Huntsville’s Biggest Stories This Week | SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS — September 9, 2026 (Vol. 46 | No. 44)
Welcome to Speakin’ Out News—Huntsville and North Alabama’s trusted source for multicultural news and community stories since 1980. This week, Wednesday, September 9, 2026 edition: Visit, click, and subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/0-kZgdQ8LlcHuntsville’s Flock cameras fight crime—but who is watching the watchers?Prostate cancer’s deadly impact on Black Alabama menDistrict 3 Runoff Set as Huntsville Certifies Municipal Election ResultsAlabama’s legal diversity at a crossroadsNew
This Week in Speakin’ Out News: Your Vote, Your Voice | September 2, 2026 (Vol. 46, No 43)
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS RELEASES SEPTEMBER 2 EDITION FEATURING ALABAMA’S 2026 ELECTION Latest issue also highlights Huntsville business development, Alabama A&M University, health research, religion, HBCU football and public safety HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Speakin’ Out News has released its September 2, 2026 edition—Volume 46, Number 43—featuring stories that inform, protect and strengthen communities throughout Huntsville, North Alabama and beyond. This week’s front-page feature examines Alabama’s 2026 election
Top Firm Mauldin & Jenkins Appoints Eight Professionals to Partner
ATLANTA - Mauldin & Jenkins, a leading provider of assurance, tax and advisory services nationwide, is pleased to announce the appointment of eight professionals to Partner, effective September 1, 2026. "Each of these professionals has made a clear and lasting impact on Mauldin & Jenkins," said Managing Partner Hanson Borders. "They have built trusted relationships, supported the development of their colleagues and approached their work with professionalism and integrity. Their appointment reflects both
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Ranks Sixth Among Top-Performing Banks with between $10 Billion to $50 Billion in Assets
ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS), is pleased to announce they have ranked sixth in the top-performing United States banks with between $10 billion to $50 billion in assets, according to American Banker's annual list. The banks are ranked by the consulting firm Capital Performance Group based on their three-year average return on average equity, or ROAE, using data from year-end 2025. Previously, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. was ranked fifth based on year-end 2024
13 Bradley Attorneys in Huntsville Recognized in 2027 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Aug. 21, 2026) – Bradley is pleased to announce that 414 of the firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2027 Best Lawyers lists. This includes 319 attorneys recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 95 attorneys listed in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. In addition, 24 Bradley attorneys received 2027 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” awards in 25 practice areas. The “Lawyer of the Year” accolade is given to one attorney in each
Calhoun Celebrates Launch of Aviation Maintenance Program and FAA Certification
Calhoun Community College officially opened its new Aviation Maintenance Technology hangar Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with a ribbon cutting ceremony, marking a significant milestone in the college’s expansion of aviation education and the region’s workforce development efforts. The ceremony also included a formal certification presentation from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officially recognizing Calhoun’s new Aviation Maintenance Technology program as an FAA-certified training facility. The
Sentar Selected for $278M NIWC Pacific Multiple-Award IDIQ Contract
Huntsville, AL – Sentar, Inc. (Sentar), a leading provider of advanced cybersecurity and intelligence solutions, today announced it has been awarded a position on a $278 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), multiple-award contract supporting Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific. Through the contract, Sentar can compete for task orders supporting operational exercise design and construction, operations and requirements analysis, concept formulation and development,
Bradley Adds Intellectual Property Attorney Matthew J. Parker to Huntsville Office
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 3, 2026) – Bradley has added Matthew J. Parker as counsel in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Huntsville office, expanding the firm’s intellectual property and technology capabilities in one of the Southeast’s fastest-growing cities. “Matt has extensive experience advising clients on complex transactions involving intellectual property and technology, and his arrival will significantly strengthen our IP team while also meeting growing client demand in
BAILOR Named Founding “Mission Accelerator” Partner of Freedom Fighter’s Great Loop Record-Breaking Attempt
Huntsville growth strategy firm backs Veterans Against Suicide’s 6,000-mile awareness mission on an incredibly short timeline, and calls on other businesses and individuals to join the challenge HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 10, 2026 — Veterans Against Suicide Inc. and BAILOR today announced that the Huntsville-based growth strategy firm has been named the founding “Mission Accelerator” sponsor of the Freedom Fighter mission, a 6,000-mile endurance record attempt around America’s Great Loop designed to bring
Unanet and CohnReznick Release 10th Annual GAUGE Report, Revealing What Sets Winning Government Contractors Apart
Unanet, the leader in AI-first ERP and growth software for the government contracting (GovCon) industry, together with CohnReznick LLP, today released the 10th annual GAUGE Report, In It To Win It: Outthink, Outbid, Outlast. Widely recognized as the most comprehensive survey of its kind, the GAUGE arrives at a pivotal moment for the federal contracting community and delivers a clear message: the gap between AI-ready firms and the rest of the industry is widening quickly. Against a backdrop of federal
