Gadsden Times

1 week ago | gadsdentimes.com | Maxwell Donaldson

JACKSONVILLE - Jacksonville State football will wrap up its 2025 spring practice with the annual spring game on Thursday. It’ll be the first look for fans of Charles Kelly’s new squad after he was hired this off season. He replaced Richard Rodriguez Rodriguez, who returned to his alma mater West Virginia after leading the gamecocks in the conference USA championship.

1 week ago | gadsdentimes.com | Maxwell Donaldson

It's Talladega week in Alabama once again and the schedule is getting ready to get started early in the week on Monday. The race is at 2 p.m. on April 27 at Talladega Superspeedway. Tyler Reddick is the defending winner of the spring race with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. winning the fall race. There is plenty of action starting on track on Friday with practice and qualifying for ARCA and Xfinity series. Races start on Saturday with both ARCA and Xfinity series and Cup Series race is on Sunday.

1 week ago | gadsdentimes.com | Anthony Robledo

A boat crash during a Major League Fishing tournament killed three men and injured multiple others on an Alabama lake on Wednesday morning, state authorities say. Two vessels crashed at around 7 a.m. at Lewis Smith Lake in Cullman County, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The collision occurred during the second day of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational competition organized by Major League Fishing, or MLF. The tragedy unfolded after a bass boat hit a center console vessel.

1 week ago | gadsdentimes.com | Maxwell Donaldson

Talladega race week is almost here and it's not too late to get tickets for the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Links 500. The race is at 2 p.m. on April 27 at Talladega Superspeedway. Tyler Reddick is the defending winner of the spring race with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. winning the fall race. Tickets can be bought for the straightaway from Stubhub or other ticketing sites, while Talladega offers packages and upgrades on their site to experience the garage ahead of the race or other areas.

1 week ago | gadsdentimes.com | Steve Flowers

Steve FlowersContributorApril 15 is traditionally known as the deadline to file your tax return. This time last year, Alabama political insiders had marked their calendars as that being the date that our 2026 political season would begin. It was thought that all of the thoroughbred horses would be at the gate to begin their races for the state’s four top political posts by April 15, 2025. The Republican primary is our election in Alabama.