March 2025 – Page 4

Man apologizes after shooting retired teacher, autistic son, family says: ‘I forgive him,’ mother replied

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Patrick Darrington Benita Clausell and her two children came from Montgomery to Mobile to celebrate Mardi Gras earlier in March. Clausell is a retired educator and her two children are, Bradley, 18, and Brittany, 20. […]

Alabama boy, 4, killed in spring break Texas crash, remembered as ‘bright, loving, joyful’

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson The community is rallying around a Tuscaloosa family involved in crash in Texas during spring break that left a 4-year-old Alabama boy dead. The wreck happened Saturday, March 16, when Jamel and Jasmine […]

6-month-old girl killed in dog attack at Alabaster home

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Bibb County infant died after she was attacked by at least one dog inside an Alabaster home. Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans on Tuesday identified the baby as Ember Southard. She was […]

Huntsville teen killed in crash ‘carried a big smile’ across the Huntingdon College campus

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Patrick Darrington A Huntsville teen killed in a car accident is being remembered by her college for possessing “genuine kindness” and an “endearing personality.” Emma Howard died Sunday after a two-vehicle collision with a tractor […]

A Legacy of Vision and Purpose: Honoring Drs. Leslie and Prudence Pollard for 15 Transformative Years at Oakwood University

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Dr. Leslie N. Pollard serves as the 11th President of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, bringing over four decades of leadership experience in higher education, ministry, and organizational development. A 1978 graduate of […]

Republicans and Democrats do it. But I refused to pay for a committee chair in Congress.

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Retired Congressman Mo Brooks This is an opinion column In 2010, voters elected me to Congress. Shortly after being sworn in as Alabama’s 5th District Congressman, I received a bill demanding I pay the National […]

Alabama bill adding $10.64 fee on prescriptions advances as state struggles with pharmacy closings

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Two blocks from the Alabama Statehouse, a black wreath hung on the door of Adams Drugs — a symbol to draw attention to the number of neighborhood pharmacies that have closed, or […]

Social Security requirements changing April 1

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Changes are in store for millions of current and future Social Security recipients. Starting April 1, all new Social Security applicants, as well as current beneficiaries wanting to make changes to their accounts, […]

Alabama state workers would not have to choose between Juneteenth, Jefferson Davis’ birthday under amended bill

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Alander Rocha & Alabama Reflector A House committee Wednesday approved a bill making Juneteenth an Alabama state holiday after the sponsor removed a provision that would have required state employees to choose between that holiday […]

Alabama Inventor Lonnie Johnson Poised to Revolutionize Battery Technology

March 25, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Lonnie Johnson, the brilliant mind behind the iconic Super Soaker, may be on the verge of his most impactful invention yet—one that could transform clean energy and electric vehicle performance. After 25 […]