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Five storylines to come out of SEC Media Days

Sean Magers,Matt Hankins - August 3, 2022

SEC Media days is over and the final countdown to the college football season has begun. After the great Saban-Fisher war of 2022, expectations...

2022 Auburn football season preview

Sean Magers,Matt Hankins - July 20, 2022

We're a little more than a month away from the college football season. While SEC Media days dominates local sports media, let's take a...

2022 Alabama football season predictions

Sean Magers - July 13, 2022

This Saturday will mark six weeks until the first college football games of the season on Aug. 27. While coaches are still watching tape...

Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate

Brandi Broome - June 30, 2022

Brandi Broome is an author, cave explorer and surveyor, pre-med student, mother of three fabulous nerdlings, and an advocate for survivors of domestic violence. This...

College football scandals are boring with NIL deals

Matt Hankins - June 29, 2022

The other day, I was walking down a street in a city in the SEC footprint. My colleague points at a building and says,...

Real estate offers a life raft on the economy’s rough seas

Lacy Dyar - June 23, 2022

How do we begin trying to find clarity in a market that’s offering, well, not much clarity? As a local loan officer, I’m writing...

Shelby’s retirement will leave North Alabama wanting

Kerrie Keesee - June 20, 2022

Sen. Richard Shelby has served Alabama in the United States Senate for nearly four decades, and his era of public service is soon coming...

‘The heaven that awaits you is a bar that never closes’

Matt Hankins - June 16, 2022

“It all started at the border, and that’s still where it is today.” Those are the first words heard on Drive-By Truckers' 2016 release...

The Profile Puzzle: Putting together the pieces before an active shooter attack

Jay Town - June 2, 2022

Recent shooting tragedies in New York City, Buffalo, and Uvalde, Texas, have brought to the fore discussions about gun control, mental health, and prevention...

The fatal overdose: An American tragedy

Jay Town - May 26, 2022

Smart People Perspectives is our newest column featuring thought leaders in our community. Here you will find local perspectives on issues from education to...

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