Parts of Madison County will be impacted by a scheduled water outage beginning at 8:30 Tuesday morning, according to a recent announcement from the county water department.
Weather permitting, the county will be making system improvements around Huntsville, the announcement says.
Customers on W.T. Garrison Lane in Huntsville are expected to experience a temporary outage between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“We appreciate your patience and will restore service as quickly as possible,” the announcement reads.
“If you have any questions, please contact the Madison County Water Department at 256-746-2888.”
The Alabama football quarterback ran 15 times and tallied only seven yards.
Just two weeks prior, he had rushed for 185 yards on 12 carries and four touchdowns on the road against LSU.
What changed? It was among many questions about the lackluster offensive effort.
“I think there was a little bit, at times, a little bit too much lateral running that occurred,” Alabama offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan said. “And so, we watched the tape, just encouraging him to be a little more north/south in some of those moments, just to have a little bit more production. There’s a fine line there. Obviously he’s making instinctual plays and trying to create, you know, plays. He’s trying to create explosive plays, but I think there were times in the game where he could have been a little bit more north/south and a little bit more decisive that way, when he ran the ball.”
Without Milroe being able to run, the offense couldn’t get much anything going. Alabama managed only three points in a 24-3 loss to the Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma. It marked the first game since 2011 that Alabama hasn’t scored a touchdown.
“It’s hard to explain,” Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said about stopping Milroe from running. “Just discipline and physicality. There’s a timeliness to it. There’s how we defended several of the runs, there was a little bit of deception, and the players executed at an incredibly high level. The staff did a fantastic job of putting together a bulletproof plan and having answers.
The Baltimore Ravens play against the Los Angeles Chargers in an NFL game tonight. The matchup will begin at 7:15 p.m. CT on ESPN. Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
The Ravens enter this matchup with a 7-4 record, but they are coming off an 18-16 loss against Pittsburgh. During the loss, Baltimore struggled offensively with three turnovers. The team’s star running back Derrick Henry lost a fumble, his first turnover of the season.
Notably, Henry has rushed for 1,185 yards this year, so he will try to continue his offensive success tonight.
The Chargers enter this matchup with a 7-3 record, and they have won four consecutive games. In their most recent game, the Chargers defeated Cincinnati 34-27.
During the victory, Justin Herbert led the Los Angeles offense. The star quarterback threw for nearly 300 yards and two touchdowns. Herbert has thrown for 13 touchdowns and more than 2,100 yards this season and will be a key player to watch tonight.
Fans can watch this game for free online by using the free trials offered by DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV. Alternatively, Sling offers a first-month discount to new users.
Lt. Daniel Lowe said police responded to the scene after officers in the area heard a gunshot and a female screaming for help.
They arrived to find the 16-year-old with a gunshot wound to the face. She was conscious, alert and talking to police when she was transported to the hospital.
Her injuries aren’t life-threatening.
Lowe said the girl’s father was there at the time of the shooting. He was detained, questioned, and released with no charges.
“While the investigation remains ongoing the preliminary indications are that the gunshot wound was self-inflicted,’’ Lowe said. “The victim continues to receive treatment at a local hospital, and because the case involves a juvenile no further information can be released at this time.”
Parker coach Frank Warren said the 6-foot-1, 185-pound Offord will announce his decision at 10:30 a.m. on Signing Day. Both Warren and Offord have said he will decide between Ohio State, Auburn and Oregon.
“They all have been on him the whole time,” Warren said Monday. “It’s going to be a tough decision for him. I’ve been trying to tell him it’s a big decision, but he has to make it soon.”
Offord attended Auburn’s dramatic 43-41 overtime win over No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium. On3’s recruiting prediction machine currently has Auburn with a 74.3 percent chance to land him. The expert averages on 247 Sports have the Tigers with an 80 percent chance to sign Offord.
“He’s a three-year starter for us,” Warren said. “He’s a great young man, first of all. He is also a great football player. He’s a humble kid to be around. He’s like a superstar around here. All the kids love him, but he stays humble about it. He’s a kid you want to coach.
“I think he’s one of the best athletes I have coached in my career. He does things right on the field and off the field.”
Auburn already has commitments from eight of the top 10-ranked players, according to the 247 rankings. Offord and Enterprise DE Zion Grady are both currently committed to Ohio State.
Offord, a five-star prospect, is ranked No. 12 nationally overall and No. 2 at his position. He and his Parker teammates will be on the field Friday night for the Class 6A semifinals against Oxford.
He leads the team with 14 touchdowns – 13 rushing.
“A lot of people might have bigger numbers, but I think he should be in the running for Mr. Football,” Warren said. “He’s a great player on both sides of the ball. Defensively, he takes away the other team’s best threat. Offensively, every time he touches the ball there’s a chance he might score. He reminds me of Travis Hunter (Colorado cornerback/wide receiver and Heisman favorite). He might not have the gaudy numbers, but if he played just on offense, he’d have tremendous numbers.”
