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Trash Pandas Thursday night game postponed
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Mother nature remains undefeated. Thursday’s game between the Rocket City Trash Pandas and the Chattanooga Lookouts has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday with the first pitch of game one set for 4:05 p.m.
Professional bull riders coming to Hoover Met
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium will have its first-ever professional bull-riding event in August. Rockin’ D Rodeo Productions is putting on “Bulls at the Ballpark” on Friday, Aug. 9, and Saturday, Aug. 10, with each show starting at 7:30 p.m. Ryan Davis of the production company described the event...
[WATCH] Business of the Month, July 2024 – Bookers BBQ
SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Throughout the year, MIX 106.5, SylacaugaNews.com, and the Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce are recognizing a local business of the month – a business that is “tuned in” to the Sylacauga area. As the Business of the Month for July 2024, the Chamber selected...
Alabama child care centers see improved staffing levels with federal aid
An infusion of federal funding may have alleviated an ongoing staffing shortage in Alabama’s child care centers. Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), enacted in March 2021, Alabama received $732.9 million for child care, with $451.3 million to maintain child care market stability and $281.6 million to subsidize child care. As such, the state […]
Former Ala. lawmaker sentenced to year in prison for role in kickback scheme
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker was sentenced Friday to a year in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving state grant funds. U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler sentenced former state Rep. Fred Plump to 12 months and a day in prison and three years of supervised release. Plump, a […]
The real story behind the perceived increase in HS transfer athletes: ‘It’s 100 percent out of control’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of stories based on AL.com’s anonymous offseason survey of Alabama high school football coaches. The surveys are anonymous to allow coaches to share their thoughts more freely. Most Alabama high school football coaches believe the number of student-athletes transferring...
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