September 2023

OBITUARIES 9/27 – 9/3/2023

September 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MOTHER HATTIE MAE CLEMONS BROWN FEBRUARY 18, 1937 – SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Sunday, Oc- tober 1, 2023, at the Big Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church (133 Maple […]

9.20.23 LEGAL NOTICE: PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA NOTICE OF PUBLIC

September 22, 2023 Portia Orr 0

Closures leave fast-growing Shelby County without labor and delivery services

September 20, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin Brookwood Baptist Health will close two labor and delivery units in the Birmingham area next month, dealing another blow to pregnant women in a state where long drives for prenatal care have become […]

Unbeatens few and far between thru Week 3

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Three weeks into the 2023 football season and there are only five teams left with unblemished records in black college football. Two are in the CIAA – Virginia Union and Virginia […]

BIRMINGHAM MAYOR WOODFIN SHARES ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS WITH BARBER MOTOR-SPORTS BACKDROP

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and his fiancé have shared their engagement photoshoot from Barber Motorsports Museum on social media. Woodfin announced on March 20 that he had proposed to Kendra Morris, who he has been […]

How a $6,000 wedding dress got to a Birmingham Goodwill and sold for $25: ‘Hey Mom, we went viral’

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Tandra Smith An Alabama sample wedding dress shop and a Louisiana bridal boutique have come forward as the donators of a wedding dress that was recently the subject of a viral TikTok. In the video, […]

The most common cancer diagnosis in Alabama

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore In the U.S., breast cancer is the most common form of the more than 200 types of the disease. But it’s not the most common form in Alabama, according to a recent analysis […]

‘GET OUT OF MY FACE!’ Birmingham police release body cam video of Minor High band director’s arrest

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson Johnny Mims, Minor High School’s band director since 2018, was arrested Thursday night by Birmingham police after officers ordered the band to leave mid-song following a game at Jackson-Olin High School. The incident has divided […]

ALABAMA A&M OWED $527 MILLION IN MISSED FUNDING, NEW ANALYSIS SAYS

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Two federal agencies are calling on Gov. Kay Ivey to address a “severe financial gap” between the state’s historically Black and predominantly white land grant universities. In the past 30 years alone, the […]

Bill introduced by Senators Britt, Shaheen aimed at cutting breast cancer testing costs

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Williesha Morris On Monday, U.S. Senators Katie Britt, (R-Ala.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) reintroduced the Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act. This legislation would eliminate co-pays and out-of-pocket expenses for breast cancer diagnostic tests. The […]