all adults,” Nassetta said. “The charges...
Wendell Green Jr. leads War Ready to first-round win at 'The Basketball Tournament'
For the fourth summer in a row, a basketball team full of former Auburn Tigers will be competing in the annual “TBT” Basketball Tournament. While the team, fittingly named “War Ready”, hasn’t produced good results in tournaments past, this summer got off to a great start on Friday. Led by point guard Wendell Green Jr., War Ready picked up a win to open up the tournament by defeating the “D2 Waymakers” 80-72 in overtime.
Alabama Playoff Legend Retires From NFL
The Alabama Crimson Tide is known for the high-caliber running backs that it puts into the NFL often. Alabama has a strong presence with running backs, with two of the Crimson Tide's Heisman Trophies being won by running backs, and the Crimson Tide boast multiple starting running backs in the NFL.
Prepare for next summer now: Enroll in UAB URec swim school
Do not wait until the summer to learn how to swim. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Campus Recreation Center is offering swim lessons this fall to ensure families stay safe around any body of water. Prioritizing water safety, University Recreation offers swim lessons with curriculum tailored to participants as...
Meet Kenneth Cornelius, new director of Cullman County Parks and Recreation
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman County Parks and Recreation (CCPR) has a new director following the retirement of former director Doug Davenport. Brought on in March 2024 as the assistant director, Kenneth Cornelius made his way to the director’s seat in June. Cornelius, while new to the position, is...
Auburn's Jarquez Hunter named to Media Days All-SEC First-Team, 4 Tigers honored
AUBURN, Ala. – The SEC’s leading returning rusher, Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter has been named to the 2024 preseason Media Days All-SEC First-Team, the Southeastern Conference announced Friday. As a junior in 2023, Hunter gained 909 rushing yards on 159 carries, an average of 5.7 yards per...
Birmingham faith leaders answer call to combat gun violence
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Over the next 30 days, faith leaders across Birmingham will open their church doors at 6 p.m. to pray, go out in the community and pass along a message of hope. On Thursday, many of those leaders gathered at the Epic Center to kick-start this effort to gun violence in the […]
Coosada officials allege Millbrook’s proposed annexation on Chapman Road is illegal
Top Photo credit Selti.org. The Town of Coosada called an emergency meeting this morning to discuss a proposed annexation by the City of Millbrook, one which Coosada Mayor Jim Houston feels is being done illegally. Lacking a quorum, as three council members did not attend, the meeting was more of...
EA Sports' 'College Football 25' sees early struggles for Kalen DeBoer's Alabama in Day 1 sim
On the final day of SEC Media Days, the media picked Alabama football to finish third in the conference in Kalen DeBoer's debut season with the Crimson Tide. EA Sports "College Football 25" is not as rosy about how Alabama's season will fare in the first year of the post-Nick Saban era. In a simulation of the 2024 Crimson Tide season run on Friday, the day of the worldwide release of the first college football video game...
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