June 2024 – Page 11

ROY S. JOHNSON: ON D-DAY 80 YEARS AGO,BLACK HEROES STORMED THE SHORES TOO

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By Roy S. Johnson, member, National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame, Edward R. Murrow Award winner, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary. This is an opinion column. They’re almost gone now, but […]

ALA. UTILITY SERVICE IMPLEMENTS BIG ELECTRIC RATE INCREASE WITH ALMOST NO NOTICE

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By Erica Smith The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS)Tribune Media Services With the only notice to members coming a week before in a magazine, Joe Wheeler EMC increased its electric rate by 6.2% effective June 1. […]

AAMU Social Work Department Awarded $3.6 Million HRSA Grant

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AAMU Social Work Department Awarded $3.6 Million HRSA Grant In a historic achievement, Dr. Katina Lang-Lindsey and Dr. Sam Choi, professors in Alabama A&M University’s Social Work Department, have secured an extraordinary $3,601,844 grant from […]

PURKSON TAKES AGT STAGE WITH LIV WARFIELD

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AAMU Alumnus in Band Earning Golden Buzzer on ‘America’s Got Talent’ AAMU alumnus and former Marching Maroon & White Drum Major Khristopher Alexander Purkson was in the band for Liv Warfield on last night’s episode […]

TEAMS ENTER FINAL PHASE TO COMPETE FOR $1.5 MILLION ON JUNE 11–12

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AAMU Agribition Center Gears Up for NASA’s Thrilling Break the Ice Lunar Challenge Excitement is building behind AAMU’s Agribition Center as crews transform the terrain, creating a lunar-like landscape for the adrenaline-pumping Final Phase of NASA’s […]

Former doctor, wife plead guilty in $2.3 million Huntsville painkiller scheme

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By William Thornton A former doctor who practiced at three clinics in north Alabama pleaded guilty in federal court today, along with her wife, to drug distribution, wire fraud and healthcare conspiracy. Francene Aretha Gayle, 50, […]

Missing female, child found dead in submerged vehicle in Eufaula; 3rd female sought

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By Carol Robinson The bodies of a missing female and a young child were recovered from a submerged vehicle in Eufaula. Police received a call Sunday on a possible location for two missing females and a […]

Bomb threats to Alabama synagogues, attempted book bans among incidents in new SPLC hate report

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By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes The number of hate and extremist groups nationwide rose to a record high last year, as Alabamians faced dozens of instances of threats, intimidation and harassment, according to a new report. The Southern […]

Bessemer man allegedly pistol-whips woman who gave him ride, steals car, leads police on cross county chase

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By Carol Robinson A Bessemer man is under arrest, accused of pistol-whipping a woman who was giving him a ride, stealing her car and then leading police on a chase through multiple cities. Michael King, 30, […]

$5,000 reward offered in Montgomery triple homicide at Hispanic grocery store

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By William Thornton Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the person responsible for the shooting deaths of three people Tuesday at a Montgomery store. Investigators […]