2025 – Page 141

‘We’ve Had to Close the Lists’: Affordable Housing in Crisis Across Huntsville Metro

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

Compiled By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Huntsville’s growing housing affordability crisis is reflected in record-high demand for Habitat for Humanity homes, with more than 600 families on waiting lists across Madison and Limestone counties. “We’ve had […]

Madison Utilities Halts Fluoride Over $500K Repair Cost Despite Strong Finances

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

Compiled by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Madison Utilities is ending fluoride treatment for nearly 19,000 customers on June 16 due to costly corrosion damage at one of its plants—repairs are estimated at just under $500,000. Despite […]

Cook Museum Named North Alabama STEM Hub, Lands $9.5M Boost

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

Compiled by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The Cook Museum of Natural Science in Decatur has been officially designated the North Alabama STEM Center and will receive $9.5 million in state education funding to expand its science, […]

Huntsville, Madison, and Madison County Collaborate on $2.8 Million Slaughter Road Improvement Project

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

Project to widen key intersections and install new traffic signals—funded without state or federal loans—set for completion by fall 2026. SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Huntsville and Madison, in partnership with the Madison County Commission, have […]

Johnson: Trump dished nuggets to his ravenous Alabama faithful. I didn’t bite.

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson Ever find yourself at the wrong party? Everybody there is having a great time. They’re whoopin’, hollerin’ and dancin’ up a sweat. Except the music’s just not your vibe. The food is […]

Police: Man wanted in daytime Montgomery park rape caught pulling on car handles, makes brief escape

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A suspect has been charged in last month’s broad daylight rape of a woman in a Montgomery park. Corrace Calloway, 41, was taken into custody overnight when police responded to a report of […]

Alabama man gets decades in prison for plotting assassination of Birmingham federal prosecutor

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Jefferson County man with a lengthy criminal history has been sentenced to prison for soliciting the murder of federal prosecutor in Birmingham. A judge on Friday sentenced Michael Roman Black, 32, to […]

2nd suspect charged with capital murder in 2022 slaying of 3-year-old boy in Montgomery

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

A second suspect has been charged in a 2022 Montgomery shooting that left a 3-year-old boy dead. Montgomery police on Monday announced the arrest of 27-year-old Kourtney Tyrone Brisker. Brisker, taken into custody May 1, […]

Alabama family seeks answers after 4-year-old leaves school with near fatal blood alcohol level

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Patrick Darrington A south Alabama family is hoping for answers after picking up their 4-year-old daughter from school with a blood alcohol content level near .300. Albert Singleton told AL.com that when he and his […]

Tuskegee University is celebrating 80 years of its College of Veterinary Medicine

May 6, 2025 Bouldin 0

Submitted by: Sandra F. Beckard The TUCVM was established in 1945 to train and educate Black Americans. At that time, due to segregation and other racial impediments, they did not have other opportunities to study […]