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HEARTWARMING MOMENT: Alabama DB Shyheim Carter intercepts the Michigan pass and runs over to his mom and gifts her the ball.
#LACEUP
#CitrusBowl
@AlabamaFTBL
@CitrusBowl
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#BREAKING
: Steven Reed becomes Montgomery's first black mayor in the city's history defeating David Woods.
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It's been more than 3 weeks since a Lisa Theris, 25, of Troy was reported missing. 2 men have been questioned since her disappearance.
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President Biden Marks Bloody Sunday with Executive Order Promoting Voting Access
#alnews
#presidentbiden
#bloodysunday
#votingrights
#selma
#alabamanewsnetwork
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Former
@AlabamaFTBL
Running Backs
@A_kamara6
@MarkIngram22
&
@shaunalexander
enjoy a good conversation on the Alabama sideline.
#LACEUP
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This Alabama
#defense
is just nasty!😷
#LACEUP
@iam__mw3o
@QuinnenD1
@Saivion_1k
@Raekwondavis_99
@LabryanRay
@BigPooh_91
@christianmillr
@anferneejenning
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A lot of people say Scott Cochran is the most intense Strength & Conditioning coach in the country!
@AlabamaFTBL
#cfbplayoff
#bamachamps
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Patrick Devone Stallworth, 39, and his 29-year-old girlfriend, Derick Irisha Brown charged with Capital Murder and Kidnapping in Kamille McKinney's death.
#RIPcupcake
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Jerry Jeudy (
@jerryjeudy
)...."Why you do that boy like that?" **
@famouslos32
voice**
#SKATES
⛸️
#LACEUP
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The big plays were plentiful in
@AlabamaFTBL
's 39-10 win over Missouri. Here are a few plays from Saturday's victory.
#LACEUP
@Tuaamann
@JalenHurts
@__RUGGS
@Smityyy03
@Raekwondavis_99
@BigPooh_91
@iam__mw3o
@jerryjeudy
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2021 Bridge Crossing Jubilee starts today! Check out the schedule of virtual events and get registered!
#alnews
#selma
#bridgecrossingjubilee
#alabamanewsnetwork
@selma_jubilee
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#UPDATE
Montgomery Mayoral Election Numbers:
Steven Reed (32,511)
David Woods (15,891)
*46 of 48 precincts reporting*
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@anthony_flash10
These
@AuburnFootball
players have real deal track speed and it will be on display this track season on "The Plains".
#TrackStars
#FootballStars
#FootballSeason
to
#TrackSeason
@V8Blazing
@anthony_flash10
@AuburnTFXC
#LACEUP
🏃♂️💨💨
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Mack Wilson shows love to a fan that drove 10 hours from Virginia to see him play.
#MontgomeryMade
1st off I want to thank the man above for me to be able to even be someone favorite player. This guy drove 10 hours today just to come see us play tomorrow & not only that he said i was his favorite player. It was only right I that I made his drive worth it.
#ImThankful
🙏🏾
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Ambulance leaving the scene of an apparent tornado touchdown on Highway 51 in Lee County south of Opelika. Reports of multiple fatalities.
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The Panama City Beach, Fla. Police Department is searching for Qwashunda Sanders and Rashad Glasper, both of Wetumpka, Ala., as active participants in an altercation caught on camera.
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#ICYMI
:
@MyTUAthletics
is rallying around one of its football players who lost his leg while trying to help a friend.
#ALNewsNetwork
#Tuskegee
#Pray4JabariBailey
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At a press conference in Montgomery today, eight Alabama Sheriffs and representatives from police groups in eleven major American cities held a joint press conference to announce their endorsement of Jeff Sessions for the U.S. Senate. We'll have the details at 5 on CBS 8!
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Montgomery-native and former
@theleegenerals
star Henry Ruggs III (
@__RUGGS
) had himself a day. Ruggs finished the game with 5 catches for 116 yards and 2 TDs!
#LACEUP
#MontgomeryMade
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VIDEO: Former
@AlabamaMBB
great
@Jmyke1
talks about
@CoachAvery6
and the direction the Alabama basketball program is going.
#ALNewsNetwork
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MUST WATCH🎥: To
@iamRobertFoster
it’s more to life than just the game of football.
#CFBPlayoff
#NationalChampionship
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Have you seen this man? Auburn Police need your help identifying him. They are calling him a person of interest in the disappearance of Aniah Blanchard.
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The Alabama State University came together today to honor the life and legacy of Kennedy Segars, who was killed by a drunk driver.
