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As of the census of 2000, there were 14,592 people, 5,734 households, and 4,231 families residing in the city. The population density was 308.9/km² (800.1/mi²). There were 6,210 housing units at an average density of 131.5/km² (340.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.46% White, 9.88% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,734 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% are married *couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.97.
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As of the census of 2000, there were 14,592 people, 5,734 households, and 4,231 families residing in the city. The population density was 308.9/km² (800.1/mi²). There were 6,210 housing units at an average density of 131.5/km² (340.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.46% White, 9.88% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,734 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% are married *couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.97.
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Scottsboro, AL-Police make a huge Spice bust and its one of the biggest hauls in the history of Jackson County. Jackson County drug agents confiscated at least 500 packets of synthetic Marijuana. Two days after christmas, they raided a home in Bryant.
Chief Deputy Rocky Harnen says criminals have pretty much stopped selling from businesses. Now, they're finding other outlets. "Yeah obviously we are still seeing quite a bit of it out here, but it's slowed down a bit" Harnen said. "Most of our businesses are no longer selling it. We find some from time to time that are still selling. But now most of it is being done individually from residences and things like that now".
The Spice has a street value of twenty thousand dollars. So far, no arrests in the case. But, you can expect charges soon. Last November Alabama Governor made selling Spice illegal in Alabama.
Governor Robert Bentley announced Friday afternoon that they will start a nearly $25-million dollar project to improve the area's infrastructure along Wilson Dam Road.
"When we have a seven lane highway that goes in to a two lane road, that's not very functional," said Bentley. "And we need to fix it, and that's what we're going to do."
Wilson Dam Road is a North-South corridor connecting Highway 157 to Florence and ultimately Tennessee. When the six lane bridge was built and parts of the road expanded to seven lanes, it still left the road from Avalon Avenue to 157 in Muscle Shoals in two lanes, causing bottle neck traffic and accidents.
"We just felt that the limited amount of money that we have should be put in the parts of the state that are most important," said Bentley. "And especially to finish projects that have been promised, so that's what we're doing with this project."
The project will take place in two different phases over the next four years. Phase One will cost around $14-million and take two years. Phase Two will cost $6-million and will take another two years to complete.
A bid is already in the works to purchase the right of way to begin the project.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - For the first time since the 1920's, the Federal Justice Department has expanded and modernized its definition of rape.
The old definition of rape applied only to women. Now it'll also apply to men, and rape will include other forms of penetration. The new definition will be used for FBI statistics. The goal is to compile more accurate numbers and types of rapes.
However, this definition won't be used to prosecute rape cases in most courtrooms. We spoke with Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard, who says this is because Alabama lawyers go by state law in non-federal court.
Still, these new statistics may benefit non-profits, like Crisis Services of North Alabama, that help sexual assault victims. Crisis Services Executive Director Janet Gabel says, “It will help us with our prevention efforts regarding maybe targeting a different group that we're not targeting right now."
Gabel adds that another benefit of the expanded definition is giving more victims a greater sense of validity, helping them cope.
In terms of reporting these statistics, some police agencies are ahead of the new definition. Madison Police Major Lee Weaver says her department already breaks down each of these crimes into sub-categories. That will make for an easy transition to the new FBI requirements.
Tuscaloosa, AL - Alabama football, and Alabama sports in general are big business and not just in the Yellow Hammer State.
Tuscaloosa retailers say they get orders for their high-end merchandise from all over the world-thanks to the internet. With one national football championship and a run for another one in less than 3 years-it's making a big difference for small businesses.
Charles Spurlin has owned The Shirt Shop in Tuscaloosa for 30 years. He pays royalties to the University of Alabama to sell his elephant designs on everything from shirts and wallets, to pants, belts and boxers. His trademarked elephant costs him money, but it makes him money too. "We're just adapting to the market" Spurlin tells WAAY 31's Erin Dacy. He says customers are looking for something more than just a t-shirt to wear on Saturdays. They're demanding classy Alabama merchandise they can wear with pride in the office during the work week too. "It's not just gameday wear, it's everyday wear."
Gene Poole has owned Hudson Poole jewelers for several years. He's also following the money by changing his store offerings to meet customers' demands. He and Spurlin give a lot of credit to Alabama's winning head football coach - Nick Saban. "The Saban effect is tremendous. Alabama sports is tremendous, and I think people don't understand the ripple effect of that."
