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James Clemens pulls off comeback victory to down Sparkman
HARVEST, Ala. (WAFF) - The James Clemens football team pulled off the comeback victory 30-28 over Sparkman to claim first place of Class 6A Region 4. The Jets trailed 14-10 at the half. Sparkman scored immediately out of the break to take the 21-10 lead. Each side added, but the...
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Week 7 high school football preview
Muscle Shoals Trojans fans have to look back six years to 2020 to find the last time the football team lost three regular-season games. Before this season, anyway. The Trojans fell 43-35 to Russellville in that renewed rivalry, which drops them to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in Class 5A, Region 7 play.
Yellowhammer News
UA System arms Alabama’s U.S. Space Academy bid with NASA contracts, Artemis software and top-10 aerospace research program
After U.S. Rep. Dale Strong and Governor Kay Ivey entered Huntsville in the national competition for the United States Space Academy, the University of Alabama System is pointing to the scoreboard of how much of America’s space program relies on its campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Huntsville. The list includes trajectory software from the University […] The post UA System arms Alabama’s U.S. Space Academy bid with NASA contracts, Artemis software and top-10 aerospace research program appeared first on Yellowhammer News .
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B.A.S.S. announces 2027 Bassmaster College, High School and Junior Series schedules
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. has announced the 2027 Bassmaster College, High School and Junior Series schedules, featuring tournaments on some of the nation’s premier bass fisheries and providing young anglers with opportunities to compete on a national stage while developing their skills and gaining valuable tournament experience. The...
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Skyline basketball coach pleads not guilty to SORNA violation charge
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The head coach of the Skyline High School boys’ basketball team pleaded not guilty to a SORNA violation charge. Terrance “Craig” McGill is charged with violating the sex offender registry and Notification Act (SORNA) on Sept. 24; he later turned himself in. McGill...
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Huntsville Center contract streamlining saves money
At the National Defense University’s historic Fort McNair campus, the mission inside the classroom focuses on the future: preparing military officers, civilian leaders, and international partners to make decisions at the highest levels of national security. Keeping the classrooms, offices and infrastructure ready for that mission often starts with something far less visible boilers, chillers, building controls, electrical systems and plumbing.
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Tuscumbia considers cutting city schools payment after discovering decades-old funding mishap
Tuscumbia city leaders are considering ending an annual $365,000 payment to Tuscumbia City Schools after discovering the funding was originally intended to be a one-time budget increase more than two decades ago.
The Cullman Tribune
Cullman senior Isaac Heinze named Semifinalist in 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program
CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman High School on Oct. 7, announced that senior Isaac Heinze was named as a Semifinalist in this prestigious 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. The 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Heinze is one of only two students who the NMSC Semifinalist named from all of Cullman County and Cullman City high schools. He now has the opportunity to continue in the competition for about 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth approximately $24 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Heinze must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95% of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Over 1.2 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools entered the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial
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MMSD shows families draft school boundary changes as district plans for future growth
Some Madison families could eventually see a change in where their children go to school as the Madison Metropolitan School District takes a districtwide look at attendance boundaries and how they may need to change as the city grows.
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Check out the schedule for Week 8 of high school football action in the Huntsville area
One of the most anticipated matchups in Madison County highlights Week 8 of the Alabama high school football season in the Huntsville area. Sparkman will host James Clemens on Friday in a clash of unbeaten Class 6A, Region 4 foes in Harvest. The Senators moved to 6-1 with a 35-17 home win against Bob Jones, while James Clemens beat Buckhorn 38-28 to move to 5-1 last week; both teams are 4-0 in region play.
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Decatur City Schools Foundation commits $98K to keep tutoring program going
DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Certified Decatur City Schools teachers are back tutoring students after school this week after a $98,000 commitment from the Decatur City Schools Foundation kept the district’s tutoring program going. Due to budget constraints, funding was no longer available for the DCS After-School Tutoring Program this...
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She survived. She came back. Now she's Good Hope's homecoming queen
GOOD HOPE, Ala. (WBMA) — Months after a severe crash left a Good Hope High School student with a traumatic brain injury and her survival uncertain, her classmates made sure she had a moment to remember Friday night. Dylin Turner was crowned the 2026 Good Hope Raider Homecoming Queen...
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Phil Campbell walks over Winston County 36-8 to improve to 3-1 in region play
After three losses to start the 2026 campaign, the Phil Campbell High School varsity football team has won three games on the bounce, beating Winston County 36-8 Friday night to improve to 3-3 and 3-1 in Class 2A Region 7. “It was a good game, and it’s always good to...
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Sheffield City Schools board approves $13.55M in facility upgrades, including new football stadium
SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WAFF) - Sheffield district leaders have agreed to spend $13.5 million to improve school facilities. The most expensive project in the capital plan is upgrading the football stadium. It is expected to cost $6 million, and construction will start in November. According to WAFF 48’s newspaper partners the...