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Around Here for March 10
She is the daughter of Steve and Deborah Richey.Amanda is a senior at Gadsden CIty High School where she’s a member of the National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta C...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Local students hear from author of ‘Crank’
Ellen Hopkins, the author of that book, spoke Tuesday at Gadsden City and Glencoe high schools and at the Gadsden Public Library.At Glencoe High School, Gadsden Public Library’s Tami Brooks and ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Man blamed in hotel fire missing
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Family members of an immigrant who is believed to have accidentally started a deadly fire at a Hoover motel say he has left the country.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Davis calls for statewide vote on electronic bingo
bingo in a statewide constitutional amendment, bingo should be “aggressively regulated and taxed” by a commission created by the Legislature.“This is a public policy question that I ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
City renews golf course management contract
The Gadsden City Council approved a three-year contract with the company managing operations at the city-owned Twin Bridges Golf Course. The council made its decision despite concern about nearly $2 m...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
East Gadsden Boys & Girls Club to reopen
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Alabama soon will be reopening its East Gadsden branch in a new location in the former Cory Middle School building.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'
President Barack Obama 's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."Responding to a
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Riley not giving up on dream to make planes in Alabama
Gov. Bob Riley said Tuesday that he will not give up on his dream of seeing Alabama workers building airplanes at a long-closed Air Force base in Mobile.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
House to work on budgets after spring break
After waiting until the 2010 session of the Legislature is almost two-thirds completed, the Alabama House is ready to begin work on General Fund and education budgets.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
17-year-old girl injured in crossfire
A 17-year-old girl apparently was caught in the crossfire Monday night and was shot in the leg. Police found the teen lying in the doorway of an apartment on Governors Drive with a gunshot wound to he...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Montgomery Motor Speedway prepares for 2010 opener
On Saturday, teams from Georgia and Clanton were testing at the Montgomery Motor Raceway premier 1/2-mile asphalt short track facility with new cars and trucks preparing for the March 20 opening event...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Trinity routs Brew Tech
Mark White went 3-for-5, driving in four runs with the help of a two-run homer and a two-run double as Trinity had a surprisingly easy time in a 16-2 rout of Brew Tech on Tuesday afternoon at Thompson...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Seasonal jobs listed on Prattville's Web site
The jobs in the leisure services department include lifeguard, concession worker/scorekeeper, pool manager, day camp director, day camp youth counselor and service maintenance worker.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
House votes to give additional funds to prisons, Medicaid
The Alabama House has passed a bill to appropriate more than $52 million to the Alabama Department of Corrections and more that $41 million to Medicaid for use in the current fiscal year.The bill was ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Prattville puts public safety calls on Web site
, Tuesday afternoon. To listen to the calls, click on the Departments tab, and then on police or fire, and then click on the scanner icon to hear the calls.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Lawmakers postpone vote on state song bill
Democratic Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow of Red Bay said Tuesday he will come back next year with his bill to change the state song after finding out what the public favors.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Police ask for help in identifying suspects
Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call the Montgomery Police Department at 241-2651 or the Secret Witness Line at 262-4000.-- Scott Johnson
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Maxwell worker's assistance in family's search earns recognition
Half a century after her brother's death, Cathy Garrett's search to find his resting place found her on the phone with Christine Bushby in the Mortuary Affairs office at Maxwell Air Force Base.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Program progress has been significant
When one considers the start time, comparative trends and program complexity, Alabama's stimulus weatherization program is already yielding significant benefits and results.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Tigers demonstrate skills for NFL scouts at Pro Day
It was Pro Day at Auburn as dozens of NFL scouts arrived on campus to poke and prod and measure and interact with the next wave of professional prospects. The day began with a most simple endeavor: Me...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Montgomery BOE votes to cut 612 jobs
More than 600 non-tenured Montgomery school positions were cut Tuesday by the Montgomery County Board of Education based on the district's current budget projections.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Mid-term elections crucial for country
Remember the mid-term elections this year are extremely important. We must rid ourselves of Obama's lemmings, which include Bobby Bright.Tony PrimaveraPrattville
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Trafficking bill deserves support
Human trafficking is a growing problem in the United States. The most recent government statistics (from 2004) indicate that an estimated 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the country every...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Museum to display late Montgomery man's seashell collection
Charles "Chuck" Mitchell kept the hobby to himself mostly, converting his paneled office into a giant display case. Even the closet door was changed to a glass front and glass shelves put in where clo...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Lawsuit alleges ASU condoned employee harassment
State Rep. John Knight, Alabama State University's second in command, says a lawsuit contending that three female university employees suffered repeated sexual and racial harassment that was condoned ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Domesticated animals depend on human help
