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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.
AL.com
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.
WAFF
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...
WAFF
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...
256 Today
UNA again named a Great College to Work For, earns Honor Roll spot
The people who directly impact students’ lives through teaching and keep the University of North Alabama running have helped put the Florence school back on a national workplace recognition list. […] The post UNA again named a Great College to Work For, earns Honor Roll spot appeared first on 256 Today .
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From the Classroom to Muscle Shoals: MCCC Students Make Records Where Music History Was Made
Fifteen students from Montgomery County Community College’s Sound Recording and Music Technology (SRT) program recently returned from a once-in-a-lifetime musical experience in Alabama after completing the inaugural Muscle Shoals Recording Residency, an immersive experience that placed students inside two of America’s most historic recording studios — not as tourists, but as participants in professional recording sessions.
WAFF
Whitesburg’s Lovell wins Friday Night Blitz Player of the Week
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Whitesburg senior quarterback, Greer Lovel was named the Friday Night Blitz Player of the Week for week five of the high school football season. Lovell threw for seven touchdowns in week five. “The kids respect him,” Whitesburg Christian head football coach Jere Adcock said. “They know...
AL.com
Madison Academy tops Randolph in wild overtime finish
After trading field goals in the final minute of regulation and exchanging touchdowns in overtime, Madison Academy and Randolph needed just one play to decide a winner. Senior defensive back William McMoingle delivered it, breaking up Randolph’s 2-point conversion attempt in overtime to lift the Mustangs to a 31-30 Class 2A Private, Region 2 victory Thursday night.