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Sunday, October 9 by Brian Hale

Jasper’s Elmore, Meek’s Frith named Week 7 POTW

The Jasper Vikings' Connor Elmore and the Meek Tigers' Ory Frith both made great contributions in their respective teams' victories on Friday night.Elmore helped keep the Carver-Birmingham offense in check throughout the night with great pass defense and grabbed two interceptions to earn Southeast ...

Tuesday, September 6 by Brian Hale

Dora achieves Level 1 certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools

Dora High School has achieved Level 1 certification in Marzano High Reliability Schools, a status given proclaiming the program has created a "Safe, Supportive and Collaborative Culture" where student achievement is not compromised.The High Reliability School (HRS) program was created by Marzano Resources to ...

Saturday, September 3 by Brett Elmore

Tide Rolls over Utah State in Season Opener

By Nick Norris - WJLX SportsTUSCALOOSA, AL - The top-ranked Crimson Tide started the 2022 season with a dominant 55-0 win over Utah State.Alabama ran away with the game early on, putting up 41 on the Aggies in the first half.Reigning Heisman winner and ...

Thursday, September 1 by Brett Elmore

Bevill State Appoints Coley Blakeney as Head Baseball Coach

FAYETTE, AL – Bevill State Community College (BSCC) is excited to announce the appointment of Coley Blakeney as the new Head Coach of the Men’s Baseball Team. In January of 2022, Blakeney came to Bevill State to be the pitching coach for the baseball ...

Tuesday, August 9 by Brian Hale

Oakman football practice update: Plenty of energy, excitement

Energy and excitement has been present throughout the first week of fall football practice for the Oakman Wildcats, head coach Ryan Hall stated on Friday.The positive steps and progress taken by the players during the preseason has transitioned into further improvements on the practice ...

Wednesday, August 3 by Brett Elmore

Eli Gold to miss part of the upcoming football season

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Eli Gold, who has served as the voice of Alabama football since 1988, will be sidelined with health issues to begin the 2022 Crimson Tide football season, Jim Carabin, vice president and general manager of Crimson Tide Sports Marketing, announced Wednesday.Chris Stewart, who ...

Friday, July 15 by Brian Hale

Manasco makes return to WJLX family

A familiar and steady presence in journalism throughout the Wal-Win area, Terrell Manasco is making his return to WJLX, bringing ample experience in print and broadcast media to his new post.The Parrish native, whose most recent work includes his stint as editor at 78 ...

Thursday, July 7 by Brian Hale

Glenn hired as new Dora baseball coach

Veteran prep coach Mark Glenn has been hired as the new head baseball coach of the Dora Bulldogs following the approval of the Walker County Board of Education on Thursday.A graduate of Holly Pond, he played at Alabama A&M. Glenn previously served as an ...

Wednesday, July 6 by Brett Elmore

Bank of Walker County Opens Smith Lake Branch

JASPER, AL - Bank of Walker County – Smith Lake (BOWC) is now open at a second location, 5616 Curry Highway. A grand opening event will be held on Thursday; July 21, 2022, at 5:00 PM to celebrate the opening of this new branch ...

Friday, July 1 by Brian Hale

WJLX Football Media Days to be held on July 14-15

WJLX's Football Media Days will air on Thursday and Friday, July 14-15 live from the Pie Factory in downtown Jasper beginning at 11 a.m.Nine Wal-Win area schools will participate in the live portion of Media Days, with Cordova and Addison's segments pre-recorded and presented ...

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