The South Alabamian News Podcast

The City of Hoover was founded in 1968 as a suburban bedroom community of the Over the Mountain area. In 57 years, it has grown into one of the most prominent and prosperous cities in the Jefferson/Shelby metro area. It is now the fifth largest city in Alabama in real population following only Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and its neighbor, Birmingham. About two decades ago, Hoover’s population had grown so significantly that the Census Bureau changed the label of Alabama’s largest metropolitan area from the Birmingham metro area to the Birmingham/Hoover metropolitan area. If current trends continue, Hoover will surpass Birmingham...

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The Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home announced a collaboration with the Millry Clinic, set to begin on April 1, to provide enhanced outpatient services, improve patient access to primary and preventive care and strengthen healthcare resources in the region. Patients of the Millry Clinic can expect continuity in their healthcare services, with no immediate changes to providers or operations. The WCHNH also announced its mammography services have been restored, including high-quality breast cancer screenings. Two new technicians, Mary Thomas and Hannah Carpenter, are providing services. To book an appointment or learn more about the mammography services, contact the hospital....

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Kyle Mooty has joined Deep South Media Group, LLC as the editor of The South Alabamian, The Clarke County Democrat, and the Thomasville Times, returning to his home state as part of a sixstate tour of newspapers, magazines, radio stations and public relations firms. During his years in journalism, Mooty has garnered 96 editorial awards from several states’ press associations. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2010 after discovering a small town had never properly published its legal notices. Mooty comes to Southwest Alabama after a three-year stint as editor of the Lockhart (Texas) Post-Register. He has also...

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Last Saturday, Prestwick Community Outreach, in collaboration with the Fatherhood Initiative Program, hosted its inaugural March Dadness event at Jackson Middle School. The event brought together fathers, mentors, youth and community members for an afternoon filled with purpose, connection and good-spirited competition. Headlined by the main event, Fatherhood vs. Futurehood, the crowd witnessed a heartfelt and hard-fought basketball game between local father figures and a team of young men representing the back-to-back Class 4A state champion Jackson Aggies. While the youth won 48-40, the event proved the whole community wins when generations come together. Throughout the day, attendees participated in...

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HOUSES 3 BR, 2 BA home for rent. Inside Thomasville city limits. Call Jason at 334-636-9626

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Ninja CREAMi, never used, all containers, machine included. Located in Citronelle. 0. 727-420-2877 1 Gas heater. ; 1 Gas heater. ; 1 Hotpoint clothes dryer. Needs belt. . 251-276-3785 or 334-357-9032

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Old night watch, men’s time clock. Very rare. 251-266-8081 Antique electronic equipment, collector’s dream find. Priced to sell. 251-266-8081

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80 and 40 acres off HWY 17 on Barlow County Rd 5, 9 miles NW of Chatom. 251-599-2492 Lot 13, in Block “B”, West Turner Road, Prichard. 00. Front measures 78.3 feet, Back 60’. Faces back corner of Vigor High School. 251-421-6314

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A months-long investigation over as wide as a six-county area is paying off with several heavy equipment items recovered as well as some arrests and warrants for those responsible. More arrests are forthcoming, according to Clarke County Sheriff ’s Department Investigator Kenneth Kelley. According to Kelley, the thefts, which overall could range at about [post_excerpt] million, are believed to be part of an organized theft operation with several of the suspects located in Clarke County. In January, Kelley was contacted by the commander of the First Judicial Crimes Task Force to look into a theft of property that had occurred...

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