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BIRMINGHAM --- Wetumpka quarterback Jamal Golden capped his senior season by being named the state's best football player. Golden, on Wednesday afternoon, was named Alabama Sports Writers Association Mr. Football Award presented by Hibbett Sports 2010.

The Law Offices of Bailey and Pogue will hold a fundraiser for Judge Maura Culberson as she participates in the 115h Boston Marathon.

The fundraiser is set for Feb. 10 at the firm's offices on 100 Court Street in Wetumpka. The donations received by Culberson will benefit the American Liver Foundation.

“We’re going to learn together,” said John Goodman on Friday afternoon, after it was announced that he would be taking the reins of the Tallassee High School softball program after a three-year hiatus from coaching.

During the past three years, Goodman continued to teach P.E. and serve as an administrative assistant at SMS. He also took the time to focus on his own family at home.

Goodman, a 1984 THS graduate and standout in football and baseball, attended Troy and Faulkner universities on athletic scholarships.

He has been the P.E. coach at Southside Middle School since 1990, and was the head baseball coach from 1993-2008, replacing the legendary Ronnie Baynes.

While Coach Goodman was at the helm, the THS baseball team earned State Championships in 1995 and 1998.

Through the years, Goodman became the winningest coach in Tallassee baseball history.