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Kalen DeBoer Addresses Taking Over for the Legendary Nick Saban at Alabama

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July 15, 2024

Kalen DeBoer Addresses Taking Over for the Legendary Nick Saban at Alabama

All eyes in college football this fall will be on newly appointed Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, who was hired in January to take over one of the greatest dynastic programs after Nick Saban announced his retirement.

DeBoer is coming off a 14–1 season and a national championship appearance with the Washington Huskies. As he enters his first season on the sidelines in Tuscaloosa, does DeBoer believe he knows how to follow in Saban’s footsteps and win wherever he goes?

“I do,” DeBoer said in an interview with Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt. “I just think that—hopefully that doesn’t come across in an arrogant way—you just know that if you poured everything you got into the right things, and the right people and you have the right support around you, that it can be done.”

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Saban was announced as Alabama’s new football coach in January 2007. At the time, he was a 55-year-old accomplished coach with a national title (LSU in 2003) already under his belt. Over the next 17 seasons, Saban won six national championships and nine SEC titles with the Crimson Tide.

“Coach Saban’s built it up to be something, just like many others before him, to where it’s greater than one person,” DeBoer said. “It’s bigger than one person. His face and the legacy he leaves and being the best of the best will certainly live on forever. Coming in, I’m very careful with that task, with that responsibility. I understand it.

“With my experiences … I feel confident that we aren’t going to be perfect—no one is—but we can take those experiences and continue to build here.”

DeBoer will make his official Alabama debut on Aug. 31 in a home game against Western Kentucky. The Crimson Tide then battle USF and Wisconsin the next two weeks before taking on SEC rival Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Sept. 28.

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From school supplies to clothing, back-to-school items go tax-free this weekend in Alabama

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July 16, 2024

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From school supplies to clothing, back-to-school items go tax-free this weekend in Alabama

If you’re gearing up for school − or just looking for a break at the register − Alabama’s annual back-to-school tax-free weekend will be in effect from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 19, through midnight Sunday, July 21.

Certain items will be free from state sales taxes, including pencils, paper, binders, calculators, rulers, computers, school uniforms, gym suits and other types of clothing. Check here for the full list. And, of course, those items will be tax-free for everyone, not just students or people with kids.

Many counties and municipalities across the state also shave off their local sales taxes on the same items during the weekend, including all of the River Region. Check here to see if your local government participates.

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Alex Gladden is the Montgomery Advertiser’s public safety reporter. She can be reached at agladden@gannett.com or on Twitter @gladlyalex.

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Southern Living says you should visit this ‘under-the-radar’ Alabama city

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July 15, 2024

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Southern Living says you should visit this ‘under-the-radar’ Alabama city

An Alabama city recently made a Southern Living list of “under-the-radar” places to visit this summer thanks to its rich history, unique attractions and more.

Montgomery was among the eight Southern cities on Southern Living’s list of under-the-radar places worth a visit this summer and the only Alabama spot featured in the article.

Southern Living credited the Alabama capital’s one-of-a-kind historical attractions focusing on the state’s role in the Civil Rights movement and more, including the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum, for earning its place as a summer destination.

Read more: Equal Justice Initiative’s growing Montgomery footprint

Other attractions included in their itinerary were Montgomery Whitewater, which includes the world’s most advanced man-made whitewater course, The Hank Williams Museum, the F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum, the Montgomery Riverwalk and more. Montgomery’s food scene also gets a shout-out, with recommendations to dine at Ravello, Central, Martin’s Restaurant and Capitol Oyster Bar, among others.

Read more: Martin’s Restaurant: The queen of Alabama’s meat-and-threes

Other Southern cities to make the list include Jacksonville, Fla.; Macon, Ga.; Columbia, S.C.; Boone, N.C.; Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Charleston, W. Va.

For more information, you can read the full article on the Southern Living website.

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Republican comments, Birmingham violence: Down in Alabama

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July 15, 2024

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Republican comments, Birmingham violence: Down in Alabama

Delegates from Alabama

Even before the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump, delegates from Alabama had started arriving in Milwaukee for this week’s Republican National Convention, reports AL.com’s Greg Garrison.

The plans for one, however, were up in the air after she was struck by a car while in a crosswalk.

Alabama State Sen. April Weaver, a Brierfield Republican, said in a statement that she sustained minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

She wasn’t sure yet whether she’d make the trip. Weaver is a delegate for Trump.

Sounding off on the Trump-rally shooting

Regarding the shooting, which killed an attendee at a Pennsylvania Trump campaign rally, grazed and bloodied the former president, and injured others, Alabama Republicans poured out comments that ranged from calls for unity to calling out language used by some Democrats.

State party chair John Wahl said the media is partly responsible for “relentless demonization and vilification of Donald Trump.”

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth blasted Democrats on several fronts, including a reference to a recent comment from President Joe Biden to “put Trump in a bulls-eye,” something the president maintains that he meant politically.

Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt and Gov. Kay Ivey were among many others sending prayers and best wishes to Trump and those affected by the shooting.

A unique convention

The GOP Convention will go forward, surely affected in some ways by the deadly incident.

Tobias Vogt served 28 years in the U.S. Army and is a delegate from Madison County. “It brings a somber tone, not just about President Trump and the near miss. We had someone killed and (two) wounded. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected.”

More Birmingham violence

Closer to home, gun violence continued Saturday evening in Birmingham, with shootings killing 7 and wounding 10 others, reports AL.com’s Carol Robinson.

Three people, a 28-year-old woman, a 28-year-old man and a 5-year old boy, were shot dead in a car on Birmingham’s east side. A few hours later a drive-by shooting took place at a private party, killing four and injuring 10.

Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond called the seven killings the most tragedy in a day he’s seen during his time with BPD. He said the shootings were targeted, not random.

Police are asking anyone with information to call the Birmingham Police Department or Crime Stoppers. Said Thurmond: “We know 100% there are people who know who is responsible, and what happened. We need that information.”

Saturday night’s homicides put the city at 89 for the year. That’s 15 killings ahead of last year’s homicides through the same date.

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Here are the answers and results to Friday’s Alabama news review quiz:

A bill is making its way through Congress to give protections to an ancient fossilized underwater forest off the Alabama Gulf Coast. What type of trees are associated with the forest?