July 2023 – Page 9

OBITUARIES 7/19 – 7/25/2023

July 17, 2023 Bouldin 0

TRAGIC DEATH Firefighter Jordan Melton dies 5 days after on-duty shooting at Birmingham fire station ‘They didn’t deserve this’: Family mourns friends, ages 71 and 62, gunned down in Birmingham ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. BARON […]

“Weeds Among the Wheat”

July 17, 2023 Bouldin 0

Background Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43 Lesson Background: Jesus’ disciples often heard Him speak about the kingdom of Heaven/kingdom of God, and they were astonished and confused by His description of its nature . Much of their […]

HBCU SWINGMAN CLASSIC GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

SEATTLE, Wa. – The inaugural HBCU Swingman All-Star Classic is in the books Friday after giving some of the best and brightest in HBCU baseball a night to shine. Junior Alabama State infielder Randy Flores […]

‘Their history is all our history’: Mobile dedicates Africatown Heritage House honoring Clotilda slave ship

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp, al.com (LEFT-RIGHT): Meg McCrummen Fowler, director of the History Museum of Mobile, and Mobile County Commissioner Merceria Ludgood speaks during a dedication of the new Africatown Heritage House and “Clotilda: The Exhibition” […]

City News

Dana M. Gillis marks one year as Village of Promise CEO

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

Village of Promise celebrates Gillis’s leadership and its positive movement forward- by Sandra F. Beckard, SON columnist HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (July 11, 2023)— Local nonprofit organization Village of Promise (VoP) celebrates the one-year service anniversary and […]

Top Marine general steps down with no Senate-confirmed successor in place

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade on promotions is jamming up plans for the Joint Chiefs. By PAUL MCLEARY For the first time in more than 100 years, the Marine Corps has no Senate- confirmed leader. […]

Black men in Alabama prisons less likely to get parole, often serve more years than white prisoners

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw and Ramsey Archibald Black men are being paroled from Alabama prisons less often and serving longer sentences than white men. That’s according to state data over a two-month snapshot from early 2023, […]

Alabamians spend more on electric bills than residents of any other state: Here’s why

July 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Alabamians are spending a lot on electricity, according to a recent survey, despite the fact that the price they pay is about average with the rest of the country. WalletHub is out with […]

7.12.23 LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND NOTICE TO THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY AFFECTED BY THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT

July 11, 2023 Portia Orr 0

Public notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing to be held by the Board of Zoning Adjustment of the City of Huntsville, on the 18th of July at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council […]

7.12.23 Administrative Secretary Job Announcement

July 11, 2023 Portia Orr 0

Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Church, located at 380 Indian Creek Road, is seeking a personable, punctual, responsible, reliable, Christian Administrative Secretary. Published by Speakin’ Out News on Wednesday, July 12, 2023