June 2025 – Page 17

Alabama man gets 300 years for child sexual exploitation crimes

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A Lawrence County man has been sentenced to 300 years in federal prison for committing multiple child sexual exploitation crimes. David Edward Collier, II, 47, of Moulton pleaded guilty to 13 charges in […]

1 arrested in connection with body on Huntsville bridge

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Huntsville police say one person is in custody in connection with the shooting death of a man whose body was found on the Whitesburg Bridge Friday. Sgt. Chris Jackson with Huntsville police said authorities […]

Canceled Before They Could Code: Computer Science Program for Black Girls Shut Down After Trump Order

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A nationally acclaimed program designed to introduce Black girls to computer science has been abruptly canceled just weeks before students were set to arrive on campus — a casualty of a federal directive to end race-specific […]

10 reasons Charles Barkley should run for governor of Alabama

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

By John Archibald This is an opinion column. Professional politicians run from Tommy Tuberville like he’s Godzilla or something. Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth will head for the hills rather than face that atomic breath. AG […]

Rep. Shomari Figures Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Rescue Alabama’s Rural Hospitals

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alabama Congressman Shomari Figures is sounding the alarm on the state’s worsening rural healthcare crisis — and he’s taking bipartisan action to try and stop the bleeding. Figures, a Democrat representing 13 […]

Redstone Welcomes New Command Sergeant Major to Oversee $280 Billion in Global Military Sales

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Redstone Arsenal has welcomed a new senior enlisted leader to its U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC), the team responsible for managing the nation’s global military sales and support network. In a formal […]

Dakarai Larriett Aims for U.S. Senate, Says Alabama Can Flip Red Seat Again: ‘We Did It in 2017’

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville announcing his plans to run for Alabama governor in 2026, a new class of contenders is stepping forward to vie for his Senate seat — including Democrat Dakarai […]

Drummond Demands Repeal of Permitless Carry Law After Deadly Theater Shooting

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MOBILE, Ala. — In the wake of a tragic shooting during a children’s dance recital, State Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile) is calling for the repeal of Alabama’s permitless carry law, pledging to spearhead a municipal-led campaign […]

Alabama Worker Fired After Condemning Afrikaner Resettlement Program: “I Would Do It Again”

June 3, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A 27-year-old refugee resettlement worker says she lost her job after publicly criticizing her nonprofit employer for participating in a controversial Trump-era program that resettles white Afrikaners from South Africa in Alabama. […]

OBITUARIES 6/3 – 6/9/2025

June 2, 2025 Bouldin 0

Mr. Melvin Burks August 4, 1945 – May 27, 2025 Visitation Celebration for Mr. Melvin Burks will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 7, 2025 at the Royal Chapel of Memories (4315 Oakwood Avenue […]