2021 – Page 96

HANK AARON, BASEBALL’S ONE TIME HOME RUN KING, DIES AT 86

January 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Paul Newberry ATLANTA ((AP) — His name is all over the baseball record book and, indeed, Hank Aaron could do it all. Sure, he’s remembered mostly for dethroning the Babe to become baseball’s home […]

GEORGIA TO BUILD JOHN LEWIS TRIBUTE WHERE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT ONCE STOOD

January 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Tyler Estep The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) and Tribune Media Services A tribute to late congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis could one day rise at the same DeKalb County, Ga. site where a […]

METFORMIN USE REDUCES RISK OF DEATH FOR PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 AND DIABETES

January 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Jeff Hansen Use of the diabetes drug metformin – before a diagnosis of COVID-19 – is associated with a threefold decrease in mortality in COVID-19 patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to a racially […]

Jerry Johnson led LeMoyne-Owen for 46 years

January 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

Jerry C. Johnson, who led LeMoyne-Owen College to a historic NCAA Division III national championship in 1975 and coached at the school from 1958 to 2005, passed away on Sunday (January 24) at the age […]

FBI OFFERING REWARD FOR INFO ON VANDALISM AT HUNTSVILLE SYNAGOGUES

January 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Paul Gattis The FBI and two other organizations announced Thursday they are offering up to $18,000 in reward money for information concerning the vandalism of two Huntsville synagogues last year. An individual believed to […]

COMMISSIONER VIOLET EDWARDS ANNOUNCES $5.2M IN FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS

January 29, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Joe Miley, Madison County Commission, District 6 HUNTSVILLE, AL – Commissioner Violet Edwards, representative of the sixth district of Madison County, announces $5M for emergency rental and utility assistance for residents of Madison County. […]

An ugly secret in Ala.: Police dog attacks

January 28, 2021 Bouldin 0

Mauled: When police dogs are weapons by The Associated Press Officer Matthew Saltzman spotted the stolen Chevy SUV outside a Save-A-Lot in Huntsville three years ago. When he turned on his lights and sirens, the […]

American Actress Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Hollywood Icon, Dies at 96

January 28, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Carmel Dagan Emmy- and Tony-winning actress Cicely Tyson, who distinguished herself in theater, film and television, died on Thursday afternoon. She was 96. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year […]

Alabama Democrats Sue Democratic Chairman Thomas Perez

January 28, 2021 Bouldin 0

PRESS RELEASE Today, the Reverend Randy Kelley, Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC), the Black Political Democratic Caucus of Alabama and Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party and Janet May, former member […]

SUSPECT IN KILLING OF ALABAMA A&M STUDENT CAPTURED BY U.S. MARSHALS AT VESTAVIA HILLS HOTEL

January 28, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson, Associated Press A suspect has been arrested in the Monday shooting death of an Alabama A&M senior. Lemond Lawrence Burns, 21, is charged with capital murder in the slaying of 22-year-old Dallis […]