City News

 IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE To our Oakwood Family, Friends, and Supporters: The 40-member Oakwood University Board of Trustees held an eight-hour working session on Monday, October 16th. They reviewed reports, institutional progress, and rumors surrounding the […]

General Assembly has December 8 deadline to create maps equitable for Black voters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA — A federal court today ruled that Georgia’s state legislative district maps discriminate against Black voters and must […]

NEWS RELEASE Madison County – In advance of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, the Madison County Commission announces plans to illuminate county buildings green from October 12 – November 11 as part of Operation Green […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes One relative is questioning the Decatur police chief’s correction to the initial police report on the shooting death of Stephen Perkins about two weeks later. Sheree Head, a Perkins’ relative, said the […]

By Kayode Crown  Five attorneys faced off this week at the Huntsville Board of Zoning Adjustments meeting over a new kind of development in one of the city’s older neighborhoods. Eleven neighbors who live in the Blossomwood […]

By Scott Turner Five siblings of a Huntsville family are still waiting on a discussion with University of Alabama in Huntsville and city officials about land they say was stolen from their parents to help build […]

Story by Speakin’ Out News staff (SOURCE: WAFF 48 NEWS) HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – A group of Oakwood University (OU) alumni and former faculty members has publicly called for transparency from the university’s leadership regarding its […]

By Scott Turner  New construction topped $2.2 billion in the Huntsville area during the first nine months of the year. Mixed-use apartment communities, class A office buildings and housing developments have been springing from the ground […]

By Paul Gattis A new population estimate indicates that Huntsville’s growth is still accelerating with no signs of slowing down. The city’s planning department said that about 235,000 people are now living in the Rocket […]

Huntsville’s growth is fueling demand for housing, and City leaders believe smart infrastructure investments will ultimately drive residential construction over the next decade. Mayor Tommy Battle and members of his urban development team offered their […]