"The whole nation has just bought into the Saban program and saying that I mean, people are wanting to wear the crimson color. They're wanting to wear houndstooth, and they're wanting to wear it every day." Waterford crystal created 5,000 crystal footballs for the 2009 championship. At almost 200 dollars apiece, Poole says there was a waiting list for an eventual sellout. "They'll do another one for this year, for the National Championship, so I hope to have bookends."
Wes Neighbors is packing his car and zipping up his bags for the Alabama-LSU game.
Neighbors was raised an Alabama fan. He and his dad even played for the Crimson Tide.
“This game has a lot of significance to us,” Neighbors said.
But this year Neighbors isn’t packing any red-and-white or purple-and-yellow. He has to remain neutral.
His son Connor is a fullback for LSU and his other son, Wesley, is a student assistant coach for Alabama.
“This will be our forth national championship ring. We are going to win one either way this time,” Neighbors laughed.
Even as a lifelong Bama fan, Neighbors says he really can’t pick a team to pull for Monday night.
“When they play each other I find myself pulling for both teams at different times depending on who is getting the ball. It’s a shame that one of them has to lose. Usually if Alabama gets beat I’m devastated, but I wouldn’t be devastated, I’ll be happy for them (if LSU wins),” said Neighbors.
Neighbors wishes both his sons could be happy at the end of Monday’s game, but it just can’t happen.
“One of my sons is going to get beat, and be devastated about getting so close. It’s going to be interesting to watch.
I guess I’m going to go to the losers lock room and hug that one first.
Mentone, AL-Alabama's only ski resort is looking for some help from mother nature. The unseasonable warm temperatures are causing problems for the Dekalb County ski resort business.
Workers at the Cloudmont Ski Resort in Mentone are praying for colder weather. The slopes are empty because its too warm to make snow. Marsha Hair is the ski lodge manager. She's hoping all the machines will soon be making snow and customers will be lining up to rent chalets and motel rooms and hitting the slopes. "It's real hard it's real hard, we need to pay the bills like everybody else" Hair said. The resort has eleven snow making machines, but workers can't make the power snow until the temperature drops to 28 degrees or colder.
It was a totally different story last year. More then seven thousand skiers came and strapped on their skis and snow boards looking for a good time. Because it's been so warm, this business is losing business. "It's been very frustrating because we have lots of people that depend on us in Mentone and it helps having income coming in during winter" Hair said.
Cloudmont offers two one thousand foot slopes with a ski lift. The ski season is from December until March.
Say "contaminated water" and nearly everyone in the small town of Triana jumps. That's because more than forty years ago, the EPA found dangerous levels of DDT, a known cancer causing chemical, in the town's water supply. Even the CDC got involved and found residents with high levels of the chemical in their bloodstream.
So when Alabama A&M released a report saying that Triana tap water showed high levels of lead and other synthetic chemicals. It said the levels of the contaminents have carcinogenic potential. The reaction around town wasn't surprising.
The phone at the Triana Municipal Building rang off the hook all day Friday with people frightened about what's in their water. But according to town officials, if A&M researchers really did find dangerous carcinogens in the water here, then it's also in the water across the Tennessee Valley.
City officials say the water is pumped to Triana by Huntsville Utilities. Town employee Betty Haynes says, "If something is wrong with our water, Huntsville's water is bad too. And Madison. All of our water comes from the same place."
With these kinds of serious implications, we put in a call to officials at Alabama A&M. It turns out, the research findings they publicized this week should have been watered down.
Wendy Kobler, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at A&M says, "Basically no conclusions should be drawn from what we reported. This was a very small sample that was taken. These are not absolute findings nor are they conclusive results." Kobler insists, "The water is safe."
DENVER, Colo. – Mac Roy scored the game-winner with 2:41 remaining left in the game, Clarke Saunders made 41 saves, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey team picked up an impressive road win as it defeated No. 10 Denver on Friday night 3-2. The Chargers move to 2-21-1 on the season, and Denver falls to 10-8-3.
The teams appeared to be headed toward overtime with the score tied at 2-2 late in the game, but the Chargers had different ideas as Jaime Easton fed it to Roy who put it past reigning WCHA Defensive Player of the Week Juho Olkinuora to pick up his second goal of the game and put the visitors on top.
UAH then withstood Denver's final flurry of chances to pick up the win.
After falling behind 2-0 after the hosts struck twice within a span of just over four minutes midway through the opening period, the Chargers were able to cut their deficit in half as Justin Cseter scored an unassisted goal at 16:18 of period to make the score 2-1 after the first 20 minutes.
