Obituaries
OBITUARIES
CELEBRITY DEATHS Rickey Smiley mourns the death of his son Brandon ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MS. CAROLYN PATTON MARCH 19, 1954 – JANUARY 24, 2023 Funeral service will be 12:30 p.m.,Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the […]
Month: January 2023
Commentary
“Resume’ of Those Called”
Scriptural text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Lesson Background: The apostle Paul found the Corinthian church on his second missionary Journey around 50 A.D. Paul wrote this letter to the church at Corinth during his third missionary […]
State News
Alabama city unconstitutionally jails people for unpaid trash bills, lawsuit claims: ‘We do not have debtors’ prison’
By Howard Koplowitz The city of Valley’s threatening of residents who don’t pay their trash bills with imprisonment and then jailing those residents violates multiple constitutional rights, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. The city […]
State News
ALABAMA BANK SLAMMED FOR ROBERT E. LEE, MLK HOLIDAY SIGN: ‘PULL YOUR MONEY OUT’
By Rebecca Griesbach Alabama and Mississippi are the only two states in the union to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert E. Lee on the same day. Every year, notices reminding bank customers, teachers and […]
City News
Madison County Commissioner responds to national recruitment challenges by focusing on diverse candidates
PRESS RELEASE Madison County Commissioner responds to national recruitment challenges by focusing on diverse candidates. MADISON COUNTY, Alabama – As hiring challenges continue to be a struggle for many local businesses and organizations, maintaining […]
State News
Alabama concealed carry permit sales plummet; counties look to replace dollars
By Mike Cason Even though Alabama’s new law allowing people to carry concealed handguns without a permit did not take effect until January 1, a decline in permit sales started last year, reducing the money […]
Commentary
Archibald: Alabama gives 6 minutes to consider life, death and freedom
By John Archibald This is an opinion column. Leola Harris is 71 years old, and has spent more than a quarter of that in Alabama’s Tutwiler Prison. She’s in a wheelchair now, dependent on dialysis, […]
Commentary
Roy S. Johnson: Now, Selma may finally be seen and restored
Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Maybe now they’ll see. See Selma. Finally. Maybe now they’ll do. Do what should have been done a long time ago to restore one of our state’s historic […]
Top News
IRS starts accepting tax returns today: Why some won’t get refunds until end of February
By Leada Gore Tax season officially starts today with the Internal Revenue Service accepting 2022 returns. And while digitally filed returns that use direct deposit can generally expect refunds within 21 days, a segment of filers […]
City News
Airgas refuses to supply nitrogen for Alabama executions
By Ivana Hrynkiw One of Alabama’s largest suppliers of gas won’t supply nitrogen to the state’s prison system for nitrogen hypoxia executions. Airgas, which was acquired by French-owned Air Liquide in 2016, is the largest U.S. […]