2022 – Page 19

Alabama Faces ‘Tripledemic’of RSV, Flu, and COVID, UAB says

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Doctors are warning of a potential ‘tripledemic’ as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases surge alongside the continuing COVID pandemic. Hospitals across the state are seeing more patients and longer wait times – some […]

AAMU AT THE 81ST MAGIC CITY CLASSIC

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

Story and photo’s from Alabama A&M University Facebook page AAMU fans came out to support their Bulldogs for the 81st Magic City Classic. Before the game, AAMU President Daniel K. Wims and ASU President Quinton […]

‘Record number’ of female candidates? Alabama Republicans, Democrats cite work with women before election

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Swetlik In each of Alabama’s 67 counties, more women are registered to vote than men. October records sent by the secretary of state’s office show that 1,766,087 active registered voters are women, making […]

Why stripping the Alabama Constitution of racist language is a joke

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By John Archibald is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for AL.com. This is an opinion column. Alabama voters will soon have a chance to ratify a new iteration of the state’s constitution, a model finally stripped […]

OAKWOOD ADVENTIST ACADEMY’S YEAR BOOK CLASS VISITS SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

by Phyllis Jones, Speakin’ Out News, senior staff writer; SON photo credits: Canderiah Smothers The longest running African-American newspaper in North Alabama. The Oakwood Adventist Academy’s Year Book class participated in a tour of Speakin’ […]

CLERGY APPRECIATION MONTH

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

Story an photo submitted by Greg Miley, SON staff writer The Progressive Union M. B. Church honored their Associate Ministers on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at the 10:00 a.m. service. October was Clergy Appreciation Month […]

Montgomery House race is rarity for 2022 election because Democrats could flip seat

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason All 140 seats in the Alabama Legislature are on ballots across the state on Nov. 8, but in many districts, voters have limited choices. Republicans hold 70 percent of the seats at the […]

Buc-ee’s announces Nov. 21 opening for newest Alabama location

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz The long-awaited opening of Buc-ee’s first north Alabama location now has a date. The doors of the Bucc-ee’s in Athens will open 6 a.m. on Nov. 21, the company announced Wednesday. Buc-ee’s Athens will feature […]

Here’s when you shouldn’t use post office drop boxes, according to USPS

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The rise of identity theft has criminals targeting your mail. And there’s no better way to get to that mail – and the information it contains – than directly at the U.S. Post […]

Cancer-linked ‘forever chemicals’ detected in these Alabama rivers

November 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Dennis Pillion A large-scale water sampling program has confirmed the presence of PFAS, or so-called “forever chemicals,” in dozens of rivers across the United States, including eight in Alabama. The sampling, conducted by the environmental […]