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Westbrook Christian baseball falls to Thomasville in game three, ends as Class 3A runner ups
JACKSONVILLE — Westbrook Christian baseball is the 2024 Class 3A state runner-ups. The Warriors rallied in the fourth inning to retake the lead before the Tigers tied up it again. A grounder by Luke Brasell scored the game's two winning runs in the bottom of the sixth which led to the Tigers securing the 8-7 triumph and the Class 3A state title.
Thunderstorms with penny-sized hail to hit Southwest Alabama Monday
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Monday at 6:38 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7:15 a.m. for Monroe, Conecuh and Escambia counties. Expect penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 6:37 a.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Uriah,...
Landon Shumate pitches No. 2 Sumiton Christian past Sweet Water in 1A opener
Second-ranked Sumiton Christian is one win away from its second state baseball title. The Eagles scored all three of their runs in the third inning and Landon Shumate made them stand up for a 3-2 victory over No. 9 Sweet Water in the opening game of the Class 1A championship series at Oxford’s Choccolocco Park on Tuesday.
Frisco City Council Introduces New Water Management Schedule to Enhance Conservation Efforts
Frisco City Council has streamlined the rules on outdoor watering with a new Water Management Plan, outlining specific dates for each season, the city confirmed earlier this week. The revised schedule now dictates that spring outdoor watering is permitted one day per week, specifically on a resident’s trash day from...
Baseball Recap: St. Stephens' loss ends four-game winning streak on the road
St. Stephens and East Rowan squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but St. Stephens had to settle for second. They lost 9-3 to the East Rowan Mustangs. St. Stephens' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak. For East Rowan's part, the team relied heavily on Harrison...
David Murdock Column: On dreams, stories and conversations about my mother
Over the years since my mother died, I think I’ve told just about all her stories that can fit into the space of this column. She had a lot more, of course, but I’d have to write multiple parts. My favorite story of Mom’s has to be the one about her “$42 worth of courage” that I wrote just after she died in 2011. Basically, Mom borrowed money to travel from Camden, Alabama, where she was born, to Florence...
Meet the Alabama Student Working to Educate Us On Cybersecurity Breaches
Monroeville, Alabama, college student AJ Nettles has had a strong interest in and passion for technology since childhood. From as long as he could remember, he was drawn to computers and how they worked. And, well, that passion recently led him to be named one of the winners of Apple’s 2024 Swift Student Challenge, a prestigious worldwide competition where the next generation of developers, creators, and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to showcase their creative, coding capabilities.
Softball Game Preview: LeRoy Heads Out
LeRoy has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. LeRoy will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to Tremont.
Monroeville man admits raising dogs for fighting; 38 dogs seized in raid
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Monroeville man pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges related to dogfighting, admitting that he raised and sold pit bulls. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office raided a property last summer and arrested Gecoby Penn. Federal prosecutors later picked up the case and charged him with 17 counts of knowing possession a dog for the purposes of having the dog participate in an animal fighting venture.
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