#myasu
@ASUHornetNation
@myasubuzz
@thehotspotasu
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The Lee Generals (
@bball_lee
) are headed back to the Final Four after claiming their 2nd straight 7A Southeast Region championship!
@AHSAA_hoops
@theleegenerals
#LACEUP
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#NationalSigningDay
is just one week away on February 7th. Some of the top players in the area are set to announce where they will continue their football careers. Where will they land?
#NSD18
#LACEUP
@YungSimba4
@_TheCamJuice4
@_MJ70_
@TheGoatSmoke7
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Some people in Lexington are excited about the addition of
@TheGoatSmoke7
to the
@UKFootball
family.
#SECMD18
#LACEUP
@benny_snell
@UKCoachStoops
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Breaking: The Alabama House of Representatives has approved final passage of a bill that will allow Alabama citizens to apply for lifetime concealed carry pistol permits. It's headed to the Governors desk.
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Was this holding by
@Smityyy03
?
OAN:
@__RUGGS
turned the Jets on, on this touchdown that was called back!
#LACEUP
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VIDEO📽️: Here is drone footage of the damage caused at
@JSUNews
last night due to
#SevereWeather
.
#alwx
@ALWeatherNet
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The Central High School Red Devils (
@CHSREDDEVILS
) put on an offensive display tonight, that was highlighted by this 35-yard dime by Tucker Melton (
@tuckermelton5
) to EJ Williams (
@_ejda1
) for the score.
#LACEUP
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.
@AuburnSoftball
coach gets into it with Florida softball coach Tim Walton during the postgame handshake line. (via
@SportsCenter
)
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Missouri is getting top
@MPSAthletics
talent. Here's their latest commitment by Sidney Lanier's La'Dedric Jackson!
@LTJ_Big9
@MizzouFootball
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#SOUNDOFF
Gov. Kay Ivey says the stay-at-home order will continue, even though some people are calling on her to reopen businesses. She says more testing needs to be done first, because less than 1% of the population has been tested to this point. Do you agree with her? Tell us.
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TONIGHT: Peaceful protest in downtown Montgomery. People have gathered at the church of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#montgomery
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#Tuskegee
put a whooping on Kentucky State for their homecoming this past Saturday.
#LACEUP
@MyTUAthletics
@TuskegeeFB1
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The
@AlabamaMBB
team was in the building supporting
@AlabamaFTBL
versus Missouri!
@CoachAvery6
@jpetty2324
@_hoopinglife
#LACEUP
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From
@alabamapower
as of 9:00 p.m.
- In central Alabama, 1,900 customers are without power in
#ChiltonCounty
.
- Approximately 28,600 Alabama Power customers without power statewide.
#alwx
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Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban and Newly Hired Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian make a recruiting trip to Montgomery!
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3⭐️ QB Tucker Melton (
@tuckermelton5
) to 4⭐️ WR E.J. Williams (
@_ejda1
) is a connection that fans will see a lot this season!
#LACEUP
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Faulkner University held their Spring Football Game Thursday and new head coach, Tommy Wasden, has high hopes for the team headed to the fall season.
#LACEUP
@Faulknerufball
@FaulknerEdu
@blockermason2
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The Angelo Wheeler-Era at Park Crossing will begin with match-up against city rival Lee-Montgomery on August 24.
#LACEUP
@MPSAthletics
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We spotted a few students from
#TexasChristianUniversity
enjoying today's festivities.
#Selma50
http://t.co/nFaUfp4HTL
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The
@MCCAlabama
has declared Wednesday, March 11 as "Lee Generals Day" in Montgomery County. For the first time in school history, the Lee Generals Boys Basketball Team have claimed the title of State Champions.
#LACEUP
@bball_lee
@jayy_primo23
@Dukemiles10
@Jellygang2D
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Alabama State students are outraged at the school's financial aid official because they say it's taking too long to receive their refunds.
#myasu
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Protesters Call Execution of Nathaniel Woods a “Modern-Day Lynching”
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NEW:
@FaulknerATHL
announces Rob Gray as new head coach for
@FaulknerFTBL
!
#LACEUP
@AdamSolomonTV
@madison_jaggars
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Looks like
@YungSimba4
is joining a
@MizzouFootball
team filled with offensive weapons like
@jmon_moore
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11 catches for 274 yards and 5 touchdowns has landed Alabama WR DeVonta Smith (
@DeVontaSmith_6
)
#NationalPlayerOfTheWeek
honors!
