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Hillcrest Patriots Set to Face Off Against Hoover
The stage is set for an exciting football showdown tonight as the Hillcrest Patriots take on the Hoover Buccaneers in what promises to be a thrilling matchup. Both teams are coming into this game with high expectations and a determination to claim victory, making this contest a must-watch for fans of high school football.
How to watch all Alabama high school football games this week, TV, schedule
The Alabama high school football season continues this week with some big matchups scheduled for Friday night. Fans can watch every game online by purchasing a subscription to the NFHS Network. A monthly pass will cost $11.99 per month, while an annual pass will cost $79.99 for the entire year. Notably, the annual pass is equal to $6.67 per month.
Second Volleyball Player of the Week pushed her career assist total past 2,000
The Week 2 State Volleyball Player of the Week had another one of her consistently excellent performances and was rewarded with 30 percent of the votes in the poll. Saraland senior setter Sophia Saxon received 1,740 of the 5,772 total votes to earn the honors. She had 143 assists as the Spartans went 7-2 last week. In her career, the 5-foot-6 Saxon has 2,078 assists after last week’s performances.
AHSAA director Heath Harmon announces hires, change in executive staff
Alabama High School Athletic Association executive director Heath Harmon has made changes in the association’s executive staff with two hires from the Oxford City School System and a shift in one position. In a news release, the AHSAA said Brian McRae, the principal at C.E. Hanna School Elementary School...
DOC staff face criticism from lawmakers over ongoing violence in state prisons
A member of the Legislature’s Contract Review Committee Thursday asked an attorney for the Alabama Department of Corrections to respond to what he said was an extortion threat to a constituent whose child is in prison. Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, told Mandy Speirs, assistant general counsel for the Alabama Department of Corrections, that the constituent […]
City of Birmingham takes down unsafe trees following CBS 42 investigation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – CBS 42 is Your Voice Your Station. Unsafe trees that lingered more than decade over a Birmingham woman’s home have been chopped down following our months-long investigation. There is a space between Genora Amerson’s property and the neighbor’s property behind her. It’s owned by the city – and no one would […]
ADEM says federal funding for water, sewer projects will be spent before deadline
The state’s environmental agency told lawmakers Thursday that it has plans in place to spend a tranche of federal money before a coming deadline. Lance LeFleur, director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), told lawmakers on the Joint Legislative Committee on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State Funds that ADEM has multiple contingency […]
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