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AAMU MAKES IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT THE WORLD GAMES

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

by J. Saintjones Bringing the WOW Factor! Huntsville, Ala. —- Alabama A&M University went ‘high-tech’ during AAMU Day at The World Games (TWG) in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday, July 15. The coordinated effort was part […]

Sewell legislation to create Black Belt National Heritage Area passes the House

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, yesterday, announced that her bill, HR3222, the Black Belt National Heritage Area Act, passed the House of Representatives. Introduced by Sewell in May 2021, this legislation would designate areas within the 19 […]

Alabama gets 200 doses of monkeypox vaccine: Here’s who is eligible

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The Alabama Department of Public Health has received its initial allocation of more than 200 doses of vaccine for the monkeypox virus with additional doses expected to be delivered soon. The doses are […]

EDITORIAL: The Social Crisis, Black Folks and the Economy

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint NNPA NEWSWIRE — While some say we need two more U.S. Senators so that we can break the chokehold of Senator Manchin and Senator […]

Wages in Huntsville, Birmingham metros beating breakneck pace of inflation

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ramsey Archibald The economy is all over the place. Gas prices are up, then down, then up again. Inflation is running rampant, as the prices of nearly all goods and services are up across the […]

Huntsville City Schools employee killed in shooting, man arrested

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

Nick Kremer, Charles Montgomery, Matthew King HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – A Huntsville City Schools employee was killed in a shooting on Tuesday. The Huntsville Police Department responded to a shooting in the area of Westcorp […]

3-year-old sits on man’s lap, gets shot when handgun in his pocket fires

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A child is recovering after an accidental shooting in Dothan. On Wednesday night – about 8:40 p.m. – officers were dispatched to a hospital on a report of a 3-year-old that had been […]

Alabama A&M Announces Football National TV Schedule; MVSU Game Moves To Thursday

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The national television landscape is beginning to round in to focus and Alabama A&M football will have more than half of their 11 games aired on […]

North Alabama drug task force seizes 6 pounds of meth, 4,200 fentanyl pills

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton The Lauderdale County Drug Task Force says a search of a home on Monday uncovered a large stash of methamphetamine and pills. According to the authorities, a search warrant was executed at a […]

Can Walgreens refuse to sell condoms? Pharmacy chain faces boycott

July 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Evan Moore The Charlotte Observer (TNS) and Tribune Media Services As many states move to ban abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a national pharmacy chain policy that allows employees to refuse […]