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Analysis | Alabama’s prison crisis is a failure of command

September 8, 2026 Bouldin 0

Seven years after Alabama promised reform, DOJ evidence describes leaders who failed to measure danger, enforce policy or protect life. By Bill Britt hen Alabama locks a man inside a prison, it takes more than […]

Huntsville Teen Charged With Murder in Mini-Mart Shooting

September 8, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—A 17-year-old suspect has been charged with murder and first-degree assault following a shooting that killed one teenager and wounded another over Labor Day weekend. Huntsville police responded around 10:15 […]

Huntsville Theatre Teacher Arrested on Child-Solicitation Charge

September 8, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—A theatre teacher at the Academy for Academics & Arts Middle School has been placed on leave following his arrest on a charge of electronic solicitation of a child. The […]

Former Deputy Charged After Missing Decatur Teen Found Safe

September 8, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A missing 15-year-old Decatur girl has been found safe, while a former Tennessee sheriff’s deputy faces criminal charges connected to her disappearance. Decatur police reported that the teenager, who had been […]

Mobile Neurosurgeon Accused of Producing Child Sexual-Abuse Images

September 8, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MOBILE, Ala.—A prominent Mobile-area neurosurgeon faces 10 child-pornography charges involving images of real children and material allegedly generated through artificial intelligence. Authorities identified the defendant as Dr. Shawn Broxton Clark, 59. […]

Decatur Company Tracks Nearly 49% Growth as North Alabama Economy Expands

September 8, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS DECATUR, Ala. — A North Alabama home-improvement company is reporting rapid growth as consumer demand for remodeling continues to create opportunities in the region’s service economy. Express Bath is tracking approximately […]

Two Dead, One Wounded in Albertville Construction-Site Shootout

September 1, 2026 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — Two men were killed and a third seriously wounded after an early-morning confrontation at a home under construction escalated into an exchange of gunfire, according to the Albertville Police Department. […]

Biloxi Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Sexual Battery of 11-Year-Old Girl

September 1, 2026 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS GULFPORT, Miss. — A Biloxi man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually battering his 11-year-old stepdaughter. Decruis Tatum, 27, entered the guilty plea before Circuit Court […]

Cities that invest in themselves win

September 1, 2026 Bouldin 0

Montgomery’s Momentum 2040 proposal tests whether fiscal discipline, public projects and quality of life can reshape the city’s economic future. By Frank Robinson, Director of Economic Development for the City of Montgomery Before the transformation, […]

Chris England is trying to protect your tax dollars. You should join him in the fight

September 1, 2026 Bouldin 0

For years now, Chris England has fought the waste, fraud and abuse in Alabama’s Department of Corrections. Why is he fighting alone? By Josh Moon, The Alabama Reporter Why is Chris England the only lawmaker […]