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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO BRING 510 NEW JOBS TO HUNTSVILLE AREA

October 16, 2020 Bouldin 0

SOURCE: Made in Alabama HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber today announced that new economic development projects will bring 510 new jobs and more than $71 million in investment to the community. This eight […]

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 […]

DRAKE STATE PARTNERS WITH HHA TO EXPAND LEARNING ACCESSIBILITY

October 2, 2020 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE Drake State Community & Technical College has recently partnered with the Huntsville Housing Authority for the grand opening of an adult education learning center in the Northwoods public housing community. HHA generously offered […]

WHITE MINISTER WHO SUPPORTED MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT DIES

September 25, 2020 Bouldin 0

Alabama Daily The August 23 police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Kenosha, WI, triggered yet another round of community protests and national news coverage of a Black man. A series of multiple gunshots […]

“PRIME TIME” COMING TO JACKSON STATE

September 25, 2020 Bouldin 0

LUT WILLIAMS, BCSP Editor NFL Hall of Famer “Prime Time” Deion Sanders has been on ABC’s Good Morning America many times, but never as a black college head coach. But that’s exactly where he was Tuesday […]

BLACK HOUSEHOLDS EARNED 61 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF WHITE MEDIAN INCOMES

September 18, 2020 Bouldin 0

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire Columnist The August 23 police shooting of an u n a r m e d Black man in Kenosha, WI, triggered yet another round of community protests and national news […]

Madison County clerk’s office won’t be open for in-person absentee voting until 12 days after voting starts

September 11, 2020 Bouldin 0

Alabama Reporter With only one day left until absentee voting begins in Alabama, the Madison County circuit clerk’s office said in an answering machine message that the office won’t be staffed for receiving hand delivery […]

No Excuses To Vote Huntsville!

September 10, 2020 Bouldin 0

Absentee Ballots andthe US Postal Service By Sandra F. Beckard, Speakin’ Out News staff writer Huntsville, AL – Having always voted in-person in every election, (National, State and Local), this year of COVID-19 gave me […]

GENERAL ELECTION IN BATTLEGROUNDS, ABSENTEE BALLOT REJECTIONS COULD TRIPLE

September 9, 2020 Bouldin 0

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Thousands of absentee ballots get rejected in every presidential election. This year, that problem could be much worse and potentially pivotal in hotly contested battleground states. With the coronavirus creating […]

Exclusive Interview with Madison County Probate Judge Frank Barger – – HISTORIC GENERAL ELECTION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

September 4, 2020 Bouldin 0

Story and photo by Phyllis Jones, Speakin’ Out News Senior Staff Writer Pandemic. Mandatory masks. Social distancing. Economic challenges. Social injustices at an all-time high. All of these factors are enough to make ones stress […]