2025 – Page 193

Alabama music festival’s debut canceled: ‘Great disappointment’

February 5, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Matt Wake If you bought tickets for the Camellia Music & Arts Festival, look at it this way: You should have some more money soon. The new Huntsville rap and R&B festival planned for the weekend […]

Albertville anti-ICE protest ‘deeply concerning,’ Alabama official says: ‘A game of dangerous rhetoric’

February 5, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz The demonstration against President Trump’s immigration crackdown Wednesday night on the streets of downtown Albertville was “deeply concerning,” the dean of Alabama’s congressional delegation said Thursday. “While I respect the right to peaceful […]

Where are the most expensive homes in Huntsville? You’ll find them on the mountain

February 5, 2025 Bouldin 0

Looking to buy a home In Huntsville on a limited budget? You probably won’t be looking at the ledging or downtown.

Alabama AG demands wholesale retailer giant drop ‘insidious’ DEI practices

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Heather Gann Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has cosigned a letter with 18 other AGs demanding that wholesale chain Costco dismantle their DEI policies or explain why they are keeping them within 30 days. “Insidious […]

Montgomery Billboard Sparks Controversy: Trump Slogan Over Civil Rights Image Removed

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A billboard in Montgomery, Alabama, featuring Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan over a historic photo from the civil rights movement was recently removed, sparking debate over censorship and artistic expression, […]

$7,830 IRS credit: What to know about qualifying for the Earned Income Tax Credit

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The Internal Revenue Service is reminding tax filers about a key credit worth up to $7,830. The federal Earned Income Tax Credit is designed for low to moderate-income wage earners and is fully […]

Failure to disclose concealed handgun to police would be crime under proposed Alabama law

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican lawmakers have said combatting crime and supporting law enforcement will be priorities during the legislative session that starts Tuesday. A Democratic lawmaker has a bill that he said […]

Alabama transitions Labor Dept. to Workforce, targets low job participation

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Alabama now officially has a Department of Workforce. Late Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced the state’s Department of Labor would officially change its name and focus on Feb. 1, with former State Sen. […]

Beth Thames: We need to find ways to stop stereotyping people

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Beth Thames This is an opinion column Apologies to my Spanish professors, Mr. Perez and Mr. Hinken. Even after two years in high school and two semesters in college, my language skills are pretty weak. […]

Reginald F. Lewis: The Billion-Dollar Businessman Who Broke Barriers

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

Reginald F. Lewis, a trailblazing entrepreneur and financier, made history as one of the first African Americans to build a billion-dollar company. As the chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Lewis redefined what […]