11 students vandalized Wetumpka High School in senior prank, superintendent said

[ A central Alabama high school was vandalized by 11 students who participated in a senior prank, the district’ superintendent said Thursday. The 11 seniors trespassed at Wetumpka High School on Tuesday when they “vandalized several areas,” Elmore County School District Superintendent Richard Dennis told WSFA. Dennis did not outline the specific damage done by … Read more

Top Bryant-Jordan Awards presented to Geneva, Excel student-athletes

[ Jack Simmons, a senior at Geneva High School, and Excel’s William Antonio “Will” Thomas were named the Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Foundation’s 2024 state Scholar-Athlete and Student Achievement award recipients at Monday night’s 39th annual Bryant-Jordan Student Athlete Awards Banquet held at the Sheraton Ballroom in Birmingham Monday night. Simmons received the Larry Striplin, Jr., Scholar-Athlete Award, and … Read more

Huntsville city schools holding public meetings for $600M, 10-year capital plan

[ Huntsville City Schools will be holding public meetings over the next two weeks about the district’s proposed $600 million, 10-year capital plan. The plan includes moving all sixth graders from elementary schools to middle schools. It also includes building new schools and renovating existing facilities and reimagining its magnet school program. Read original article … Read more

Former Jacksonville State star part of Buffalo Bills’ purge

[ The Buffalo Bills started Wednesday with the worst salary-cap situation in the NFL. They didn’t end the day that way. The Bills sliced about $26 million from their salary obligations for the 2024 season by releasing five players on Wednesday, including defensive back Siran Neal. Neal had one season remaining on a three-year, $9 … Read more

Tuscaloosa County School System decries high school ‘promposal’ referencing Black people, cotton picking

[ The head of the Tuscaloosa County School System and the principal of Tuscaloosa County High School condemned a photo of a “promposal” circulating on social media referencing Black people and cotton picking, saying the racially insensitive gesture “will not be tolerated” and “does not reflect the beliefs and values” of the school. The photo … Read more