Private schools don’t revolt against the AHSAA but feel more powerful after meeting
By JIMMY WIGFIELD The state’s private schools did not declare an open rebellion and sever ties with the Alabama High School Athletic Association at a meeting in Montgomery Friday but headmasters and coaches hope they can build enough leverage to alter some of last week’s historic changes. The AHSAA’s Central Board voted…
Read MoreSaraland, Mary Montgomery to meet in home-and-home series
By JIMMY WIGFIELD Mary G. Montgomery and Saraland — the two preeminent football teams in the Mobile area the last four years — will play each other in a two-year home-and-home series beginning this season in Semmes. The Class 6A Vikings and the Class 5A Spartans will open the season on Aug.…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction These abandoned vehicles will be sold on 3-6-26 at 5781 Three Notch Rd Mobile, AL 36619 at 9 a.m. if not redeemed before then. JEEP ZACNJDBB3MPM43037 CHEV 1GNEC13V74R112264 TOY 5TDZT34A77S286228 CHEV 1GNDT13SX62288285 Call News January 28 and February 4, 2026 | In accordance with Section 32-13-1, Code of Alabama 1975, notice is…
Read MoreShort-handed Tide plays Tennessee tough (but not tough enough) and Oats makes no excuses
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nate Oats is not one to make excuses, although he could have. He could have said a 79-73 loss to Tennessee Saturday night would have been averted if the injured Aden Holloway and Amari Allen — who average 29 points per game combined — had played. He…
Read MoreAHSAA tries compromise but it might not heal the division between public and private schools
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Friday’s pronouncement by the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Central Board was a compromise designed to keep high school athletics from completely rupturing and to keep inept politicians with misguided and possibly corrupt motives from interfering in areas they have no expertise in. But the verdict to keep public and private…
Read MoreAHSAA splits public and private schools for playoffs, gets rid of multiplier and competitive balance
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Central Board shook the ground under the feet of athletics on Friday and it will take two years or more to see the fallout. In an historic move, the Central Board voted 13-2 to separate public and private schools for…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction Abandoned Vehicles The following vehicles have been abandoned at 701 S Conception St. Mobile, Al 36603 and will be auctioned off on March 4, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Location is 701 S Conception St. Mobile, AL 36603. 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA CE 2T1BR32E85C499023 2014 FORD TAURUS 1FAHP2E84EG141344 2001 TOYOTA 4RUNNER JT3GN86R010187010 2012 VOLKSWAGEN…
Read MoreJackson’s E.J. Crowell named Mr. Football
By JIMMY WIGFIELD MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Jackson running back E.J. Crowell was as sure of winning the Mr. Football award as he was of winning a game and shattering any defense that tried to stop him. But when his name was called Tuesday and he secured the state’s most prestigious individual…
Read MoreFlournoy welcomed at Central Phenix City: ‘I’m gonna win’
By JIMMY WIGFIELD PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Cody Flournoy won’t necessarily feel more weight on his shoulders to succeed at Central Phenix City than he did in Jackson, where he won the last two Class 4A state football championships with some of the best talent the state has ever seen. It’s true that…
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Abandoned Vehicle Auction These abandoned vehicles will be sold on 2-20-26 AT 5781 Three Notch Rd Mobile, AL 36619 at 9 a.m. if not redeemed before then. NISS 3N1AB8CV5RY339430 HYUN 5NPD84LF8LH551124 HOND 3HGCM564X5G714103 Call News January 14, 21, 2026 | In accordance with Section 32-13-1, Code of Alabama 1975, notice is hereby given to the…
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