What's going on in Alabama
Welcome back from a chilly weekend. Returning today is the Week in Review Quiz, so don't miss that (link also below). But first, some news ... Ike Morgan |
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This week the state will see warmer and wetter weather, but with ice still on roadways, some North Alabama schools are still holding class virtually today. Also in some areas we've had water supplies run short and water-boil notices in effect because of busted pipes. But teachers and plumbers aren't the only folks who've been scrambling the past week. AL.com's Warren Kulo reports that a Huntsville neurosurgeon has seen his office busy enough that he's put out a warning for folks who might seize the opportunity to go sledding in the snow. Dr. Rhett Murray of the Spine & Neuro Center said he'd been on duty four days straight treating weather-related injuries -- and most of them have involved sledding. He said he's seen a fractured neck and several head injuries. He said several other injuries involved ATVs, one where an ATV was pulling a kayak and the kayak hit a tree. His wife, Melanie Hammer Murray, posted that one person sledded into a parked car face-first and left a nose bone on the ground.
Ouch. Dr. Murray said that if you ever decide to go sledding, always inspect your path, wear a helmet and go feet first. |
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Huntsville native and University of Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap this past weekend became the first amateur golfer to win on the PGA Tour in 33 years, reports AL.com's Matt Cohen. Dunlap set a tournament record by shooting 29-under-par to win The American Express at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, Calif. He fired a 60 during Saturday's round to take a three-stroke lead into the final day. Dunlap becomes just the eighth amateur to win a PGA Tour event. The last one was a 20-year-old Phil Mickelson at the Northern Telecom Open in Tucson, Arizona, in January 1991. |
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Bloody Sunday "Foot Soldier" George Sallie has passed away, reports AL.com's Warren Kulo. Congresswoman Terri Sewell announced Sallie's death on social media. In 1965 Sallie was a 36-year-old veteran of the Korean War and joined the March 7 march from Selma to Montgomery over voting rights. He carried a scar from the attack by the public mob and police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Sewell said he never missed a Selma commemoration. He's shown in photos this past March joining hands with President Biden during the annual walk across the bridge. According to the Selma Times Journal, the next month the Dallas County Commission honored him with a plaque for showing courage during the Civil Rights movement. George Sallie was 94 years old. |
“Man, I just hope we do something with Aflac again because I like to glean from him every year." |
In 1952, Alabama bass player Teddy Gentry of Fort Payne. In 1973, former NFL wide receiver Reggie Barlow of Montgomery. He's coached at Alabama State and is currently the head coach of the DC Defenders of the XFL. |
This week's quiz will be a challenge to ace, but you're a step ahead if you're into oysters, repair bills, defensive coordinators, grocery stores and paroles. |
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