Local, state and federal races — as well as two statewide amendments — all will be decided with an eye toward November’s ...

West Limestone’s softball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the East Regional. The Class 4A No. 2 Wildcats recorded wins over Cherokee County (9-1) and No. 6 Madison County (5-4) at Sand ...

Members of the John Wade Keyes Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) joined with members of the Sons of the American Revolution to post colors at a dedication for the recent ...

Local primary elections will continue as planned, and should be unaffected by the Alabama Legislature’s ongoing special session to prepare for the possibility of redistricting ahead of the November ...

East Limestone’s bid for a Class 5A quarterfinal berth will come down to a winner-take-all tiebreaker. The Indians defeated Lincoln 4-3 in the opener of their second-round series on Thursday before ...

Lindsay Lane continued its dominant play on Thursday, sweeping Cold Springs in the Class 2A playoffs to advance to the quarterfinals. The top-ranked Lions, who have won 15 straight games, improved to ...

Athens Bible rode a potent offensive performance to an opening-round series win on Friday night. The Trojans racked up 17 hits against No. 6 Lynn, and Luke Murrell struck out 15 batters across six ...

Hadley Robison (AB): 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 K ...

Tanner’s Rickey Speights Jr. earned second-team honors in Class 2A when the Alabama Sports Writers Association, of which The News Courier is a voting member, announced this year’s All-State basketball ...

While flying by our Athens High School the other day, many thoughts winged through this Owl’s head. I thought back on my own teachers; the ones who gave me inspiration, others who did not. These ...

Thirteen Athens High School Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) students competed at the Alabama HOSA State Leadership Conference recently. Students advancing to the HOSA International ...

The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board on Friday approved spring and winter sports alignments for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years. Among the sports included were basketball, ...