August 2022 – Page 6

IRS changes amount teachers can deduct for classroom expenses

August 17, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The Internal Revenue Service has changed the amount teachers can deduct for out-of-pocket classroom expenses. For tax years 2012 through 2021, the limit teachers could deduct for out-of-pocket classroom expenses for things like […]

Here’s where US Postal Service rolling out next-day business service in Alabama

August 17, 2022 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Alabama is one of several states where the U.S. Postal Service today launched a new delivery service connecting businesses with customers. USPS Connect Local is now available at select locations throughout the state, […]

Alabama getting better at doling out COVID-19 funds to people facing eviction, advocates say

August 17, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Alabama’s program to help renters during the pandemic has taken a turn for the better, advocates say, after significant delays in distributing the hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19 rental assistance. Still the state […]

Bessemer kingpin sentenced to life in federal prison for leading multi-million-dollar drug enterprise

August 17, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Bessemer man convicted under the federal drug “Kingpin” statute has been sentenced to life in prison. Rolando Antuain Williamson, aka “Baldhead” and “Ball Head,” was found guilty in April.. U.S. District Judge Annmarie […]

Oldest Black church in Jefferson County celebrates 165 years

August 17, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison Mt. Joy Baptist Church in Trussville, the only church in Jefferson County founded by enslaved people and still active, has been worshiping since 1857. That history remains important to the 200-member congregation, said […]

ALUM APPOINTED TO FED-STATE AGENCY FOR BLACK BELT REGION

August 17, 2022 Bouldin 0

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently announced the appointment of Alabama A&M University alumnus Samuel Greene as chief strategy and communications officer under the Biden-Harris Administration. Greene, who formerly worked as a legislative aide and […]