Anyone who has children or animals has the responsibility of properly caring for them. Spaying and neutering pets is sensible. Talk to people who have had to shoot diseased, starving strays to end the...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
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Neglected cemeteries growing issue
There are solutions to the problems found at Lincoln Cemetery and similar cemeteries in Montgomery and around the state. But most of these solutions have a drawback that would make them difficult to i...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
REDC Auctioning Former Food World Building Commercial Notes in Gadsden and Gardendale, Alabama in Online Auction March 10
PRWEB ) March 10, 2010 -- Two former Food World building non-performing notes in Gadsden and Gardendale, AL will be auctioned online tomorrow by Real Estate Disposition, LLC (REDC) and Jones Lang LaSa...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Samson still recovering from tragedy
SAMSON, Ala. - Samson is the kind of place where, in the words of one local resident, “You have to ask someone who their granny is before you can go out with them.” Small. Close-knit. Int...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
State’s largest mass killing brings change
Geneva Police Chief Frankie Lindsey has a better understanding of how much good can come from something bad. The state’s largest mass killing on March 10, 2009, stretched across the Coffee and ...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Birmingham gas prices up for third week
BirminghamGasPrices.com . Local drivers paid an extra 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, bringing the local average to $2.74 per gallon, the report said.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Judge rejects Prichard, Ala. pension request
Judge William Shulman ruled on Tuesday that the pensions don't qualify as administrative obligations for the city. The judge also gave Prichard until May 19 to file a reorganization plan.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Florence, Ala. officer acquitted on theft charge
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) -- A Florence police officer has been acquitted on theft charges stemming from an accusation he kept money he found on the floor of a lounge.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Alabama's unemployment rises to 11.1 percent
The state Department of Industrial Relations announced the January rate Wednesday. It is up from December's revised rate of 10.9 percent.The last time Alabama recorded 11.1 percent unemployment was Ja...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Bonds raised to $1 million in Ala. murder case
JASPER, Ala. (AP) -- A judge has granted a motion to increase the bonds for two men charged with murder and robbery of a man whose dismembered body was found last week to $1 million.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Federal Court Rejects Casino's Attempt to Skirt the Law
MONTGOMERY - A Federal judge has struck down another attempt to restrict state law enforcement from investigating and prosecuting the use of illegal slot machines at a casino in Houston County. In Feb...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Percy Sledge among acts at Alabama music hall bash
Performers appearing at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame ceremony March 25 in Montgomery include hall members Percy Sledge and the Blind Boys of Alabama.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Federal judge denies renewed Country Crossing motion
A federal judge has again denied a motion for a temporary restraining order filed on behalf of Country Crossing. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson denied the motion without further comment Tuesday e...
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-10
Storm cancellations cost United Airlines $40M
CHICAGO -- United Airlines said last month's back-to-back winter storms along the East Coast cost it $40 million in revenue, trumping smaller weather-related revenue losses reported by other U.S. carriers.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
MetLife to pay $15.5B for AIG unit
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--American International Group Inc. said Monday that it will sell its American Life Insurance Co. division for $15.5 billion to MetLife Inc. The government-approved deal, AIG's second big asset sale in two weeks, will give the insurer more cash to repay the billions of bailout dollars it still owes the government.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
Montgomery chamber plans March 25 event
The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its March Business After Hours on March 25 at LogoBranders at 1161 Lagoon Business Loop.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
Mobile port moves up in tonnage rankings
The Port of Mobile ranked as the nation's ninth largest in terms of freight tonnage for 2008, the Alabama State Port Authority announced.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
FDIC to list tips on Web site
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will begin issuing consumer tips on its Web site for National Consumer Protection Week.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
Making loans to friends, family not without risks
As lending requirements stay relatively tight for most consumers, the choice of borrowing outside the banking system from family or friends can look like a good alternative. Most parents don't expect a good credit score to loan money to their kids.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
Unhappy customers: Complaints to BBB up 10 percent
NEW YORK -- Complaints to the Better Business Bureau were up nearly 10 percent last year, with the banking industry seeing the biggest jump in unhappy customers.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
Rising Sonata sales good for Hyundai workers
It wasn't long ago that workers at the Montgomery Hyundai plant were working three-day weeks. Now, they are straining to keep up with demand for the 2011 Sonata.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
Alabama leaders say loses as Northrop pulls out tanker bidding
WASHINGTON -- Alabama will not be part of a $35 billion-dollar deal to build Air Force refueling tankers -- a deal the state thought it had locked up in 2008 when Northrop Grumman Corp. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. were awarded the contract.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
Turn in used denim get discount at Gap
Amanda Fain pulled pair after pair of old blue jeans from a cardboard box and folded them to get ready for shipment to a recycling plant.
montgomeryadvertiser.com 2010-03-09
Birmingham gas prices up for third week
BirminghamGasPrices.com . Local drivers paid an extra 4.1 cents per gallon in the past week, bringing the local average to $2.74 per gallon, the report said.
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com 2010-03-09
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