Posts by Jim 'Zig' Zeigler

Several million Alabama fans have been following kicker Will Reichard for five years. He got an extra year of eligibility because of the COVID season. It’s highly unusual at Alabama to have fans intensely interested in the placekicker.

The two most-watched parades in America annually are the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and the Tournament of Roses Parade.  The Alabama Million Dollar Band performed at Macy’s in 2021, for the first time, and now they are marching in the Rose Parade on January 1.

Two Congress members running against each other on March 5 will highlight a forum hosted by the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee on January 15.

I had never been curious enough to research "Boxing Day,” so all I knew about it was that it was the day after Christmas, December 26.

If you are one of the 1/365th of the population who share a birthdate with Jesus, what do your people do about observing your December 25 birthday?

A full moon close to Christmas is called “The Cold Moon.”

Eli Gold has called the in-state games while Chris Stewart has called the out-of-state.  Since Pasadena, Calif., is as out-of-state as Alabama has played this year, it will be Stewart on the mic.

It’s traditional for Alabama Crimson Tide football players, coaches, students, alumni and fans to eat breakfast at the historic Waysider Restaurant before games. With a Christmas break for players to go home on Friday, players went ahead and observed the tradition on Thursday morning.

December 19 is the 180th anniversary of the publication of “A Christmas Carol.” A lot has changed since then

As gambling legislation is expected to be pushed in Alabama’s 2024 legislative session, a policy think-tank issued a new report on legalized gambling on December 14.

The Wright brothers not only invented the airplane but also developed it through many stages, all without government money or regulation. American inventiveness and entrepreneurship.

On Saturday, Saban attended graduation with 15 of his football players who are getting degrees from the University of Alabama.

Sixty years ago, in 1964, The Beatles from Liverpool, England, led the British invasion of American rock and roll. Popular music has never been quite the same.

The executive director of Teens for Trump, CJ Pearson of Georgia, has given a shout-out to political newcomer Caroleene Dobson.

On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state in the United States.

The largest meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, is now visible in Alabama nightly.

Montgomery attorney Jerry M. Blevins’ name has been removed from the March 5 Republican primary ballot for Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

Mark’s Mart is hard to describe, sort of a combination of an old-fashioned general store and a farmer’s market of locally-created sauces, spices, meats and assorted local fare.

An internet service named Drslots (Doctor Slots) has opened up a new sports cartoon series using Artificial Intelligence. It must be VERY intelligent because it sides strongly with the Crimson Tide.

George Wallace, Jr. is the namesake of one of the nation’s best-known governors. George Jr. served as Alabama’s State Treasurer and Public Service Commissioner. Now, he has released a book about his famous father that is an in-depth dive into the man and out of the myth.

Many folks think that Christmas trees cannot be grown in Alabama; that it takes the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. Well, here is my story of growing one of Alabama’s early Christmas tree farms – the Zeigler Christmas Tree Farm outside of Sylacauga.

In December 1941, the people of Alabama, and indeed of most of the then-48 states, did not know where Pearl Harbor was. They learned very quickly and have never forgotten.

There was CJ Shaw and his father, Chris Shaw, in the miracle photo. The two Alabama fans had a bird’s eye view of the winning play.

A problem arose due to the small debate hall. Students will not be allowed to attend. An on-campus presidential debate, but the students have no seats.

Since 1946, these words from “Yea, Alabama,” the fight song of the Alabama Crimson Tide, seemed archaic and had little meaning. 

An overflow crowd of Alabama readers came out on December 3 to hear Brian Kilmeade of Fox News introduce his newest book, Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality.

A major annual meteor shower, the Geminids, will be visible in Alabama starting December 4 and will continue through December 17.