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Alabama National Guard soldiers help during medical emergency in Poland

Alabama National Guard soldiers help during medical emergency in Poland

Capt. Misael SaldivarU.S. Army V Corps Poznan, Poland – Four U.S. soldiers from Alabama provided emergency assistance on Aug. 14 to a civilian suffering from a medical emergency at a rest area outside of Skwierzyna, Poland. The soldiers – 2nd Lt....

These are the weirdest town names in Alabama. Yes, they’re real places

These are the weirdest town names in Alabama. Yes, they’re real places

What's in a name? In Alabama, it might be corn, a skillet or even something stranger. Across the state, tucked between winding country roads and quiet hollows, are towns whose names could double as punchlines, riddles or Southern folklore. They...

Week 2 Alabama Volleyball Player of the Week shines as a sophomore

Week 2 Alabama Volleyball Player of the Week shines as a sophomore

On a team of standouts, a sophomore’s efforts took top honors according to the voters in the Week 2 Alabama Volleyball Player of the Week balloting. Guntersville, second in the latest Class 5A AL.com Alabama volleyball Top 10 rankings at 17-2,...

How our expert is betting Alabama football futures odds after the disappointing Week 1 loss

How our expert is betting Alabama football futures odds after the disappointing Week 1 loss

For the first time in a long time, Alabama Crimson Tide fans are worried about the future of their program. There was concern when former head coach Nick Saban retired, but second-year head coach Kalen DeBoer’s seat got much hotter following a...

Giant of Alabama grocery store industry who died at 97 ‘touched countless lives’

Giant of Alabama grocery store industry who died at 97 ‘touched countless lives’

Peter V. Gregerson, who founded what was at one time the largest independent grocer in Alabama, died Wednesday. He was 97. Gregerson, a resident of Gadsden, was president of Gregerson Foods, founded in 1969. At one time, the company employed more...

Candidate for Alabama House haunted by resurfaced sanctions in Jasper’s opioid pill distribution surge

Candidate for Alabama House haunted by resurfaced sanctions in Jasper’s opioid pill distribution surge

Dustin Beaty, a Republican running for this month’s special primary election for Alabama House District 13 is facing a resurfaced 2009 consent order from the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy that suspended his pharmacist license for 10 years and...

Alabama-UL Monroe payout details: How much money did Warhawks make for 2025 game?

Alabama-UL Monroe payout details: How much money did Warhawks make for 2025 game?

The Alabama Crimson Tide are set to face UL-Monroe, offering a significant financial boost for the Warhawks. This "guarantee game" will secure UL-Monroe $1.925 million, an increase from the $1.915 million they earned in their last matchup in 2022....

Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest now open for 2026 entries

Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest now open for 2026 entries

GCM Staff Report The 2026 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest is open now, inviting amateur photographers from across the state and beyond to showcase Alabama’s landscapes, wildlife and outdoor beauty. The contest, which began accepting entries Sept. 3,...

Top 3 non-Alabama/Auburn college football games worth watching in ugly week two slate

Top 3 non-Alabama/Auburn college football games worth watching in ugly week two slate

Fans across the country were thrilled last weekend to officially welcome college football back to their television screens every Saturday, and they were rewarded for their patience after a long offseason with a massive slate of games featuring...

Tide 5-star commit back regains No. 1 spot on list of Alabama’s best high school football prospects: Best in Bama Week 3

Tide 5-star commit back regains No. 1 spot on list of Alabama’s best high school football prospects: Best in Bama Week 3

The worst thing that could have happened to Demopolis football was for EJ Crowell to be suspended for the first game of the season. The Jackson High School senior had a point to prove when he finally got on the field after missing the Aggies’...

Slim Chickens Expands Alabama Presence With Phenix City Opening

Slim Chickens Expands Alabama Presence With Phenix City Opening

By: Slim Chickens | 0 Shares 18 Reads September 05, 2025 // Franchising.com // PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Slim Chickens announced today the opening of its newest location in Phenix City, Alabama. The opening is led Slims Southern Boys, marking the...

Alabama DOI Extends Moratorium on New Captives, Risk Retention Groups

Alabama DOI Extends Moratorium on New Captives, Risk Retention Groups

Alabama’s insurance commissioner has extended a moratorium on new captive insurance companies and risk retention groups until at least next summer. The bulletin, posted this week, follows the commissioner’s announcement in March that the...

Colorado Loses Space Command as Trump Administration Moves Headquarters to Alabama

Colorado Loses Space Command as Trump Administration Moves Headquarters to Alabama

U.S. Space Command headquarters is headed to Alabama. The Trump administration is moving the headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. The Colorado Sun reports that Colorado and Alabama have been battling over the location of the...

How Southern can win its home opener vs. Alabama State, which has the SWAC’s hottest QB

How Southern can win its home opener vs. Alabama State, which has the SWAC’s hottest QB

Vincent Paige’s point of view was simple. Southern’s home opener against Alabama State at 6 p.m. Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium is an opportunity to see how good the Jaguars are. “It's going to be a real test for us early,” the senior linebacker...

Alabama football and university investments drive $3.3B boost to Tuscaloosa and state economy

Alabama football and university investments drive $3.3B boost to Tuscaloosa and state economy

A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR IMPACT FOUNDED ALMOST 200 YEARS AGO IN 1831. THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE. MICHAEL IS TAKING A LOOK AT HOW THOSE WHO CALL ALABAMA HOME BENEFIT FROM THE UNIVERSITY’S...

Alabama health officials react to Florida removing vaccine mandate for schoolchildren

Alabama health officials react to Florida removing vaccine mandate for schoolchildren

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The state of Florida has become the first state to ban vaccine mandates for schoolchildren. School children in Alabama are required to present a certificate of immunization, formerly known as a blue card, for school entry...

Check out Toyloy Brown's prediction on the Southern-Alabama State game

Check out Toyloy Brown's prediction on the Southern-Alabama State game

SOUTHERN 34, ALABAMA STATE 31 Alabama State's quarterback is coming off a game with over 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards and five total touchdowns. The odds of him doing that again at A.W. Mumford Stadium for Southern's home opener are...

7 Things: Space Command already in Alabama; Tuberville crime bill; Epstein vote pleases no one; and more …

7 Things: Space Command already in Alabama; Tuberville crime bill; Epstein vote pleases no one; and more …

7. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is exploring a proposal to ban transgender Americans from purchasing firearms, citing mental health concerns following a Minneapolis school shooting by a transgender individual, despite opposition...

Alabama’s Wallace Wade, Bear Bryant, Gene Stallings, and Nick Saban said to haunt Kalen DeBoer every day

Alabama’s Wallace Wade, Bear Bryant, Gene Stallings, and Nick Saban said to haunt Kalen DeBoer every day

Alabama’s Wallace Wade, Bear Bryant, Gene Stallings, and Nick Saban said to haunt Kalen DeBoer every day originally appeared on The Sporting News Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Kalen DeBoer modernized the head coach’s office in the Mal Moore...

Angie Stone’s Children File Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Fatal Alabama Van Crash

Angie Stone’s Children File Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Fatal Alabama Van Crash

LAWRENCEVILLE, G.A. — The family of late R&B singer Angie Stone has filed a wrongful death lawsuit following the devastating van crash in Alabama that claimed her life earlier this year. Details of the Lawsuit Filed Tuesday in Lawrenceville,...

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