Alabama football knows a thing or two about having an electric freshmen receiver, with Ryan Williams on the team. Now this week, the Crimson Tide will get to face another of the country’s best young receivers.
Cam Coleman and Auburn football will come to Tuscaloosa this week to face Alabama in the Iron Bowl on Saturday (2:30 p.m., ABC) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Coleman enters the game on a recent hot streak, having caught 15 passes for 228 yards and five touchdowns the past two games against Louisiana Monroe and Texas A&M.
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“He’s extremely impressive,” Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said of Coleman. “He’s made a lot of plays for them this year. And yeah, I mean, you’ve gotta not just focus on him, you’ve gotta focus on the other guys that have had big games. And it’s not just the pass game but it’s also the run game. Their quarterback now, Thorne, has done a nice job adding to that, too, with his legs. A lot of threats. And that’s what you wanna be. You wanna be an offense that has a lot of threats, and they have that.”
Coleman is actually the second-leading receiver on the team behind KeAndre Lambert-Smith. The former Penn State receiver has caught 42 passes for 865 yards and eight touchdowns. Coleman has tallied 30 receptions for 520 yards and seven touchdowns.
A north Alabama teen has been charged in a traffic crash that killed two other teens, ages 13 and 15, and injured a fourth.
Yeismin Ramirez, 18, of Albertville, is charged with vehicular manslaughter and two counts of first-degree assault, Alabama State Troopers announced Monday.
Ramirez was booked into the Marshall County Jail Thursday, and released this morning after posting $500,000 bond, jail records show.
Authorities have not said what led to the criminal charges against Ramirez.
All of the students involved in the crash attended Albertville City Schools.
“Our entire school community is grieving this loss, and our thoughts are with the families of both students we have lost, as well as with those who are still recovering’’ school officials said in an announcement following the wreck. “This is an incredibly difficult time for so many, and we want to remind everyone that no one has to go through it alone.”
“Let’s continue to keep these families and one another in our prayers as we navigate this together,’’ the statement read.
The wreck happened at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, on Blessing Road near Arley Lacey Road, about two miles north of Boaz.
Ramirez was driving a Nissan Altima that left the road, hitting a tree stump, a sign post, and a fence, said Alabama State Trooper Cpl. Reginal King.
A 13-year-old girl, Tamy Carmelo, was pronounced dead on the scene.
Another passenger, 15-year-old Jovana Morales, died Thursday at the hospital.
A 17-year-old passenger was injured.
Authorities said the teens were not using seat belts at the time of the crash.
GoFundMe accounts have been started to help with the teens’ burials.
More than 100 people marched from Sheffield to Tuscumbia on Saturday in support of the family of a Black man found dead at an abandoned house in Colbert County on Sept. 28, after he filed a federal lawsuit earlier this year accusing Sheffield police officers of brutality.
Dennoriss Richardson, 39, of Sheffield, was found hanging by a rope on the litter-strewn carport of an abandoned house surrounded by overgrown weeds. Colbert County Sheriff Eric Balentine ruled the death a suicide.
Family members say he would have never committed suicide, and that he had no reason to drive to such a remote location that he had no connection with. They carried signs saying “Justice for NaNa,” a reference to their nickname for Richardson, who is survived by five children and was known for coaching in youth sports leagues.
On Saturday afternoon, marchers started at the Sheffield City Hall, near the jail where Richardson said officers restrained and tazed him. They concluded the march about two miles away at the steps of the Colbert County Courthouse, where a series of speakers complained of a litany of perceived racial injustice perpetrated by law enforcement officers.
Sheriff Balentine stood by as civil rights attorney Roderick Van Daniel, who represented Richardson in the federal lawsuit, questioned Balentine’s ruling of suicide in the case.
Balentine said he felt the peaceful rally went well.
“The people who were in charge of getting everything together, they did just as they promised, and we did too, and everybody was able to exercise their First Amendment rights, and that’s what we want them to do – a lot of people suffered in the community,” Balentine said. “Everybody got to speak what was on their heart.”
Balentine said he has touched base with the FBI to ask about a time frame on the investigation, but still doesn’t know how long it will take. “Sometimes those wheels turn slow,” Balentine said. “It’s just up to them. I don’t know where they’re at on it.”
Sheffield Police officers and Colbert County Sheriff’s deputies provided a security escort for the march.
Richardson filed a lawsuit Feb. 26 against several Sheffield police officers, alleging abusive behavior while Richardson was detained in the Sheffield City Jail for five days from Nov. 30 until Dec. 1, 2022.
His widow, Leigh Ann Richardson, said he was later arrested again on a drug charge and told it would be dropped if he dropped the lawsuit, but he refused, she said.
Several marchers expressed skepticism that Richardson killed himself.
“It’s fishy,” said Beth Colburn, a white woman from Muscle Shoals who brought her teenage son and daughter to march.
“We have been mistreated long enough,” said Michael Poole, of Sheffield. “It’s something that’s not adding up.”
