January 2024 – Page 6

Historic Selma church gets grant to fix tornado-damaged roof

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison After damage to the roof of the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma during a tornado in January 2023, the church needed funding to repair the lead-coated copper dome roof. Tabernacle Baptist has […]

ALABAMA STATE, NC CENTRAL TO MEET IN 2024 ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC :

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

The 2024 Denny’s Orange Blossom Classic (OBC) will welcome the Alabama State University Hornets (ASU) and the North Carolina Central University Eagles (NCCU) as this year’s participants. This will be the first-ever Southwestern Athletic Conference […]

Auburn athletics reports decreased profits, increased support payments from institution

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Matt Cohen Auburn’s athletics department blasted past its previous record revenue set in the 2021-22 fiscal year by more than $20 million but did so with a significantly decreased profit and higher institutional support payments, […]

Former Alabama pastor will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison The Rev. Clint Pressley, who was pastor of the Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile from 2004-2010, will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at its June meeting, Baptist Press announced. […]

Church leaders urge Gov. KayIvey to stop 1st nitrogen hypoxia execution

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason More than 130 pastors, ministers, and faith leaders endorsed a letter delivered to Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday urging the governor to stop the first-ever execution by nitrogen hypoxia, scheduled for Thursday in […]

FORMER HOOVER TRAVEL COACH SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR SEX ABUSE INVOLVING MINOR

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A former travel sports team coach in Hoover has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to prison on sex charges involving two victims, including a minor. Meagan Billingsley Deese, 32, of Shelby County, was initially […]

North Alabama substitute teacher arrested for sex act with student

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A DeKalb County substitute teacher has been charged with engaging in a sex act with a student. The Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office Friday announced the arrest of Kristen Jade Ford, 30, on a […]

North Alabama agency seizes 32 dogs from property, finds 3 dogs dead

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office said it has seized 32 dogs that were in poor health, and charges may follow. The incident happened on Friday, when the sheriff’s office said its patrol division […]

AAMU ALUMNA THRIVES IN NEW NBA ROLE

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

From The Hill to the League, Dotson Helps Grow Hawks Fanbase Mykeanna ‘Missy’ Dotson was recently promoted to New Season Sales Consultant for the Atlanta Hawks. The AAMU alumna is enjoying the new role which […]

HIV hot spots in Alabama Black Belt eclipse national averages, study finds

January 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Eleven counties in Alabama have HIV rates considerably higher than the national averages, according to a recent study from the University of Alabama. Researchers looked at Medicaid data to find which parts of the […]