2022 – Page 116

OBITUARIES 1/19 – 1/25/2022

January 19, 2022 Bouldin 0

Tragic Death Madison County Sheriff’s investigator dies from COVID-19 ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MS. LYNETTE DOUGLAS DECEMBER 13, 1957 – JANUARY 16, 2022 Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 23, 2022 at the New […]

AAMU, LOCAL FARMERS PARTICIPATE IN CANNABIS PROJECT

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

Partnership with OSU, Phylos Alabama A&M University has been a major part of an initiative designed to foster ways for minorities to enter the Cannabis industry. AAMU scientists worked in collaboration with Oregon State University’s […]

Slain pregnant girlfriend of Huntsville police officer was ‘a beacon of light,’ parents say

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 26-year-old pregnant mother of two shot to death Friday is being remembered as a champion for the underdog and for her love of her family. Courtney Spraggins was shot to death about […]

Alabama delays social studies standards updates amid requests to address ‘unbal-anced’ topics, CRT

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach By 2028, Alabama students could be learning from history and civics standards that are nearly two decades old. It’s a change that came quietly this fall, as officials delayed revisions to the state’s social […]

Tamica Smith Jones Is Always Looking for the Next Bold Move

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

MADELYNE WOODS Long before becoming a leader in college sports, Dr. Tamica Smith Jones was a stand-out athlete with a magnetic personality, copybook stats and a work ethic that left nothing undone. But, she’s the […]

Urine cures COVID, Christopher Key, recently arrested Alabama anti-vaxxer, falsely claims

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Tandra Smith and Carol Robinson An Alabama anti-vaxxer recently arrested in Jefferson County is touting urine as a cure for COVID-19. Christopher Key is the founder of “Vaccine Police,” a website that gathers anti-vax news […]

COVID-19 still disrupting hoops schedules

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor The biggest headline maker in black college basketball over the last two weeks has been COVID-19. Individuals and teams testing positive have caused disruptions in the schedules of every HBCU league. […]

ALABAMA HOSPITALS, ICUS STARTING TO FEEL CRUSHN OF OMICRON; 48 CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ramsey Archibald Alabama hospitals and ICUs, while still short of the huge numbers seen during the late summer delta surge, are already being stretched thin by omicron. And some areas are getting hit harder […]

OP-ED: January 6th, Voting Rights and the Tyranny Threatening America

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Congressman James E. Clyburn, House Majority Whip (D-SC) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over the past year, we have witnessed loyalists of the 45th President work to unravel the threads that hold the fabric of our […]

Birmingham CEO is first Black chairman of Business Council of Alabama

January 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton The CEO of a Birmingham construction company has been elected as the first Black chairman of the Business Council of Alabama. Mike Kemp, a longtime fixture of the organization, was chosen for the […]