2026 – Page 6

REDRAWN ALABAMA DISTRICT PUTS REP. SHOMARI FIGURES IN ONE OF NATION’S MOST COMPETITIVE HOUSE RACES

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District has become one of the most closely watched races in the country after new polling showed Democratic U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures locked in a virtual dead heat under newly […]

NAACP Launches Historic $20 Million Campaign to Mobilize Black Voters Ahead of Midterm Elections

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON — The NAACP has announced the largest midterm election investment in its 117-year history, unveiling a $20 million Get Out the Vote campaign designed to increase Black voter participation ahead of […]

Alabama Produces More College Graduates, but Paychecks Continue to Lag, New Report Finds

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM — More Alabamians are earning college degrees than they did a decade ago, but a new report shows the state’s wages have failed to keep pace with the rest of the […]

Memphis Task Force Under Scrutiny After Fatal Shootings, Jail Overcrowding, and Court Backlogs

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal and state authorities are investigating a second fatal shooting involving the Memphis Safe Task Force in less than a week as mounting concerns grow over the operation’s impact […]

Ryan Renaud Declared School Board Winner as Huntsville Council Approves $220 Million Downtown Growth Plan

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — A routine election certification quickly gave way to one of the most consequential Huntsville City Council meetings of the year Thursday, as council members declared Ryan Renaud the winner of […]

A “Blue Wave” of Justice is Building Off Our Political Shore

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

by Dr. Jim Vickrey, PhD, JD, is a retired lawyer, published book author, and former university president who writes from Montgomery. He served in academic administration at Auburn, the University of Montevallo, and Troy University. […]

Kansas City Community Mourns 10-Year-Old Boy Who Died After Sleepwalking From Home

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri family is mourning the loss of a 10-year-old boy after authorities say he wandered away from home while sleepwalking and was later found dead in […]

South Carolina Community Seeks Justice After 4-Year-Old Girl’s Death

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS AIKEN, S.C. — Authorities in South Carolina say they have identified the remains of a missing 4-year-old girl after an investigation uncovered evidence of severe child abuse and an alleged attempt […]

Alabama Man Charged in Double Homicide After Burglary Investigation

July 14, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS PICKENS COUNTY — A routine response to a reported burglary led Alabama investigators to a double homicide, resulting in capital murder charges against a 45-year-old Pickens County man. Authorities said George Birmingham, […]

7.15.2026 LEGAL NOTICE: ORDINANCE NO. 26-484

July 14, 2026 Portia Orr 0

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, as follows: Section 1: That Chapter 15, Article III, Division 5, Section 15-131(a) of the City Code is hereby amended to read […]