The goal marked the second of the year for Cseter and moved him into second on the team in points with eight.
The score remained that way through much of the middle period until Roy picked up his first goal of the night at 16:49 to pull the Chargers into a 2-2 tie. Picking up the assists on the play were Jeff Vanderlugt and Graeme Strukoff.
The pair of goals made Roy the team's leading goal scorer on the year, and he pulled into a tie with Kyle Lysaght with nine points.
It was no matter on this night that the Chargers were outshot 43-20 as Saunders turned away the 41 shots to keep his team in position to win on the late strike. UAH also puts itself in a good spot as it continued its strong showing on the penalty kill, allowing Denver just one goal on six tries with the man-advantage.
The Chargers have now killed off 16 of their opponents last 18 tries on the power play.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday with the opening faceoff scheduled for 8:07 CST.
Crossville, AL - If you're the kind of fan who wants something "Bama" that not everyone else has, there's a website for that.
It's an auction website that is a pretty well kept secret - until now! It's so good, Erin didn't want to tell too many people about it, because their inventory is not something you can buy in any store, and can even be one-of-a-kind.
We're talking about RollTide.com. It's an auction site run in a partnership between Lear Field Auctions, CBS and the University of Alabama athletic department. The guy who runs it is from north Alabama! Crossville to be exact; in Dekalb County.
"I mean these are authentic football jerseys, softball jerseys, baseball. Anything you want." says rolltide.com's Tyler Keys. "These are player-issued things, so these, so it's a great thing for fans to be able to purchase these things through the rolltide.com website"
If it's autographed merchandise you're after… "This is an authentic men's #10 Bart Starr jersey. It has the SEC patch, the Nike check, the emblem on the neck, so Super Bowl winner in the NFL, legend among Alabama quarterbacks... Then here's a prized possession, first Heisman winner Mark Ingram. You can't find this in any stores. You can find the replica jerseys, but this is authentic as it comes right there."
Tyler is a dyed in the wool Bama fan himself, so he knows what fans really like. He's already put in a request to get the Gatorade coolers and kicking tees that will be used in the National Championship game here in New Orleans.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Freshman Trevor Lacey (Butler High School, Huntsville) scored a career-high 19 points, all but two of those in the first half, in leading Alabama to a 74-59 win over Georgia on Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Freshman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also had a career night for Georgia (9-6, 0-1) with 22 points.
Alabama (12-3, 1-0) got 17 points from Tony Mitchell, who had a big Swainsboro, Ga., cheering section watching. Trevor Releford added 12 for the Crimson Tide.
Lacey outdid his previous career-best of 12 points with 17 first-half points as Alabama led 38-26 at intermission.
Caldwell-Pope led a second-half rally by Georgia, which closed to within four on Donte Williams' stuff tip of his own miss, making it 52-48 Alabama with 9:20 to play.
But Alabama went on a 12-2 run over the next 4 ½ minutes, capped by Mitchell's three-point play with 5:00 to go, to lead 64-50.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Grissom High School football team has not had a winning season in almost a decade.
The man brought in to turn around the program is Dale Overton. He was officially announced for the job during Thursday’s Huntsville City School board meeting.
He becomes Grissom’s sixth head coach in the last four seasons.
“I’ve got to get a coaching staff in here,” Overton said. “A coaching staff that is willing to put in the hours, the work out on the field and also in the hallways.”
Overton was previously the offensive coordinator that orchestrated two Class 6A state titles at Prattville High School.
“I would like to think of myself as a players coach,” Overton said. “I’m not a yeller and a screamer. I want to make sure my patients shines through to my players.”
Overton was an all-state player at Hackleburg High School in 1986 and a four-year letterman at the wide receiver position at Auburn University
His first head coaching job was 1999 at Chilton County, then offensive coordinator at Auburn High from 2000-2005 and became the first head coach from Tharptown in 2006.
“I’m a fast break football coach,” Overton said. “I run the spread offense and love to control the clock.”
Overton hopes to hire two or three assistants in the next few weeks then add more coaching on during summer.
Brides-to-be from all over Alabama flocked to The Bridal Gala held at The Westin Hotel in Huntsville.
Over 200 brides checked in, accompanied by their mothers and friends.
The gala featured various local wedding vendors. Many provided free samples and discount offers.
“It's never too early to start planning a wedding. If your wedding is in October, November or December of next year, still come to the wedding show, get your ideas then move forward from that,” Steve Whitman, president of The Bridal Group, said.
