City News

By Howard Koplowitz The Tennessee Valley Authority is reviewing why it had to institute rolling blackouts in north Alabama on Christmas Eve to conserve energy as the area experienced below-freezing temperatures. More than 1,100 residents around Huntsville were […]

Story by Phyllis Jones, Speakin’ Out News, senior staff writer (courtesy photo) The 100 Black Men ofGreater Huntsville (100 BMOGH), a Huntsville charitable organization, held its black tie/ formal dress annual Holiday Gala on Saturday, […]

By William Thornton  Huntsville has been named one of the top 10 markets to watch in the coming year by the National Association of Realtors. In fact, according to the recent analysis, it is the most […]

By Ramsey Archibald Alabama’s population is getting older. And that’s true in nearly every corner of the state. But 11 Alabama counties got younger, and some not by much. And they were not the usual list […]

By Jerome Saintjones, AAMU Director, Marketing & Public Relations Huntsville, Ala. —- The Huntsville Progressive Alumni Chapter of the Alabama A&M University Alumni Association, Inc., (HPAC) recently installed six new officers for a two-year term, […]

Story and photo by Greg Miley, Speakin’ Out News, staff writer and photographer “It was a sincere honor to be presented with a person- ally autographed copy of the book, ”There Must Be Something In […]

By Scott Turner Expansions at Decatur’s 3M plant and Huntsville Hospital are among the most expensive projects issued building permits in the last week. They are among four projects in the Huntsville area issued permits […]

By Greg Garrison Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin this week called for more gun control in cities as a way to curb gun violence. “Can we at least regulate guns in cities?” Woodfin said on his Twitter […]

By William Thornton  Can’t wait for the largest Starbucks in Alabama to open in Huntsville? You have another enormous option – opening as early as next summer. MidCity this week announced a 2,500-square-foot Starbucks going up […]