January 2024 – Page 14

DIAMOND AWARDS TO BE HELD AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE JANUARY 27TH

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

Bryant to Receive Excellence in Leadership in Education Award Alabama A&M University Director of Athletics, Dr. Paul A. Bryant, was a chosen as a recipient for the Diamond Award Excellence in Leadership from the Not […]

PROSECUTORS DROP DUI CHARGES AGAINST MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS BUS DRIVER INVOLVED IN CRASH

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz DUI charges have been dropped against the driver of a Madison County school bus involved in a wreck in September. Madison County prosecutors said they could not prove the allegations against Christopher Brazelton, according to […]

HOWARD HOLLAND CREDITS AAMU COACHES FOR MUCH OF HER SUCCESS

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

AAMU alumna Lisa Howard Holland was recently named the Alabama Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) also named Howard Holland the Southeast Sectional 3 […]

FORMER DECATUR POLICE OFFICER CHARGED STEPHEN PERKINS DEATH

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Kayode Crown Following months of protest and civic unrest, authorities in north Alabama charged a Decatur police officer in the shooting and killing Stephen Perkins in his front yard. Morgan County District Attorney Scott […]

Major retailer backing off from self-checkout

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The backlash against self-checkout appears to be growing. Dollar General is the latest retailer to indicate they will reverse course on the reliance on self-checkout technology, CNN reported. More than half of Dollar General’s […]

Vietnam Veterans Chapter 1067 Spreads Christmas Cheer in Huntsville, Alabama

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

Story and photos submitted by Lee Parker Huntsville, Alabama – December 18, 2023 – – The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1067 in Huntsville, Alabama, recently hosted a heartwarming “Membership Christmas Celebration 2023,” uniting veterans, […]

Why is Lloyd Austin hospitalized? Why wasn’t it known?

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Jennifer Jacobs Bloomberg News (TNS) & Tribune Media Services Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remained hospitalized Sunday as he faced widening bipartisan criticism for failing to go public about complications from an elective medical procedure for […]

Food City parent company buys 2 acres near Huntsville’s Stovehouse

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton The parent company of grocery chain Food City has purchased two acres of land near several high-profile Huntsville residential and commercial developments. Marathon Realty Corp., real estate subsidiary of K-VA-T Food Stores Inc., […]

Guest opinion: Alabama should proceed with caution on ‘school choice’

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Kyle Kallhoff | Superintendent Cullman City Schools This is a guest opinion column. With another legislative session in Alabama right around the corner, along with a presidential election, “school choice” is quickly becoming a […]

Alabama among multiple state capitols receiving threats that sparked evacuations, lockdowns

January 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Alabama’s State Capitol was included among a swath of other states that on Wednesday received a bomb threat. A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government […]