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[ October 6, 2026 ] Drake State Celebrates Grand Opening of Blue Eagle Market, a Food pantry made possible through support from Alfred Street Baptist Church’s Tithe the Tithe initiative Culture
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[ October 6, 2026 ] Union Hill Honors Pastor Johnathan D. Pickett’s First Anniversary Religion
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[ October 6, 2026 ] Halle Berry Denies Abuse Allegations as Ex-Husband Seeks Sole Custody Crime

Six statewide constitutional amendments on Nov. 3 ballot

October 16, 2020 Bouldin 0

By Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News The presidential election and U.S. Senate contest might be the big draws for voters, but there are also six statewide constitutional amendments on the ballot Nov. 3. Several of […]

SIX STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON NOV. 3 BALLOT

October 16, 2020 Bouldin 0

ASSOCIATED PRESS The presidential election and U.S. Senate contest might be the big draws for voters, but there are also six statewide constitutional amendments on the ballot Nov. 3. Several of the proposed changes to […]

Drake State earns Quality Matters Certification

October 9, 2020 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE Drake State is the first school in the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) to have an ACCS-sponsored online course certified by Quality Matters (QM). Quality Matters is a nationally accredited program with established […]

ALABAMA GOVERNOR APOLOGIZES TO SURVIVOR OF 1963 KKK CHURCH BOMBING THAT KILLED FOUR BLACK GIRLS

October 9, 2020 Bouldin 0

Governor Kay Ivey sincerely apologizes in a letter, but doesn’t give compensation to woman who was blinded in one eye in a 1963 KKK church bombing that killed four black girls By ASSOCIATED PRESS and […]

ALA. DOCTORS, HOSPITALS ASK IVEY TO EXTEND MASK ORDER

October 2, 2020 Bouldin 0

The Associated Press Gov. Kay Ivey should extend the statewide rule requiring face masks in public, which health officials credit with stemming the spread of COVID-19 in the state, the head of the Alabama Hospital […]

Former state senator pleads guilty to campaign charge

September 25, 2020 Bouldin 0

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former state senator on Monday pleaded guilty to misdemeanor campaign finance charges. Former State Sen. David Burkette, 63, pleaded guilty to violating the Fair Campaign Practices Act during his run […]

Ala. adds 583 new COVID cases, hospitalizations tick upwards

September 25, 2020 Bouldin 0

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) – – Alabama added just over 580 coronavirus cases since yesterday. The Alabama Department of Public Health’s Sept. 22 10 a.m. numbers show the state has had 131,988 confirmed COVID cases since March […]

Tuskegee University receives $100,000 gift to advance young Black architects

September 18, 2020 Bouldin 0

The charitable arm of Atlanta-founded architecture firm Cooper Carry has bestowed the Department of Architecture within the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture & Construction Science at Tuskegee University with a $100,000 gift to help […]

Mrs. Patricia D. Ford served as Chair and Mr. Tony Smith served as Co-Chair of the Alabama African American Heritage Committee

September 9, 2020 Bouldin 0

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Alabama African American Heritage Committee’s contribution to the commemoration of the state of Alabama’s 200th birthday is a coffee table book entitled “The Future Emerges from the Past: Celebrating 200 Years […]

Alabama University reports over 500 Covid-19 cases less than a week after classes started

August 28, 2020 Bouldin 0

The Associated Press / Speakin’ Out News Network Six days after classes began, the University of Alabama has experienced an “unacceptable rise” in coronavirus cases, the university’s president said. The University of Alabama’s main campus […]