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Alabama state health officer: “Some hospitals are already nearing capacity ”

March 25, 2020 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: The Associated Press Alabama Department of Public Health officer Dr. Scott Harris, at a press conference Monday, again urged Alabamians to take the COVID-19 pandemic seriously and abide by social-distancing restrictions the state has […]

REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS ENGLAND ELECTED CHAIR OF THE ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY

November 6, 2019 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY Rep. Chris England MONTGOMERY – In a historic meeting, Representative Chris England was elected to the position of Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party by a majority of the State Democratic […]

16th Street Baptist Church Added to List of Protected Sites

November 2, 2019 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: NNPA Newswire The National Park Service (NPS) has added the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church to its network of protected sites and programs. The historic church in downtown Birmingham was added to the African American […]

Alabama Law Orders ‘Chemical Castration’ of Some Child Molesters

June 26, 2019 sonadmin 0

In a Feb. 12, 2014 file photo, Rep. Steve Hurst, R-Munford, watches discussion on the house floor in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. (KIM CHANDLIER, AP) – – Some Alabama sex offenders who abuse […]

Shelby: Huntsville Awarded $8 Million for Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements

June 19, 2019 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: Office of Sen. Richard Shelby Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) granted the City of Huntsville a total of […]

The University of Alabama rejects $26M gift after abortion flap

June 12, 2019 sonadmin 0

by Associated Press University of Alabama employees remove the name of Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. off the School of Law sign in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday, June 7, 2019. The University of Alabama board of trustees […]

What Happens Next With The Last Slave Ship?

June 5, 2019 sonadmin 0

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Dives into murky water, painstaking examinations of relics and technical data and rigorous peer review led historians and archaeologists to confirm last week that wreckage found […]

Sen. Vivian Davis Figures plans to chair Alabama Democratic Party

May 1, 2019 sonadmin 0

by Kirsten J. Barnes Mobile, Ala. – – Proven leadership, an ability to unite people, and the tenacity to rebuild Alabama’s Democratic Party are some of the reasons Senator Vivian Davis Figures announced her plans […]

US Finds ‘Severe’ Problems In Alabama Prisons

April 10, 2019 sonadmin 0

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Justice Department issued a scathing report on Alabama’s prisons on Wednesday, saying the state is violating the Constitution by failing to protect inmates from violence and sexual abuse and by […]

In Bicentennial Celebration, Alabama to Highlight Diversity, Slavery, and Civil Rights Progress Alongside Confederate Heritage

April 3, 2019 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: Associated Press In this Feb. 28, 2019, photo a worker adjusts a banner celebrating Alabama’s bicentennial outside the Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama is the latest state trying to balance […]