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NEWS RELEASE The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Epsilon Gamma Omega Chapter is pleased to announce that the 66th Annual Debutante Presentation and Ball will be held February 21, 2025, 7:00 PM at the Von […]

NEWS RELEASE The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP and other social justice organizations had a press conference to remember the anniversary of the insurrection attack on the nation’s capital on Monday, January 6, 2025, […]

By William Thornton  The auto industry is bracing to see whether the incoming Trump Administration will follow through on a proposed 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada. But Alabama might benefit from such a […]

By John R. Roby Madison County will soon be taking applications for a vacant district court judge position. Applications can be submitted to the county’s judicial commission starting Jan. 21, according to a county news release. […]

 John R. Roby, reprint The Huntsville Times A share of the work on a new $401 million missile contract to arm both U.S. forces and allies will be done in Huntsville. Raytheon Co. will produce […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Three cofounders of the medical tourism startup Doctours—Maurice Landers, Girum Tihtina, and Tillman Degens—have relocated to Huntsville, Alabama, thanks to the Sweet Home Alabama grant, which provides rent-free housing for a year. […]

By Jamarean Heard After arriving in Huntsville in August, Ka’Niyah White started establishing a hair salon. The catch? She would need to work from campus at Alabama A&M. White’s sister, a professional hair stylist back home […]

By Kayode Crown  The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate both passed the defense bill this month, and $57 million could be coming to Huntsville from it. The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act approves $40 million for a […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The Huntsville City Council approved a $5.1 million road resurfacing contract with an Athens firm on Thursday night.  The contract with Grayson Carter & Son Contracting will cover phase one of the […]

By John Sharp Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation is “between a rock and a hard place” by supporting President-elect Donald Trump’s call to eliminate the federal debt ceiling for at least the next two years, said former […]