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1 week ago | 
decaturdaily.com | Deangelo McDaniel
MOULTON — When Willow Dobbins arrived home last week from Children’s of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, the first thing she did was grab her bat, glove and T-ball stand. She wanted to prove to the world — and perhaps herself — that she could still play softball. “She’s told us that nothing will hold her down and that she would continue to play sports,” her father Travis Dobbins said.
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1 month ago | 
decaturdaily.com | Deangelo McDaniel
If not for teammates, the world may have never known about Leo Gray’s athletic career. “Daddy was real competitive and perfected his skills no matter what he was doing,” daughter and Decatur City School Board President Michelle Gray King said. “But, he never said anything about being the greatest.”Gray, who played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues and semi-professional football for the Decatur Rough Riders, died Wednesday at his home following an extended illness. He was 88.
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1 month ago | 
decaturdaily.com | Deangelo McDaniel
MOULTON — As the nation observes Black History Month, local records reveal how slavery shaped many elements of north Alabama society, from the economy to social structures. An 1858 legal notice in the Moulton Democrat outlined the conditions under which the guardian of Robert K.
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2 months ago | 
decaturdaily.com | Deangelo McDaniel
HATTON — On a white board in his balcony office above the gymnasium floor at Hatton High, Justin Henley had his schedule outlined for the last week of January. There were games on Monday and Tuesday, practices three other days and a game on Friday. “You don’t get to spend a lot of time with your family this time of year,” Henley said with a chuckle.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
decaturdaily.com | Deangelo McDaniel
TUSCALOOSA — There will be plenty of chants of “Roll Tide” and “War Eagle” in Tuscaloosa on Saturday as Alabama and Auburn fans arrive for the annual Iron Bowl. Greg McKelvey has heard the chants for more than 50 years, and has even said a few himself. But when he arrives at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium for the 89th meeting between Alabama and Auburn, his focus will not be on chants, and not necessarily on who wins the game.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
decaturdaily.com | Deangelo McDaniel
MOULTON – Ryder McGregory answered quickly and smiled just as fast. “My dad,” he said about the source of his athletic ability. Your speed? “From him, too,” the senior said of its origins. McGregory, a player some teammates describe as the hardest worker on the field, has used both his work ethic and natural ability to run his name into the Lawrence County High football record books.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
moultonadvertiser.com | Deangelo McDaniel
Ryder McGregory answered quickly and smiled as fast. “My dad,” he said about the inheritance of his athletic ability. Your speed? “From him, too,” the senior said of its origins. McGregory, a player some teammates describe as the hardest worker on the field, has used both his work ethic and natural ability to run his name into the Lawrence County High football record books this season.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
moultonadvertiser.com | Deangelo McDaniel
MOULTON – Hatton Hustlers won the 2024 youth volleyball county championship with a victory over the Red Wave in a tough match before a huge crowd at the Moulton Recreation Center on Friday. Hatton won the match 25-20 and 25-17. “I’m very proud of the girls because they played together,” coach Paige Rutherford said. The Hustlers finished the season with a 10-1 record, with the only setback coming against the Aces.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
moultonadvertiser.com | Deangelo McDaniel
Cade Padgett had a simple game plan. “I wanted to stay in front from the start and have people chase me,” he said. Padgett took the lead, runners chased but no one ever caught him. The Lawrence County High senior cross country runner finished first overall with a time of 18:07 in the first annual Mountain Dew 5K Trail Run at H.A. Alexander Park on Saturday. Katie Dumas, a LCHS junior, was the first overall female finisher with a time of 21:47.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
decaturdaily.com | Deangelo McDaniel
When former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young arrived at Carolina Panther headquarters after being the first pick in the 2023 National Football League draft, Tamia Willingham-King was one of the first to greet him. “It was so surreal,” she recalled. “Who would have thought a small-town girl like me would be working in the NFL and meeting someone like him.”Willingham-King, 24, started her second season in the NFL as a player engagement intern Monday, when players reported for training camp.