This year marks the 19’th year for the event.
Coordinators plan to continue to tradition next January.
Over 200 local high-school students met at the Decatur campus of Calhoun Community College this morning for the First Robotics Competition kick off.
The 2012 challenge is called Rebound Rumble.
Over 2,000 teams from all across the country have six weeks to design and build a robot to compete in the challenge.
Event coordinators also say this is a unique varsity sport designed to help students discover how interesting and rewarding engineering and science can be.
Sunday afternoon, dozens of local animal lovers celebrated the grand reopening of the North Alabama Spay-Neuter clinic
Jane Jattuso is on the board of directors.
“We are just so thrilled to be open and be proving this much needed service for the community and for the animals in the community. We know for a fact that spay/neuter is the answer to the animal overpopulation problem,” Jattuso said.
Dr. Joy Baird is deeply motivated to help make a difference in the unwanted animal population.
“I’m from Alabama. I know how desperate this area needs this. It just really pulled at my heart to see that this place had been closed,” Dr. Baird said.
If you took a puppy (even a pure bread puppy) to a shelter today, it would have a 70% chance of being euthanized.
“There are not enough homes. Nobody is going into those shelters to see those puppies, and we can’t house them all. It’s not possible,” said Dr. Baird.
Dr. Baird’s goal is to perform 30 surgeries a day, five days a week.
“I feel this makes the most impact directly on animal’s lives,” Dr. Baird said.
Dr. Baird says that in a span of seven years, one female cat and her offspring can produce over 620,000 cats. One female dog and her offspring can produce over 420,000 dogs.
Jettuso and Dr. Baird say everyone is welcome at the clinic.
“Call us and come to see us. We will work with you as much as we possibly can. Some people qualify for the snap certificate and get a great reduction,” Jettuso said.
“We are a high quality clinic. Even though we are low cost, we are still high quality. Not only are you saving lives by preventing (animals) from being born, you are also doing something better for the health of your pet,” Dr. Baird said.
The clinic survives through donations and grants. If you would like to help donate to the clinic, visit NALSpayNeuter.org.
Forrest County, MS -- A second person has died following an RV crash in southern Mississippi. The motorhome was carrying a group of friends from the Atlanta area to New Orleans for the BCS National Championship game. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, the vehicle blew a front tire, ran off Interstate 59 in Forrest County and hit a tree on Saturday.
One man was killed in the wreck. The driver was critically injured and passed away Sunday. At least nine other people were hurt.
Nashville, TN - Movie studios are tightening up what we can watch and where we can watch it.
First, HBO this week told Netflix, it would no longer sell them DVDs of its most popular television shows. Until now, Netflix was able to purchase DVDs from HBO at discount prices. Netflix then rented out those DVDs through it’s mail-order subscription service.
The deal-breaker doesn’t mean NETFLIX can’t get those programs and movies, but it will have to get the DVDs from somewhere besides HBO. Netflix may be forced to buy DVDs from other companies, or by shopping in retail stores. Really. NETFLIX will probably have to pay more for those DVDs.
Meanwhile, over at Redbox, customers will have to wait longer for new releases to show up at the kiosks. Reportedly, Warner Brothers will delay how fast its movies make it to REDBOX. According to the website ‘ALL THINGS D”, new releases won’t be available to Redbox or Netflix for 56 days, almost 2 months after the DVD is available to purchase.
Movie studios are doing all they can to make more money by forcing customers to watch the newest movies at theaters, or through pay-per-view services. Movie lovers can pay full price at theaters for the newest movies, or pay less by waiting until they get to pay-per-view. Or by waiting even longer to pay even less by getting them from Netflix or Redbox.
We all love Spotify... but if you love it alot, and you've been loving it for free, things are about to change.
Starting next week, people who signed up for a Spotify account when it first launched, will see the 6 months of unlimited music expire.
Free accounts will be limited to 10 hours of music a month...and only 5 plays of an individual song. Heavy Spotify users can burn through ten hours in a day. If you want more, you’ll have to sign up for either the 5 or 10 dollar subscription. $5 gets you unlimited Spotify, $10 pays for unlimited playing on multiple computers and on mobile devices.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The validity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate has been questioned ad nauseam in lawsuits and political forums across the U.S., and now the Alabama courts will get their turn.
Despite multiple lawsuits, the birther movement has failed so far to persuade a court that Obama's birth certificate is bogus.
