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North Alabama substitute teacher arrested for sex act with student

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A DeKalb County substitute teacher has been charged with engaging in a sex act with a student. The Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office Friday announced the arrest of Kristen Jade Ford, 30, on a […]

North Alabama agency seizes 32 dogs from property, finds 3 dogs dead

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office said it has seized 32 dogs that were in poor health, and charges may follow. The incident happened on Friday, when the sheriff’s office said its patrol division […]

AAMU ALUMNA THRIVES IN NEW NBA ROLE

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

From The Hill to the League, Dotson Helps Grow Hawks Fanbase Mykeanna ‘Missy’ Dotson was recently promoted to New Season Sales Consultant for the Atlanta Hawks. The AAMU alumna is enjoying the new role which […]

HIV hot spots in Alabama Black Belt eclipse national averages, study finds

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Eleven counties in Alabama have HIV rates considerably higher than the national averages, according to a recent study from the University of Alabama. Researchers looked at Medicaid data to find which parts of the […]

Joe Reed: Biden campaign’s handpicking’ delegates ‘an insult to Black voters in Alabama’

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Alander Rocha & Alabama Reflector The Alabama Democratic Party’s vice-chair for minority affairs accused President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign of “handpicking personal Delegates” in a letter sent earlier this month. Joe Reed, who also serves as the […]

MLK and Coretta Scott King’s son Dexter dead of prostate cancer at 62

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter King […]

ABSENTEE VOTING:2024 Statewide Primary Election, March 5, 2024

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE Applications for absentee voting are now being accepted for the March 5, 2024 Statewide Primary Election. Applications are available at www.madisoncountyvotes. com. Voters may request a ballot by mail. Voters may also request […]

UNITY CHAMPIONS HONORED: LYNNE BERRY AND BRENDA MARTIN RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AT 39TH MLK UNITY BREAKFAST

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS (HUNTSVILLE, ALA- BAMA) – – On Thursday, January 11, 2024, Lynne Berry and Brenda Martin were honored with the prestigious Unity Award during the 39th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast […]

HUNTSVILLE METRO BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXCITED TO HOST FIRST MEETING OF 2024

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Huntsville Metro Black Chamber of Commerce will hold the first monthly meeting of the new year on 23 January at noon at 3210 Hi-Lo Circle NE in Huntsville, the event is free […]

7 sentenced in counterfeit bond scheme that cost Alabama banks, credit unions more than $1 million

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson Seven people have been sentenced in a counterfeit U.S. Treasury Bond scheme that cost Alabama financial institutions more than $1 million in losses. Middle District of Alabama Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan Ross announced […]