The Jackson County, AL school board has honored two state championship basketball teams at a recent meeting. The North Sand Mountain Lady Bison secured the state Class 2A championship in Birmingham, with Kayden Reyes earning recognition as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Coached by Jeremiah Haynes, the NSM girls delivered the school’s very first state …
Marion County Youth Basketball Association (MCYBA) will soon be getting the 2025-2026 season underway and sign-ups will begin starting on October 26th. MCBYA is for players grades Pre-K through 5th Grade. In-person sign-ups will take place between 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon at the Marion County High School Gym on Saturday, October 25th; Saturday, November …
Among the victims identified in the Washington D.C. mid-air collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk is helicopter pilot Rebecca Lobach, from North Carolina. The Army officially identified the pilot as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, is one of the three-person crew inside the UH-60 Black Hawk. Lobach was co-piloting …
The South Pittsburg Pirates boys’ basketball defeated Sale Creek, 67-60, on Tuesday night at Van Buren County High School in the Region 3-A semifinals. The win moved the Pirates into the championship game on Thursday at 7 PM. The win also guarantees South Pittsburg a sectional round game on Monday. A win on Thursday and …
The University of Tennessee announced on Wednesday that Food City has entered into a 10-year agreement with UT for the naming rights for Thompson-Boling Arena, which will now be rebranded as the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. The $20 million naming rights agreement will aid in new and needed arena renovations. The first event …
