SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS å≈struggle and the highest reaches of political power — the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who died on February 17, 2026, at age 84 surrounded by family at his home in Chicago. […]
Republicans keep figuring out ways to suppress votes and kill elections, in a never-ending effort to hold power. By Josh Moon The Alabama Republican Party will tell you what you want. And you’ll like it. […]
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Spring is set to arrive a little early in Athens as local businesses prepare to welcome shoppers for the annual Boutique Crawl on March 7 and March 14 in the historic downtown district. The […]
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The search for a missing Enterprise toddler has taken a troubling turn as police confirm the child’s mother is being detained for questioning. Genises Nova Reid — also spelled Genesis by authorities […]
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS An Army sergeant major living in Enterprise, Alabama, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after admitting to secretly recording female family members and houseguests inside his home. Sgt. […]
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS What began as a festive Mardi Gras weekend in downtown Mobile ended in violence Sunday night, as two separate shootings left seven people wounded and one alleged robbery suspect dead, city officials […]
by Guest Columnist, Sandra Beckard This is an opinion column. “Alternative Facts” was first thrust into the national lexicon on January 22, 2017, when U.S. Counselor to the President, Kellyanne Conway, used the phrase to […]
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Yes, it was racist. Period. Hard stop. What the President posted on social media was racist. Anyone who argues otherwise — see: your MAGA friend (we’ve […]
By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A former detective with the Trussville Police Department has been indicted on child sex abuse charges and booked into the Jefferson County Jail. Anthony Wayne Martin, 42, was taken into custody […]
By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of another man at Railroad Park, bringing a measure of closure to a case that shocked the community. D’Quan Arnes Wilson, […]
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