September 2024 – Page 13

OBITUARIES 9/11 – 9/17/2024

September 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

CELEBRITY DEATH James Earl Jones, Star Wars’ Darth Vader voice dead at 93 ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. RODRICK HOLTON HARDIN OCTOBER 16, 1960 – AUGUST 31, 2024 Funeral service was 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 10, […]

“HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER”

September 9, 2024 Bouldin 0

Scriptural text: 2 Kings 19:1-34 Lesson Context: The reign of godly King Hezekiah (716- 687 BC) over the southern kingdom of Judah was a time of trouble. In 722 BC, the Assyrian Empire annexed the […]

NFL season opens with HBCU numbers at 35

September 4, 2024 Bouldin 0

LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Recent developments before Thursday’s kickoff of the NFL season have landed the number of former black college players on opening day rosters at 35 – up four from the 31 that […]

Man convicted in drive-by shooting that killed 22-year-old while he was cooking in his kitchen

September 4, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Walker County man has been convicted in the 2020 drive-by shooting death of another who was killed while he was cooking in his kitchen. A Jefferson County jury on Friday found Dalen […]

Reentry Alabama: State aims to cut prison recidivism rate by half in 6 years

September 4, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason An initiative to help people released from prison in Alabama has set a goal of cutting the state’s recidivism rate by half by 2030. The Alabama Commission on Reentry, also called Reentry […]

Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates Its 91st Church Anniversary

September 4, 2024 Bouldin 0

Story and photos submitted by Sandra Beckard Selecting the theme: “Still On the Wall” with scripture from Nehemiah 6:3, Union Chapel began its month long celebration of ninety one years of existence on August 10-26, […]

New supermarket opens, bringing fresh food and hope to a struggling Alabama steel town

September 4, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison Carver Jones Market opened in Fairfield on Wednesday, the first grocery offering fresh meat and produce in the city in nearly a decade. The Rev. Alton Hardy, founding pastor of Urban Hope Community […]

African Methodist Episcopal Church reaffirms ban on same-sex marriage

September 4, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor The African Methodist Episcopal Church has rejected a proposal to strike down its ban on same-sex marriage. At the AME Church’s 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference, held Aug. […]

13 perfect places for day or weekend trips from Alabama

September 4, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Kelly Kazek As the “odd travels” writer for Alabama and the south, I get lots of questions from people seeking fun day and weekend road trips. For this list, I chose 13 quaint or quirky […]

61,000 Alabamians will save money on prescriptions next year as price cap takes effect

September 4, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Thousands of senior citizens in Alabama are expected to save money on prescription medication costs beginning next year, according to a new report. In 2025, the new cap on prescription drugs is expected […]