Birmingham businessman Albert Hendershot Jr. contends Obama is not a natural-born citizen, his Social Security number is fake and so is his birth certificate. The Alabama Democratic Party calls Hendershot's argument political fantasy and says he lacks standing to sue.
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Helen Shores Lee has scheduled a hearing Monday on a request by state Democratic Party Chairman Mark Kennedy to dismiss the lawsuit. Kennedy wants a quick ruling to prepare for Alabama's March 13 presidential preference primary.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After a bowl season full of offensive shootouts, LSU coach Les Miles says to expect some "big boy football" when his top-ranked Tigers take on No. 2 Alabama in BCS title game Monday night.
Miles and Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban each had their final news conferences before the championship on Sunday morning, and posed for photos with the crystal BCS trophy.
Miles says that he expects the game to be "big boy football. And I'd expect it to be very, very physical."
The two SEC teams met on Nov. 5, with LSU pulling out a 9-6 overtime win.
Saban says he's telling players to focus on the opportunity in front of them, not the pressure. His Crimson Tide won the national championship two years ago, beating Texas.
Huntsville, AL - A near-capacity crowd of 5,229 fans saw one heck of a show Saturday night at the Von Braun Center when the Mississippi Riverkings skated in to take on the Havoc.
Things were all Mississippi early on. Very early on, actually. Just 12 seconds into the game, the visitors slipped one past goalie Kevin Beech, who was pummeled in a 5-1 loss to Pensacola the night before. About 8 minutes later, a second Mississippi goal meant the end of Beech's night. Backup Matt Hache skated onto the ice to a large round of applause from fans happy to see coach Randy Murphy shaking things up.
Hache performed admirably the rest of the night, making several impressive saves. However, he let in another goal in the second period, putting Mississippi up 3-0 with just 20 minutes left in the game.
Then, an unlikely series of events began. A fracas at the end of the second period put the Havoc shorthanded to begin the third period. Immediately after killing the two minute penalty, the red & black (pink & white on this night, actually) soared into the attacking zone, with newcomer Joey Pell attacking the net hard. The puck was thrown towards the goal, and with Pell's help crashing into the netminder, it slipped through. The Riverkings protested the goal loudly, but were waved off by the officials. Now down 3-1, the Havoc showed new life.
Fan favorite Denis Sicard got the crowd roaring with a beautiful goal halfway through the third period, drawing the Havoc within one. At the other end of the ice, the Riverkings continued to press the attack, but Hache stood strong.
Time ticked away, and the score remained 3-2. As the final minutes came into view, a series of frustration penalties were called against the Riverkings, eventually giving the Havoc a 5 on 3 advantage, which turned into a 6-3 power play with Hache pulled to the bench.
With 20 seconds left, the Riverkings won a draw in their own end, and cleared the puck down the length of the ice. All appeared to be lost as defenseman Scott Duncan raced back to get the loose puck. With just 12 seconds left, the final charge began. Duncan slid the puck ahead to Glenn Detulleo who entered Mississippi territory. Detulleo sized up the situation, then fed the puck to Ryan Kretzer, who had camped out down low. Kretzer slid the puck past the Mississippi netminder along the ice and with 2.7 seconds left in the game, the light flashed and horns sounded. The Havoc had tied the game.
As overtime began, there was a feeling of inevitability. The Havoc would win. It was just a question of when, how and who would be the hero. Those questions were answered just 18 seconds after the extra time began. It was Kretzer who took control of the puck and forcefully slapped it into the net, sparking the biggest celebration in Breland Homes Ice, perhaps since the President's Cup victory almost two years ago.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - For the third straight year, a football team from the Heart of Dixie has made it all the way to the BCS National Championship. And each year, Dick's Sporting Goods in JonesValley happily fuels the frenzy.
Store Manager Bradley Baeder says, “With no pro team to really pull for, definitely Alabama/Auburn is the thing."
To celebrate sweet victory, Dick's will open immediately after an Alabama win Monday night. That way, fans can proudly sport championship gear hot off the presses.
Baeder explains, "They don't want to wait, they want to be the first ones to have it when they go to work the next day or school. So they'll definitely be here as soon as the game's over."
For early bird Bama fans, Dick's will open bright and early Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock. Baeder says, “Anything they can put 'national championship' on, we'll have it."
In addition to the championship gear Dick's will have after the game, the store already has racks of merchandise for sale with the BCS logo, to help boost business and pump up fans.
