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August 21, 2014 RSS feed / Sports

Football starts Friday night

From Staff Reports

The Alabama high school football season starts Friday night.  Thomasville and Sweet Water get things started with their annual tilt at D.F. More...

Alabigbee Bassmasters raise money for Pilots for Christ

A charity bass tournament was recently conducted at Miller’s Ferry at Bridgeport Landing in Camden. Alabigbee Bassmasters raised and donated $1,000 to “Pilots for Christ”.  More...

Report: 2013 was great year for bass fishing

By David Rainer
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Not at all surprising, bass fishing in Alabama in 2013 was outstanding. More...

Record gator caught in Wilcox

From Staff Reports

Amanda Stokes and her party (John Stokes, Savanah, Kevin and Parker Jenkins) from Thomaston, hauled in a 15 foot, 1011.5 pound gator from the waters near Millers Ferry Saturday morning. More...

Peewee football registration

Thomasville peewee football and cheerleading registration will be Saturday, Aug. 30 at Gates Drive Park in front of the concession stand from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.  More...

Outdoor opportunities expanding for people with special needs

By Michael Bloxom
Regional Hunter Education Coordinator Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

People with special needs are finding that some forms of outdoor recreation, such as hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing can easily be enjoyed with certain accommodations.  The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Departme More...