March 2024 – Page 14

2nd baby left in Safe Haven box in North Alabama

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By William Thornton A baby has been surrendered for the second time in a month at Madison Fire & Rescue’s Station No. 1. The City of Madison announced the baby was taken to Madison Hospital by […]

‘American Idol’ hopeful from Moulton keeping it ‘as real as possible’

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By Lawrence Specker It was touch and go there for a minute, but when Dawson Slade of Moulton got his golden ticket on the Feb. 25 episode of “American Idol,” it was another step forward in a […]

Transparency Test

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SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Alabama Senate Grapples with Gambling Legislation and Public Meeting Agendas In the Alabama State Senate Tourism Committee, a significant issue has surfaced following a public hearing that occurred without prior inclusion on […]

COMMUNITY IN CRISIS: ATHENS RESIDENTS DEMAND ACTION ON NEGLECTED INFRASTRUCTURE

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SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Residents of a rapidly expanding city in northern Alabama voice their grievances, citing neglect that has plagued their predominantly Black neighborhood for years. In a heartfelt plea, Army veteran Bobby Sledge, 72, […]

COMMISSIONER VIOLET EDWARDS BREAKS GROUND ON A $1.2M CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR DISTRICT 6 IMPROVEMENTS

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NEWS RELEASE Huntsville AL – A crowd of community well-wishers gathered Tuesday morning in Huntsville’s Cedar Point community to break ground on the latest Madison County Commission construction project. Spearheaded by the District 6 county […]

IN SELMA, KAMALA HARRIS CALLS FOR ‘IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE’

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Alicia Diaz Bloomberg News (TNS) Tribune Media Services Vice President Kamala Harris called for a temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, including a deal in which hostages taken into the Gaza Strip in the […]

CHARLES BARKLEY SAYS HE’LL PUNCH ANY BLACK PERSON WEARING DONALD TRUMP MUG SHOT SHIRT

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

Mark Heim Charles Barkley is swinging on any Black person who rocks a Donald Trump mug shot shirt. The NBA analyst and former Auburn star doesn’t support Donald Trump and has little patience for the […]

George Robert Langford, former FBI agent who reopened 16th Street Baptist Church bombing case, dies

March 5, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Tandra Smith George Robert Langford, former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Birmingham office, and most well known for reopening the case of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in the 1990s, has died. […]

AAMU GRADUATE STUDENT ONE OF TWO FROM HBCUS IN HIGHLY SELECTIVE PROGRAM

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Latreece Walker, currently pursuing her Master of Social Work degree at AAMU, has been chosen to participate in the highly esteemed Presidential Management Fellows Program (PMF). Established in a 1977 executive order by President Jimmy […]

AAMU Students Secure $10,000 in BAE Think Tank Paper Competition

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In a display of exceptional ingenuity, electrical engineering and computer science students at AAMU clinched $10,000 in cash prizes in the BAE Think Tank Paper Competition. Sponsored by BAE Systems, a global leader in defense, […]