#LACEUP
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The 2020 7A state champion Lee Generals (
@bball_lee
) are in the building! Coach Bryant Johnson & PG Duke Miles (
@Dukemiles10
) sit down with Sports Director
@AdamSolomonTV
. Hear from Coach Johnson & Miles at 5:30 on ABC 32 & at 6 on CBS 8!
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The Southern Poverty Law Center says more than 100 public schools are named after Confederate leaders.
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#UPDATE
Montgomery Mayoral Election Numbers:
Steven Reed (32,918)
David Woods (16,010)
*47 of 48 precincts reporting*
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Senior
@HawksFootball
LB Trey Hayes thanks his teammates for making him become Huntingdon's all-time tackle leader.
#LACEUP
#recordbreaker
#tackles
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U. S. Senator
@DougJones
and Democratic Gubernatorial candidate
@WaltMaddox
held a joint press conference in the Uniontown Tuesday morning to discuss the ongoing sewage crisis.
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AGE IS JUST A NUMBER: One woman made her way to the polls in Queens, New York on Wednesday (10/28) to cast her ballot in the 2020 presidential election. She's 101 years old.
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Alabama State University Baseball and Softball teams gearing up for the start of the season.
@BamaStateBB
@BamaStateSB
@BamaStateSports
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TUNE-IN: Newly-elected mayor of Montgomery, Steven Reed (
@stevenlouisreed
), will be
#LIVE
on CBS 8 tonight at 6! Reed is Montgomery's first elected black mayor in the city's history.
#ALNewsNetwork
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Lanier takes a 28-7 lead over Lee after this 25-yard beauty from
@YungSimba4
.
#SCTop10
@MPSAthletics
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Yolanda Flowers Wins Democratic Nomination for Governor - Alabama News
#alnews
#alpolitics
#campaign2022
#alabamanewsnetwork
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#NationalSigningDay
@UTChattanooga
signee Reggie Davis (
@Reggie_D32
) gets very emotional when asked about fallen
@theleegenerals
superstar Jamari "Chop" Smith (
@jayy_primo23
).
#LACEUP
#LLChop
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#SOUNDOFF
Do you support Gov. Kay Ivey's decision to continue the Safer at Home mask order until Oct. 2? Tell us.
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Adriana Foster ($1,000), Autumn Pate ($500), Joseph Longmire Jr. ($500), & Saroyah Johnson ($500) win scholarships from the National Association of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Title III Administrators program.
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The winner of our
#LACEUP
High School Football Play of the Week, goes to Prattville's Brandon Butts, for this one-handed interception against Jeff Davis last Friday.
@prattvillelions
@PrattFootball
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#SOUNDOFF
Tuskegee Univ. will only allow students and employees to attend home football games, and it will require them to have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 7 days of a game. Do you think Alabama's other colleges and universities should follow this plan? Tell us.
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#SOUNDOFF
Do you think Gov. Kay Ivey should issue a shelter-in-place order for Alabama? Tell us.
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The
@CFAPeachBowl
found Nick Saban's actual helmet from his playing days!
#LACEUP
#CFAKickoff
@AlabamaFTBL
@__RUGGS
@jerryjeudy
@DeVontaSmith_6
@D1__JW
@anferneejenning
@Raekwondavis_99
@Tuaamann
@ohthatsNajee22
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Alabama finally gets to use their new LED Lights!
#LACEUP
#RollTide
@5mackwilson1
l
@BigPooh_91
l
@AlabamaFTBL
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Georgia HC
@TomCrean
on former Carver star Jaykwon Walton (
@jaykwon1walton
): "The speed of the game for any new freshman is an adjustment."
#LACEUP
#SECTipoff
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Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones says14 confirmed fatalities. Also appreciative of all the help his folks have received.
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#SOUNDOFF
Do you agree with Gov. Kay Ivey's decision to extend the statewide mask order one last time through April 9? Tell us.
#alnews
#maskorder
#facemasks
#alabamanewsnetwork
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The Huntingdon Hawks (
@HawksFootball
) are gearing up for a big weekend as this Saturday is their
#homecoming
game.
#LACEUP
@HuntingdonColl
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Mug shot released for 23-yr-old Aaron Smith, MPD officer charged w/the murder of Greg Gunn.
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The Lanier Poets have some fun while celebrating
@AlfredThomas05
@USArmy
All-American nomination
@YungSimba4
@Laquez8Cain
@MPSAthletics
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