May 2023 – Page 4

Enterprise Native Named State AEA Assistant Principal of the Year

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

Kenneth Sintel Kirkland has been named Alabama Education Association’s Assistant Principal of the Year for the state during the recent AEA Administrators Conference in Tuscaloosa. The son of Kenneth and Gaynell Kirkland of Enterprise and […]

Social Security COLA increase: How much can recipients expect in 2024?

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore In 2023, Social Security beneficiaries saw a record 8.7% boost, the highest increase in four decades. That same level of increase likely won’t be seen in 2024, however. Advocacy group The Senior Citizens League estimates […]

Think your mail is slower? New US Postal Service ZIP code tracker shows if you’re right

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Complaints about slow mail are nothing new. But now, a new U.S. Postal Service tracker lets you see delivery statistics for yourself. The dashboard, one of the reforms included in the Postal Service […]

76-year-old Shelby County child porn suspect held without bond on new charges of rape, sodomy, sexual torture

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 76-year-old Birmingham man will be held without bond following his arrest multiple sex and child pornography charges. Stanley Andrews, of Birmingham, was charged last week with two counts of first-degree rape, one […]

Former Baseball Player Kency Duarte Named to 2023 Power List

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Former Alabama A&M baseball player Kency Duarte has been acknowledged in his professional career, being named to the 2023 Rising Star List for Banking and Finance in Oklahoma recently. Duarte played for the baseball […]

Alabama lawmakers change tax rebate again, approve $150 for individuals, $300 for couples

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Alabama lawmakers gave final approval to a tax rebate for Alabama taxpayers tonight, passing a bill that will provide $150 for individuals and $300 for couples filing jointly. The House and Senate concurred […]

Pelham youth sports volunteer coach arrested on 10 child porn charges; held on $300,000 bond

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A volunteer youth coach in Pelham has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography. Jamie Paul Hutto, 39, is charged with five counts of child pornography and five counts of dissemination of […]

3-year-old girl drowns in Birmingham hotel pool

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Birmingham child has died after she was found unresponsive inside a hotel swimming pool earlier this week. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the girl as Irmani Ray. She was 3. Authorities […]

The night Tina Turner said goodbye to Alabama

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Lawrence Specker Tina Turner, the iconic singer whose death was announced Wednesday, gave her fans in Alabama a lot of chances to see her. But those who were there for one night in particular are in […]

Judith Ann Neelley denied parole in 1982 slaying of 13-year-old girl: ‘She is pure evil’

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw Convicted child killer Judith Ann Neelley was again denied parole Thursday for the slaying of a 13-year-old girl more than four decades ago. Neelley’s case was before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles […]