Alabama
Married Alabama lunch lady, 41, brought teen student home for sexual encounters: reports
A married Alabama lunch lady admitted to bringing a teen student to her home — twice — for sexual encounters, according to local reports.
Amy Nicole Wigginton, a 41-year-old Lauderdale County Schools employee, confessed to having sex with a male student under the age of 19 on March 7 and 31, according to court documents reviewed by WAAY TV.
Wigginton, who is married with children according to her Facebook, allegedly brought the young man to her family’s Rogersville home for the sexual encounters, according to the Daily Mail.
The lurid lunch lady owned up to the illegal dalliances when confronted by local police and waived her rights while being taken into custody earlier this week, according to court records reviewed by WAAY TV.
The name and age of the student were not specified by authorities, though Wigginton is not charged with having sex with a minor. She faces two counts of a school employee engaging in a sex act, the court docs indicated.
The age of consent in Alabama is 16 years old.
The Lauderdale County Schools system consists of four high schools and seven elementary and middle schools, according to its website.
“The Lauderdale County Board of Education is aware of the allegations, and the employee has been placed on administrative leave,” the district said in a statement to WAAY TV.
“We will continue to cooperate with law enforcement officials, and have no further comment on this matter.”
Wigginton was arrested last week and booked at the Lauderdale County Jail. She is being held on $100,000 bond, WAFF reported.
Her arrest comes on the heels of headline-making Christina Formella’s, a married special education teacher in Illinois, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old male student.
She was nabbed on March 16, and footage released this week of her arrest went viral after she was seen breaking down upon hearing the charges she faced.
The 30-year-old wildly said later that she was being set up by her young victim — and targeted for being “good looking.”
Fort Payne police arrested an Albertville man this week after discovering dozens of illegal gambling machines at his businesses.
On Monday, officers conducted operations at three different businesses located at 601 Gault Avenue South, 1515 Gault Avenue North and 1506 A Gault Avenue North after receiving several tips that there were gambling machines located at the businesses, according to a news release.
Chief David Davis said that 38 illegal gambling machines were located.
After further investigation officers discovered the machines were doing cash payouts.
Over $7200 was seized during the investigation, according to the release.
Gael Garcia, 20, was arrested and charged with Possession of Gambling Devices, Conspiracy to Promote Gambling, Promoting Gambling, and Possession of Gambling Records.
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A late addition to the Alabama Crimson Tide’s 2025-26 roster, could talented freshman Collins Onyejiaka make an impact at some point this season?
Onyejiaka joined the Crimson Tide during the summer months from the high school ranks, reclassifying following a junior season at the prep level in which he certainly impressed.
As a result, Onyejiaka now enters his freshman season of college basketball with the Crimson Tide, but his exact role entering the year one could argue is a bit unknown on a deep Alabama men’s basketball team.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama newcomer Collins Onyejiaka entering the 2025-26 season.
Collins Onyejiaka player information
- Position: Center
- Jersey Number: No. 34
- Height: 6’11
- Weight: 265
- Class: Freshman
- Hometown: Abuja, Nigeria
- High School: The Newman School
Collins Onyejiaka career stats
This will be the first season of college basketball for Onyejiaka. Onyejiaka has yet to compile any collegiate stats.
Collins Onyejiaka 2024-25 stats
Onyejiaka spent the 2024-25 season as a high school junior at The Newman School in Massachusetts. During the 2024-25 season, Onyejiaka averaged 9.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game across 39 games played.
Collins Onyejiaka recruiting ranking
According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Onyejiaka was considered as the No. 100 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, as well as the No. 14 center nationally. Rated as a four-star recruit, Onyejiaka also ranked as the No. 2 player in the state of Massachusetts out of The Newman School, and committed to Alabama in June 2025.
Collins Onyejiaka 2025-26 season outlook
A new face to the Alabama program, it is likely an unknown as to how much action the freshman could see in 2025-26.
As to why, not only is Onyejiaka an incoming freshman this season, but the talented center also reclassified during the offseason, meaning that he is younger than other freshmen across the country. Onyejiaka also likely sits behind some experienced options on the depth chart at the center position entering this season, meaning that a starting role is potentially not in the works in 2025-26.
Overall, expect Onyejiaka to see some action though, and to potentially emerge into a larger role in which he is one of Alabama’s top interior defensive presences.
Collins Onyejiaka 2025-25 season prediction
- 2025-26 Prediction: 2.1 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 0.1 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.1 BPG, 55 FG%, 70 FT%
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Alabama and South Carolina are set to meet on Saturday in a game between programs moving in vastly different directions. Still, if there’s going to be a turnaround story for the Gamecocks, the injury report will loom large.
South Carolina has lost two straight and four of its last five, with the lone win in that span coming against Kentucky. Alabama, meanwhile, has won six straight after dropping its season opener, including four straight over ranked opponents.
So what will the injury situation look like? Well, the initial availability report released by the SEC on Wednesday night helps clue us in. Let’s take a look.
Alabama Crimson Tide
South Carolina Gamecocks
Perhaps the biggest name to watch for Alabama recently was running back Jam Miller, who suffered a concussion prior to last week’s Tennessee game. After going through protocol, he was cleared just in time for the game and managed to log 12 carries, albeit for just 15 yards and one score.
With him healthy, the attention shifts elsewhere. The Tide had five players who were ruled out for the Tennessee game: linebacker Qua Russaw, linebacker Jah-Marien Latham, linebacker Cayden Jones, receiver Derek Meadows and defensive lineman Jeremiah Beaman.
Those players have been out for varying lengths of time. Meadows, for instance, suffered a concussion against Missouri two weeks ago.
On the other side, South Carolina has been without a handful of players, while several others have been listed as game-time decisions or available in recent weeks.
The players that were out for last weekend’s contest against Oklahoma were receiver Brian Rowe, offensive lineman Nolan Hay, offensive lineman Cason Henry and defensive lineman Davonte Miles. It’ll be interesting to see if any can return against Alabama.
South Carolina and Alabama are set to meet at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ABC.
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