2024 – Page 205

HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES $15 MILLION TO VON BRAUN CENTER FOR ENHANCED CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS In a unanimous decision, the Huntsville City Council has greenlit a $15 million upgrade to the iconic Von Braun Center (VBC) with the aim of attracting larger theater performances. City administrator John […]

Man credited with finding Phenix Wilkerson in Alabama Phenix Wilkerson in Alabama woods: ‘God sent me to do that’

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson “She kept bugging me about it all day yesterday,’’ Williams said. “I told her I was going to church.” He said when he woke Sunday morning, God had put it on his […]

Roy S. Johnson: Charles Barkley has ‘so much respect’ for Saban’s request after George Floyd murder

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Roy J. Johnson ROY J. JOHNSON This is an opinion column. Something needed to be said. Nick Saban knew something needed to be said to his team, to the young men whom he promised to care for, […]

Zoom hacker interrupts Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission meeting with porn

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Thursday’s virtual meeting of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission was interrupted by pornography. AMCC Communications Director Brittany Peters said someone who had logged onto the Zoom meeting unmuted themselves and displayed the porn. […]

Most states will offer summer EBT meal money for kids. Will Alabama?

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama families will miss out on $65.4 million in federal aid designed to help feed children over the summer break. A spokesperson for Gov. Kay Ivey told AL.com it was a matter of timing and available […]

Lawmakers seek audit of Birmingham Water Works, citing allegations of fraud, waste and more

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Joseph D. Bryant After years of concerns over rate increases, customer complaints and employee dissatisfaction at the Birmingham Water Works, 21 Republicans and Democrats in the Alabama legislature are calling for an audit of the […]

Shawn Gibbs re-ups at FVSU:

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

In the midst of speculation that second-year Fort Valley State Head Football Coach Shawn Gibbs was the choice of Florida A&M Athletics Director Tiffany-Dawn Sykes to be the next head football coach of the Rattlers, […]

AAMU TESTING SERVICES DIRECTOR ADDRESSED TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

Kidd Selected to Speak at Southeast ACT Conference The organization that administers the ACT, a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States, recently selected Dr. Selicia Kidd, Director of Testing Services at […]

INCLUDE YOUR AAMU STORY IN THE 150TH CELEBRATION

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

Alabama A&M University alumni are encouraged to participate in the ongoing oral history project which captures the stories of Bulldog Nation in preparation for the 150th Anniversary Celebration in 2025. The Office of Alumni Affairs is partnering […]

STRACHAN WILL WORK TO IMPROVE TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

January 16, 2024 Bouldin 0

Associate Professor Accepted to Stanford University Faculty Innovation Fellowship Program Dr. Samantha Strachan, an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator in the Department of Teacher Education and Leadership, was recently accepted as a candidate into Stanford University’s […]