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ASU Receives Reaffirmation of Accreditation from SACSCOC

December 16, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Hazel Scott/ASU President Quinton T. Ross, Jr., held a celebratory reception/news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 7, to make a major announcement related to the future of the University. “Today, I’m proud to announce that […]

Alabama lawmakers file bill mirroring Texas’ fetal heartbeat, $10K ‘bounty’ abortion law

December 16, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Nearly two dozen Republican state lawmakers filed a bill mirroring a Texas law banning abortion at six weeks of pregnancy and allowing anyone to sue a woman who has an abortion for $10,000. The bill, […]

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MAKING HISTORY: DR. KEMBA CHAMBERS APPOINTED FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF TRENHOLM STATE

December 16, 2021 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Wednesday, Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker announced the appointment of Dr. Kemba Chambers as President of H. Councill Trenholm State Community College. Chambers is the first female to serve in […]

Artur Davis cannot pursue racial discrimination claim against nonprofit, judge rules

December 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press A Black attorney who represented Alabama in Congress for four terms and ran for governor can’t pursue a racial discrimination claim against the nonprofit legal organization he once headed, a federal appeals […]

Template set for scrutinizing industrial zoning in Africatown ahead of Clotilda-related tourism

December 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp A seemingly innocuous rezoning request near a heavily industrialized area would, in the past, receive approval with little public concern. But 1490 Telegraph Road is close to the heart of the Africatown community, […]

Mobile to Boost Tourism Funds to Promote Historically Black Colleges and Universities Events

December 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Two relatively new organizations are slated to get about one quarter of the $1.35 million in American Rescue Plan Act money to promote Historically Black Colleges and Universities events in 2022. The […]

Alabama residents least likely to survive lung cancer, reports says

December 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin Alabama had the lowest five-year survival rate for lung cancer out of 45 states included in a report released last month by the American Lung Association. The report also found lower survival […]

Street Renamed to Honor Fallen Tuscaloosa Police Officer Dornell Cousette

December 3, 2021 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press A stretch of a street in west Tuscaloosa now recognizes Investigator Dornell Cousette, a police officer killed in 2019 while trying to take a suspect into custody. Some Tuscaloosa Police officers […]

MONTGOMERY FACES $25,000 FINE FOR CHANGING JEFF DAVIS AVENUE TO FRED D. GRAY AVENUE

December 3, 2021 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Alabama’s capital city last month removed the Confederate president’s name from an avenue and renamed it after a lawyer known for his work during the civil rights movement. Now the state […]

Alabama parole rate far short of board’s own recommended guidelines

December 3, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The rate of paroles granted to state prison inmates by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles dropped to 15% during the last fiscal year, the third straight year of decline. The three-member […]