AUBURN, Ala. – The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s wildly popular Super 7 football championship left Birmingham’s venerable Legion Field in 2009 for Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, a new tradition was … Continue reading Super 7 move to Auburn, Tuscaloosa a ‘happy accident’
Blazers, Bulls sparking the Magic City By Gary Lloyd BIRMINGHAM – I am an unabashed and unapologetic Alabama fan, and that will never change. Crimson is my color, and the … Continue reading The Returns
Homewood QB leaves legacy, looks toward future By Gary Lloyd HOMEWOOD – Larkin Williams didn’t always want to play football, but now the Homewood High School senior quarterback is pushing … Continue reading ‘The right guy’
By Gary Lloyd BIRMINGHAM – It is rather fitting that the coach was born in the Home of the Blues, because today Birmingham has them. A legend has retired. Briarwood … Continue reading Briarwood Christian coach Fred Yancey retires
Birmingham hockey experience more like family gathering than game By Gary Lloyd PELHAM – It was fitting to cover a Birmingham Bulls hockey game the day before Thanksgiving, because the … Continue reading ‘Our Bulls’
By Gary Lloyd MONTGOMERY – Pinson Valley senior quarterback Bo Nix could break an Alabama High School Athletic Association record this Friday. Nix, an Auburn commitment, has accumulated 11,413 yards … Continue reading Pinson Valley QB Nix approaching state record
MONTGOMERY — The Office of the Governor is sad to announce the death of Bear, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s beloved dog, who passed away Friday from ongoing health issues. Bear, a … Continue reading Governor announces death of state’s ‘first dog’
By Gary Lloyd PINSON, Ala. – I have written about Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in Pinson about as many times as I have driven through the front gates. Why? There … Continue reading Turkey Creek in Pinson: A hidden gem that needs help
SELMA, Ala. – On Thursday, the Alabama Department of Corrections Training Academy graduated 35 correctional officers who took one step closer to a career in corrections. Former New York City … Continue reading 35 Alabama correctional officers graduate
BESSEMER — A 2017 Point-in-Time Count conducted by three government agencies revealed that more than 40,000 veterans are homeless in America on any given night. These veterans risked their lives … Continue reading Iraq War veteran finds healing at Bessemer ministry
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