Perched atop Goat Hill in Montgomery, the Alabama capitol is the sort of backdrop local TV news stations use for political stories when they don’t have a better visual. It’s cut from a Greek Revival […]
Greg Miley, Speakin’ Out News Staff Writer Mother Georgia Mae Lacy Lanier celebrated her 104th birthday on Friday, April 15, 2022 with family members and friends, at her home in Huntsville. Mother Lanier was born […]
By Mike Cason Women in Alabama who qualify for Medicaid during pregnancy will have coverage for a year after giving birth under the state’s new budget, an extension of the coverage that has ended after 60 […]
By Ashley Remkus, The Associated Press The Huntsville City Council, while looking at racial disparities in arrest rates, discussed allowing police officers to ticket people for misdemeanor marijuana possession, rather than taking them to jail. […]
University Enters Final Week of Prep A team of Alabama A&M University students, faculty and staff, alumni and other community supporters are in the final stages of preparation for the investiture ceremony of the 147-year-old […]
SOURCE: New York Post; Fox News, Adam Sabes A 4-year-old child in Louisiana died on Thursday after her grandmother allegedly forced her to finish off a bottle of whiskey after believing the child could have taken a […]
By Dana Hall McCain This is an opinion column. “We can’t afford that.” It’s a phrase I heard often growing up. Not because we were poor; my family was decidedly middle-class. But my parents knew that […]
By Leada Gore There are some important deadlines to keep in mind if you’re planning on casting an absentee ballot for Alabama’s May 24th Primary Election. Here are the upcoming deadlines, according to Alabama Secretary of […]
By Mike Cason Jo Ann Robinson was an English professor at Alabama State College in the 1950s who fought for changes on Montgomery’s segregated buses well before the arrest of Rosa Parks. When Parks was arrested […]
By The Associated Press The Supreme Court will tackle a dispute between public school officials and a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games. The case before […]
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