Obituaries
OBITUARIES 3/22 – 3/28/2023
CELEBRITY DEATHS ‘The Wire’ & ‘John Wick’ Actor Passes Away at 57 ‘Martin’ Actor & Comedian Passes Away at 54 ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. BYRON DELAVAGAS PHILLIPS JULY 12, 1964 – MARCH 19, 2023 Funeral […]
Religion
Commentary
“Jesus Talks with a Samaritan”
Scriptural text: John 4:1-42 Lesson Context: As our text in John 4 begins, Jesus and His disciples had left Judaea and were heading to Galilee (John 4:3), where He made the headquarters of His ministry […]
Religion
Roy S. Johnson: Tuskegee native, Baltimore pastor replicates Selma voting rights march for reparations
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Rev. Robert Turner keeps walking. Walking for reparations. Walking for H.R. 40. The bill that would establish a Congressional commission to study proposals for reparations for African American descendants of […]
Religion
Mexican gang apologizes for ‘lack of discipline’ in deadly kidnapping of 4 Americans
By The Associated Press Someone claiming to be the Mexican drug cartel allegedly responsible for the abduction of four Americans and the killing of two of them has condemned the violence and purportedly turned over its […]
Religion
From Huntsville’s Oakwood University to ‘Saturday Night Live’
By Matt Wake Even if his back’s to the audience, Jason Max Ferdinand can tell when a choir he’s directing has listeners in the palm of their collective hand. “You hear oohs and aahs,” Ferdinand […]
Religion
Alabama adopts new school reading materials, despite complaint about ‘demonic’ influence
By Trisha Powell Crain After delaying a decision last year, the Alabama state Board of Education today adopted new reading materials for kindergarten through third graders. The materials are aligned with requirements of the Literacy Act; […]
Commentary
“Jesus Talks with a Samaritan”
Scriptural text: John 4:1-42 Lesson Context: As our text in John 4 begins, Jesus and His disciples had left Judaea and were heading to Galilee (John 4:3), where He made the headquarters of His ministry […]
Obituaries
OBITUARIES 3/15 – 3/21/2023
TRAGIC DEATHS ‘Someone speak up’: Alabama mom grieving teen son’s shooting death seeks answers, offers $10,000 reward ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. WILLIE JAMES BOYD “POOKIE” JUNE 23, 1945 – MARCH 10, 2023 Funeral services will […]
City News
The Members Only Club held its annual Valentine’s Ball
The Members Only Club held its annual Valentine’s Ball on February 11, 2023, at the National Speleological Society in Huntsville, AL. The Members Only Club is a social club with 25 members, and this event […]
City News
Church of God in Christ Annual Spring Worker’s Conference 2023
by Elder Reginald Boswell, Historian Huntsville District COGIC The atmosphere will be conducive for God to touch, heal, and deliver people. Hosted by Church of God in Christ (COGIC) AL 1st Jurisdictional Prelate Bishop O. […]