Lorenza Collier, president of the Tri-County NAACP chapter that includes Colbert, Lauderdale and Franklin counties, said marchers want to show their concern for the Richardson family.
“I’m out here to pray we can get peace and understanding,” he said.
Rodney Gordon, another NAACP activist who spoke, said the march and rally was not intended to accuse anyone of wrongdoing.
“We want to raise awareness of what happened, and get to the facts,” he said. “We want to get some answers.”
Dennoriss Richardson was found dead, hanging by a rope at an abandoned house on Sept. 28, 2024. His family wears shirts and holds signs on the steps of the Colbert County Courthouse after a rally on Nov. 23, 2024. The FBI is investigating the case, which was ruled a suicide by the Colbert County sheriff. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com)[email protected]
Different players often have varying philosophies on how to speak about their opponent before a game.
Some give praise or compliment the other team, looking to avoid giving the opponent extra motivation. Some don’t hide their confidence, and might talk about what gives them that mentality.
Auburn freshman linebacker Demarcus Riddick did the latter, and then some.
In a Monday afternoon interview session that only lasted just under seven minutes, Riddick didn’t hold back on his feeling about the Iron Bowl or arguably Alabama’s two best offensive players.
Riddick isn’t a stranger to the rivalry game, growing up in Clanton, a town that he described as split 50/50 by Auburn and Alabama fans. Ahead of his first Iron Bowl, though, he wants to spread confidence within the team, especially after Alabama’s 24-3 loss to Oklahoma.
“Seeing the results after that game, it was kind of like this team is really beatable,” Riddick said. “I was just telling the team, ‘Y’all don’t really take this team as this or that. They’re really beatable. We’ve got something to fight for.’
“Going into this game I’m just going to be balls to the wall every time. Like I said, Bama is a big rival team. Every rival team I’ve never lost to, and I will not lose to Bama while I’m here.”
Regarding specific players, Riddick was asked first about Jalen Milroe, Alabama’s up-and-down dual threat quarterback who has shown an ability to tear defenses apart with his legs. As someone who often gets the assignment of containing the quarterback, Riddick showed confidence ahead of facing Milroe.
“He is a good quarterback, he’s fast, but he’s not faster than me,” Riddick said. “He will not get out that box this week and that’s something I’m gonna have to work on all week.”
There’s room for Riddick to have confidence against Milroe, given the role he has played in slowing down other mobile quarterbacks Auburn has faced this season.
However, he had even harsher words for arguably Alabama’s biggest offensive star, freshman wide receiver Ryan Williams.
“Ryan Williams is Ryan Williams,” Riddick said. “I mean, yeah, he’s electric, he’s all this and that. But in my eyes, he ain’t really nobody to me. Ryan Williams is himself, he ain’t no big-time player to me.”
Williams is Alabama’s leading receiver this season with 804 yards on 42 catches for eight touchdowns. He has been relatively quiet in recent games, not having more than 50 receiving yards since Alabama’s win over Missouri on Oct. 26.
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Riddick’s trash talk was a rare example in modern college football of a player fully embracing a rivalry game publicly. Will it have a tangible impact on Saturday’s game? Who knows.
In a world of social media, though, it’s almost guaranteed his opponents will hear the message.
Alabama football quarterback Jalen Milroe had a chance to make the tackle. After throwing an ugly interception to Oklahoma’s Kip Lewis, Milroe was the only player who could have got the cornerback down, or out of bounds.
Instead, he completely missed, flying out of bounds while Lewis found the end zone to make the final score 24-3 and end any hope UA had of a comeback in Norman. On Monday, Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer was asked about Milroe’s effort on the play.
“He’s got to find a way to get him out,” DeBoer said. “He’s a good enough athlete to where either using the sideline or forcing a cutback. It’s not something you spend a lot of time practicing. It’s not his position he’s in. He’s got to find a way to get him out of bounds. I trust Jalen to do a lot of things and I trust that he can get him down. Find a way. Find a way to get the defense out there, find some way possible. Hold them to a field goal.”
Milroe threw three interceptions in the loss, but the one to Lewis was the most demoralizing. Alabama’s offense struggled all game, never able to sustain drives.
Offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan explained what the Tide teaches quarterbacks to do on turnover plays.
“Certainly the No. 1 priority every time you turn the ball over is to get the guy down,” Sheridan said “And so, there’s different things and fundamentals that you’re trying to teach to players. You’re always trying to front the ball up to try to make it change directions, to try to help the pursuit. But obviously we didn’t do a good enough job in that moment.”
Tackling isn’t something Milroe would practice often. Still, DeBoer said the redshirt junior needed to make the play.
“That’s not something you practice a lot,” DeBoer said. ” I blow the whistle dead every time. Obviously I don’t want guys tackling each other in practice, especially the quarterbacks. So find a way. That’s what I would say.”
Alabama will be back in action Saturday in Tuscaloosa, facing Auburn in the Iron Bowl. The game is scheduled to kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT and will be aired on ABC.