
James Cullum
Writer, Reporter and Photographer at Freelance
Multimedia Reporter at Local News Now
Articles
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5 days ago |
medium.com | James Cullum
What if the real test of our age is not whether machines can think, but whether we can learn to work with them as we do with our most trusted colleagues? The world is awash with talk of artificial intelligence. Yet, for all the noise, the true story of human–AI collaboration is not one of rivalry, but of partnership. The question is not whether AI will replace us, but whether we can build teams where human intuition and machine precision amplify each other’s strengths.
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5 days ago |
alxnow.com | James Cullum
An Alexandria Police Department officer has been awarded full compensatory damages in his a racial discrimination lawsuit against the city. Delton Goodrum and his family erupted in tears of joy after the verdict was read.
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5 days ago |
alxnow.com | James Cullum
Welcome to Friday! Here’s a look back at our most-read stories of the week. Our top story this week is on Episcopal High School being named a training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. To accommodate an international soccer team with a home-away-from-home atmosphere, the private school is askingthe city for permission to install field lighting with 47 light poles between 40-to-100-feet-tall.
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6 days ago |
alxnow.com | James Cullum
Teaching kids is challenging, and on Thursday (May 8) Alexandria City Public Schools named two of its best the principal and teacher of the year. School Board Chair Michelle Rief and Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt presented the awards to Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School Principal Suzanne M. Hess and James K. Polk Elementary School third-grade teacher Sharon Phox. Rief said that Hess excels at creating a welcome environment for her students.
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6 days ago |
alxnow.com | James Cullum
What started as a simple policy change has erupted in a full-blown fight over the First Amendment in Alexandria City Public Schools. Facing backlash from city leaders, the Alexandria School Board officially went back to the drawing board Thursday night (May 8), by announcing that its intended policy changes on the oversight of Alexandria City High School’s student publications have been put on hold.
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