Alabama fan Joseph Baude tracked down the perfect t-shirt to help cheer on his favorite team. He says, “This is the closest evenly matched game I've seen this season so far, and I think it's gonna come down to who wants the championship more, which Alabama does."
And Baeder, an Alabama fan himself, wants the same thing: “It’s fun to be here when the fans are so excited to buy their merchandise, they're whooping and hollering. Last year they were all yelling ‘War Eagle,’ hopefully this year they'll all be yelling ‘Roll Tide.’"
What happens to all that gear if the Crimson Tide doesn't win on Monday? Baeder says if that happens, they'll return all the championship merchandise to the vendor and it'll go to charity.
New Orleans, LA - Nobody has contributed more to facilities at the Capstone than Mal Moore. The UA athletic director is everything associated with the past, present and future of Alabama football.
"I do expect Championships to be won!" That was the exclamation point Mal Moore put on an interview with WAAY 31 back in 2005, when we talked with him about expansion at Bryant Denny Stadium. At the time, Moore's demand seemed like a pipe dream, at best. The team was floundering after years of NCAA penalties and mediocre performance under Mike Shula. But the Dozier, Alabama native has always looked ahead every time we've met.
Like moments after Mark Ingram won the 2009 Heisman Trophy - WAAY 31's Erin Dacy asked him about the upcoming game against Texas. "The goal every year is to win championships and if that happens that would be super."
Even after the '09 Championship at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Coach Moore looked ahead. "Coach Saban and the Crimson Tide - it was an easy sell and he realizes the opportunity that is in front of him." he told us on the field that night.
There is history for Alabama in New Orleans and the Superdome and Mal Moore knows the venue well. We caught up with Moore again recently, at practice leading up to the championship game. "Each time it's certainly a thrill. it was electrifying. We played Miami in 1992 to win the national championship, it was an unbelievable atmosphere and her we go again."
Mal Moore was generous with his time allowing us access few receive and we are thankful. He is the most decorated champion in college football. He's played, coached or been athletic director for 8 National Championships with the Tide. Now, his quest for 9 is just hours away.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Memories are still fresh for many survivors of the April 27th tornadoes. Now, the Alabama Department of Public Health aims to tap into those recollections. The goal: saving more lives in the future.
On Monday, the state health department will launch a storm survivor survey. It's geared towards those who survived the April 27th tornadoes in Alabama. Among other questions, surveyors will ask participants how and where they took shelter and the materials used to build their homes.
By noting successful precaution measures, state officials hope to pull together the best ways to prepare for tornadoes and save lives.
Two hundred forty-eight people lost their lives in these deadly April storms. The sheer scope of the tornadoes provides a rare opportunity to collect this information.
You're eligible to participate if you fall into any of the following categories:
-People who landed in a tornado's path in central or north Alabama
-Those who suffered damage to their home or property from the tornadoes
-People injured in the storm, and survivors who emerged unharmed
To access the survey, call the Alabama Department of Health toll-free at 1-855-228-3777. You can also access survey information by visiting their web site, www.adph.org.
You'll be asked for some basic contact information, and then will be called back for a phone interview. The interview process should take about 20 to 30 minutes to complete.
The SEC Storied Doucmentary The Play that Changed College Football - airing tonight on at 10 pm ESPNU* - takes the stance that the most important play of the past 25 years was Antonio Langham intercepting Shane Matthews in Birmingham, Alabama in 1992. On its face, that's a bit of a head scratcher.
*it's an interesting scheduling decision, considering it'll start during the conclusion of the Georgetown-Alabama basketball matchup on the Deuce. That game tips at 8:30 pm, and if you're in Tuscaloosa and don't have a compelling reason not to, get thee to Coleman! Your DVR can catch this documentary to watch tomorrow.
Sure, it was cool to see my beloved Alabama Crimson Tide win in the inaugural SEC Championship Game. It was my freshman year at the Capstone, and to subsequently sit in the Superdome a month later and watch the Tide dismantle an overmatched Miami team was even more fun.
But I had no inkling at the time that Langham's fourth quarter interception of Mathews would become "the play that changed college football". Turns out it likely was.
The University of Alabama football team worked inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility on Tuesday, escaping some pretty terrible weather. The Tide practiced in full pads as it continued its preparation for the Auburn Tigers.
The disappointment from the LSU certainly isn't gone, but we have to start putting that behind us. There are still important games on the schedule, and if Bama wants to have any chance at another shot against LSU, the Tide must win, and win impressively. Up first is Mississippi State. Bama has, according to Coach Saban, had a solid week of practice.