August 2023 – Page 3

Civil rights activist who arranged rides from Birmingham to March on Washington in 1963 dies

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison A civil rights activist who organized bus and car rides from Birmingham to the March on Washington 60 years ago has died. Andrew Marrisett, one of the first paid field staffers in Birmingham […]

VILLAGE OF PROMISE CEO, MR. DANA OF ALABAMA GILLIS VISITS SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

Photos by Greg Miley/SON Photographer Village of Promise, a local 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, empowers families to advance out of poverty using a multi-generational approach in Huntsville, Alabama. One word Mr. Dana Gillis, CEO, emphasized […]

Birmingham church that hosted first civil rights mass meeting gets preservation grant

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison It’s a piece of history that could have easily slipped away, vanishing like some of the buildings where the seeds of Birmingham’s civil rights movement were planted. The Birmingham Historical Society since 1993 […]

NORTH HUNTSVILLE SITE PLANNED FOR SPRAWLING DEVELOPMENT; HOMES, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, BIG BOX RETAIL

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Paul Gattis Huntsville city officials have said that the planned completion of the Northern Bypass is generating conversation by developers to take advantage of the open land along the highway. North Valley appears to […]

Bob Barker, of ‘Price Is Right’ fame, dead at 99: ‘He will be missed’

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mark Heim Bob Barker, the former host of “The Price is Right,” died Saturday. He was 99 years old. The iconic game show host died peacefully at his Los Angeles home of natural causes, his representative […]

Sen. Katie Britt has ‘recovered well’ after attack of facial numbness: ‘Your prayers have been felt’

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Lee Roop U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala) said today she has “recovered well and am back at it” after a bout of facial numbness that largely idled her for almost a month. Britt spoke while riding […]

Trailer homes create ‘nisance’ in Huntsville’s Blossomwood neighborhood, complaint alleges

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Kayode Crown The house trailers arrived on big transport trucks in the Blossomwood neighborhood in fast-growing Huntsville this spring. Then came the construction crane. Residents of the post-war neighborhood suddenly found themselves living next to […]

Month: August 2023

Civil rights activist who arranged rides from Birmingham to March on Washington in 1963 dies

VILLAGE OF PROMISE CEO, MR. DANA OF ALABAMA GILLIS VISITS SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS

Birmingham church that hosted first civil rights mass meeting gets preservation grant

NORTH HUNTSVILLE SITE PLANNED FOR SPRAWLING DEVELOPMENT; HOMES, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, BIG BOX RETAIL

Bob Barker, of ‘Price Is Right’ fame, dead at 99: ‘He will be missed’

Sen. Katie Britt has ‘recovered well’ after attack of facial numbness: ‘Your prayers have been felt’

Trailer homes create ‘nisance’ in Huntsville’s Blossomwood neighborhood, complaint alleges

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