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Off the Track: A Barrel Coach, a Scratch Cat, and Charles M. Payne
The joke starts with a barrel. In “Off the Track,” a strip from Charles M. Payne’s Bear Creek Folks, a portly traveler in a top hat arrives at a tiny railway to find his ride waiting: a barrel on wheels, pulled by a toy-sized locomotive. His little companion, perched at the controls, is proud of…
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Sewell Announces $1.6 Million for Alabama Avenue Revitalization in Selma
SELMA, Ala. — U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell announced a $1.6 million federal investment Friday to help revitalize 14 buildings along Alabama Avenue in downtown Selma, highlighting funding approved earlier this year. The $1,656,000 allocation will go to the city for structural assessments, renovations and conversion of existing buildings, according to Sewell’s office. The project is…
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Doh Scores Late to Lift UAB Past Temple, 1-0
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Humphrey Doh scored in the 84th minute to lift UAB men’s soccer to a 1-0 victory over Temple on Friday night at PNC Field. Doh found the back of the net at the 83:06 mark for his first goal of the season, breaking a scoreless tie in a tightly contested American Conference…
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Former Planned Parenthood Staff Sue Over Firings
Six former Planned Parenthood Southeast employees have sued the organization, alleging they were fired after challenging a retreat from abortion-rights advocacy and LGBTQ outreach and raising concerns about workplace discrimination. The Atlanta-based affiliate serves Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. An amended complaint filed Oct. 19 in federal court in Atlanta expanded a lawsuit initially brought in…
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Bulls Host Two-Time Defending Champions in Search of First Win
PELHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Bulls are still looking for their first win of the season, and the SPHL is not easing them into the schedule. The Bulls host the Evansville Thunderbolts on Friday night at the Pelham Civic Complex, facing the league’s two-time defending Presidents Cup champions in just their second game of the…
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Former Southern Miss Receiver Charged With Capital Murder
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A former Southern Miss wide receiver from Adamsville has been charged with capital murder in a June shooting in Birmingham, police said. Jaylond Adams, 28, was arrested Thursday in the 400 block of Green Springs Highway and charged with capital murder and first-degree robbery in the June 18 death of Cornelius Parker,…
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