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A TRIBUTE IN PASSING Staff Report Social media in West Alabama was abuzz this week with the surprising news of the passing of local artist, illustrator, sculptor, collector, paper-maker, printer and...

WHERE THERE'S NO SMOKE... // VAPE COMES TO TUSCALOOSA On McFarland Boulevard East in Northport, Nu Way Vape and a discount tobacco store are positioned side-by-side like a fork in the road, taunting smokers...

ALABAMA FOOTBALL // FIVE TOUGHEST GAMES IN 2014 Analysts have made bold predictions and the Coaches’ Poll has released its preseason top 25 rankings. Alabama enters this season ranked No.2 in the nation....

SABAN // "I LIKE OUR TEAM'S ATTITUDE" “I thought we made plays when we needed to make them,” Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban said. “There’s a lot of things we can improve on. I was pleased with the...

HEADBANGERS HAIR SHOW // CULTURE AND LIFE For eight years, Erica Grant has owned and operated Charming Kreations, a small manifestation of her fifteen years in the hair business. But for the past 6 years,...

GETTING THE TRASH OUT OF THE SPLASH IN ALABAMA // SERIOUS WORK // HUGE IMPACT An annual event called "Alabama Coastal Cleanup" will be held on September 20, 2014, all along the coasts of our "Alabama the...

ALABAMA SCHOOL SYSTEM RANKED LOW // BUDGET STILL CONTESTED // THERE'S HOPE Alabama schools are far from having a good reputation. While the South has been stereotyped as uneducated for generations, the...

TOP TEN TIDE FRESHMEN TO WATCH IN 2O14 // HUGE TALENT // ROLL TIDE Starting true freshman provides a double-edged sword at any sport, and especially in college football. In recent years, freshmen were...

MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENTS MAKE THEIR WAY SOUTH // GOING BACK TO AN OLD IDEA When you are new to college, the best thing about living on campus is probably the ease with which you can find food/beverages/people...

TIDE HOLDS FINAL SCRIMMAGE // SABAN TALKS ABOUT IT Following Saturday's (Aug. 16) scrimmage, which was closed to the media, Nick Saban detailed some of the good and the not-so-good aspects from the Tide's...