2021 – Page 68

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle Dropped as Defendant in Bullied Student Lawsuit

May 21, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Paul Gattis A lawsuit brought by the family of a gay Huntsville student who took his own life has removed Mayor Tommy Battle as a defendant. The family of Nigel Shelby filed the lawsuit in […]

Alabama’s school mental health coordinators are vital during COVID. Funding hasn’t quite caught up.

May 21, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Ruth Serven Smith On a given day, Emily Herring is always on the move. She typically moves between her main office to a long table off Fairfield Preparatory High School’s lobby, to the front desk, […]

ON ANNIVERSARY OF BROWN V. BOARD, THESE ALABAMA SCHOOLS REMAIN SEGREGATED

May 21, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Sixty-seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court ended state-enforced segregated schools, Alabama’s public schools in the Black Belt have not reaped the benefit of school integration. A recent study found Alabama’s public schools […]

Alabama leads country in percentage of renters behind on rent, new data shows

May 21, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Yashiba Blanchard is an attorney in private practice in Birmingham. She doesn’t usually handle eviction cases, but during the pandemic she has received a number of calls from people being evicted who lost […]

Alabama State takes SWAC softball title; Plays at Alabama

May 21, 2021 Bouldin 0

GULFPORT, Miss.- Alabama State won their second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) softball championship with a 8-1 victory over Alcorn State at the Gulfport Sportsplex Friday afternoon. Alabama State (19-27), playing in their sixth consecutive […]

COMMENTARY: A Check Up for NAACP President Derrick Johnson

May 21, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher We understand that Mr. Johnson, as President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), serves at the pleasure of the National Board that appointed him. […]

10 Million Americans will start getting money from the IRS this week

May 21, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Some of the more than 10 million Americans who overpaid taxes on unemployment benefits this year will start receiving refunds this week, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Under President Joe Biden’s American […]

LEGAL & DIVORCE ADS 5/19-5/25/2021

May 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

DIVORCEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMAASRIAN LEWIS Plaintiff, V. Case No.: DR-2020-000366.00OVANDO JONES, Defendant. ORDER GRANTING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION The Motion for Ad to be Placed in Newspaper filed by the plaintiff on […]

CLASSIFIEDS 5/19-5/25/2021

May 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

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OBITUARIES 5/19-5/25/2021

May 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. PALMER LAMB, JR. FEBRUARY 11, 1957 – MAY 13, 2021 Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at the Concord Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (11727 US 280 E. […]