Archie Snowden

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — For nearly a century, the Salvation Army and its emergency housing services have been a part of the Huntsville community. In March, the emergency housing shelter abruptly closed, leaving dozens of people to find emergency resources elsewhere. Broadband project brings internet to 600 homes in Killingsworth Cove Two months ago, Major Joseph May, a Corps Officer, said they lost the person who was working as an emergency housing monitor because of illness.

1 week ago | whnt.com | Archie Snowden

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WHNT) — Archie F. Stewart lived a life of activism and courage. Stewart was known for pushing for civil rights at a time when black leadership was in great need. “He was great at being an educator, a teacher and a husband,” said his grandson Kareem Battle. “Also, going to school and learning his craft to come back and be a better person to make the community better.” Born in Jackson County, Stewart watched as a 13-year-old as the Scottsboro Boys trial gripped the nation.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Archie Snowden

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WHNT) — Archie F. Stewart lived a life of activism and courage. Stewart was known for pushing for civil rights at a time when black leadership was in great need. “He was great at being an educator, a teacher and a husband,” said his grandson Kareem Battle. “Also, going to school and learning his craft to come back and be a better person to make the community better.”Born in Jackson County, Stewart watched as a 13-year-old as the Scottsboro Boys trial gripped the nation.

2 weeks ago | whnt.com | Archie Snowden

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Food stamp benefits are the lifeline for thousands of families in the state of Alabama, but thieves are stealing that lifeline one account at a time. As many of us prepare to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend, thousands of others, like Deneise Allred, a working single mother, are trying to make ends meet. 📲Download the WHNT News 19 App to stay updated on the go. 📧Sign up for WHNT News 19 newsletters to have news sent to your inbox.

2 weeks ago | whnt.com | Archie Snowden

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Sara Montez Bradley fondly remembers the efforts of her mother Carrie Matthews as a champion of civil rights while trying to integrate black children into Decatur schools during the civil rights era of the 1960s.   “My mother attended the University of Alabama and took courses so that she and the other people of Decatur could start a licensed daycare center for little children of color,” Bradley recalled.