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Georgia Duo Accused of Scamming Elderly into Buying iPhones, Abandoning Them at Walmart

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Two Georgia residents are facing charges in Alabama after police say they ran an organized scam that targeted elderly people, tricking them into opening cellphone accounts and then abandoning them at […]

Huntsville Woman Charged With Reckless Murder in DUI Crash That Killed 13-Year-Old Cyclist

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A Huntsville woman has been arrested and indicted of reckless murder after police say she was driving under the influence during an August crash that killed 13-year-old Kallel “Kal” Fox, a student at Mountain […]

Former Oakman Mayor and Walker County Deputy Indicted on Charges of Using Office for Personal Gain

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A former mayor of Oakman — who also serves as a Walker County sheriff’s deputy — has been indicted on two misdemeanor charges of use of office for personal gain, according to […]

Huntsville Housing Market Defies National Slowdown as Sales Rise and Prices Hold Steady.

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS While many U.S. housing markets are slowing under the pressure of high interest rates and rising prices, Huntsville is moving in the opposite direction. New data from ValleyMLS and the Huntsville […]

Black Districts & Redistricting

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By John Cashin, Huntsville, Alabama Currently, there are 67 Black members of Congress serving in the United States 119th Congress. (There will be a 68th after the runoff in Texas’s 18th Congressional District between two Black Democrats.) […]

Ivey presses APT Commission to slow down on proposed PBS split

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey is urging the Alabama Educational Television Commission to slow its consideration of a proposal that would separate Alabama Public Television (APT) from the Public Broadcasting […]

WARNING: Huntsville Utilities Restarts Late Fees and Disconnections Next Month

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

BY SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Huntsville Utilities (HU) is urging customers with outstanding balances to act immediately, as the utility company is set to resume assessing late fees and disconnecting services for non-payment starting Monday, […]

Coleman-Madison Reintroduces Bill to Streamline Voting Rights Restoration for Formerly Incarcerated Alabamians

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Alabama State Senator Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, is once again pushing for clearer, more accessible voting rights restoration for Alabamians with felony convictions. Her latest legislation, Senate Bill 24, seeks to eliminate the confusion […]

Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal Take Lead in Counter-Drone Security

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Redstone Arsenal has once again solidified its status as a vital hub for U.S. national security with the official ribbon-cutting of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Center (NCUTC). […]

Sewell Delivers Over $3.2 Million for Crucial Black Belt Projects

November 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced this week that she has successfully secured $3,265,000 for four high-priority local projects across Alabama’s Black Belt region through the annual Congressional appropriations process. This significant […]