Alabama State News

Bonds set for trio charged with making meth

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:49am
Boaz Police Chief said the three people were arrested about 4:30 p.m. in the store parking lot after his officers found starter fluid, aluminum foil, cold pills, plastic tubing, Drano and other items consistent with the making of meth in the pickup truck they were riding in. David Brewer http://connect.al.com/user/dbrewer/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Date set for Alabama high court to consider Jefferson County jobs tax refund

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:31am
The hearing has been set for April 7. Erin Stock -- The Birmingham News http://connect.al.com/user/enstock/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Alabama news links: St. Clair second grader killed in go-kart crash; ex-band director indicted on sex misconduct charges

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:20am
8 students arrested for fighting; body found in Sipsey River identified; Selma victims killed in fire identified; alcohol raid nets 37 arrests The Birmingham News http://connect.al.com/user/bamabnstaff/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Birmingham and Hoover leaders plan meeting to discuss U.S. 280

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:17am
Birmingham Mayor William Bell announced the meeting this morning at the City Council meeting. Joseph D. Bryant -- The Birmingham News http://connect.al.com/user/jdbryant/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

British leaders want all dogs to have microchips, owners to be insured

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:05am
Crackdown aimed at owners who use their dogs as weapons The Associated Press http://connect.al.com/user/bamaap/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Scottsboro Council set to discuss city's proposed zoning ordinance

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:19am
The Scottsboro City Council will discuss the proposed zoning ordinance at its March 22 work session and set a public hearing date at its regular meeting after the 6 p.m. work session. David Brewer http://connect.al.com/user/dbrewer/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Pro and anti-sales tax campaigns in Baldwin County get creative

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:15am
BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- From "Vote Yes" spelled out with red plastic cups in a schoolyard chain-link fence to Mardi Gras floats, YouTube videos and slick Web pages, campaigns supporting and opposing the proposed sales tax are using creative approaches to get to the public. Connie Baggett http://connect.al.com/user/cbaggett/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Scottsboro Council urges TVA board to finish Bellefonte

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:13am
The TVA Board of Directors is expected to decide on April 16 whether to finish one of Bellefonte's two units, build a new unit or take no action. David Brewer http://connect.al.com/user/dbrewer/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Atmore bar bust nets about 37 arrests, UA vote today, more Alabama news links

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:10am
ATMORE, Ala. -- About 37 people were arrested Sunday night when officials with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control board, Atmore police and Escambia County Sheriff's Office raided an Atmore bar. That news and a host of news links from across Alabama. Press-Register staff http://connect.al.com/user/bamaprstaff/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Jackson County prepares for repaving projects

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:03am
The Jackson County Public Works Department is preparing to repave more than 30 miles of roads this spring and summer, according to interim County Engineer Charity Manning. David Brewer http://connect.al.com/user/dbrewer/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Elderly man fed up with roommate killed him with shotgun, say prosecutors

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:01am
John Henry Edwards, a 76-year-old man who walked with a cane, had finally had enough of a roommate's behavior when he pulled a nearly 5-foot shotgun from a closet in their camper trailer, which was parked in a field in south Mobile County, prosecutors said Monday. Katherine Sayre http://connect.al.com/user/ksayre/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Alabama kicks off 'Year of Small Towns' campaign

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:53am
The campaign is meant to focus attention on the state's smaller cities. During the year, more than 200 towns will put on "Great Alabama Homecoming" events and unveil historic markers as part of the tourism effort. The Associated Press http://connect.al.com/user/bamaap/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Former Mississippi heart surgeon indicted on marijuana cultivation charge

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:45am
A Jackson County grand jury indicted David Bruce Allen on three drug-related charges last week, and his lawyer, Michael Crosby, said Monday that he could call for a speedy trial for the retired heart surgeon. Cherie Ward http://connect.al.com/user/Cherie%20Ward/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Judge says Troy King should handle bingo case; Bob Riley vows appeal

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:31am
"The governor lacks the authority to create his own prosecutor whenever a district attorney takes a legal position that is not to his liking," Judge Robert S. Vance wrote. "The attorney general is therefore directed to assume 'the direction and control' of the state's interests in these cases." George Altman http://connect.al.com/user/galtman/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Wreckage of Dr. Evan Zeiger's plane recovered from bottom of Gulf of Mexico

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:27am
The wreckage was recovered from about 50 foot deep water. Kent Faulk -- The Birmingham News http://connect.al.com/user/krfaulk/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Chief Justice John Roberts visits UA law students today

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:21am
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will speak to law students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa this afternoon. Aside from a lecture, he will also answer questions from students. The Associated Press http://connect.al.com/user/bamaap/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Alabama kicks off 'Year of Small Towns' campaign

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:20am
More than 200 participating The Associated Press http://connect.al.com/user/bamaap/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Publix recalls four seasoning mixes sold in its groceries

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:05am
Company says shoppers can return mixes for full refund The Associated Press http://connect.al.com/user/bamaap/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Athens residents to face water and sewer increase

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:02am
Athens residents will face a 30 percent increase in water and sewer rates over the next year and a half. Victoria Cumbow http://connect.al.com/user/vcumbow/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Noted catfish expert and executive Samuel I. Hinote dies

AL.com News - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:01am
Samuel I. Hinote of Montrose was noted for his vast knowledge of catfish and for many years held executive positions in the farm-raised catfish industry. Hinote, who was recognized for his industrial contributions to the state of Mississippi, died Saturday in Mobile at the age of 67. In 1997, a series of Press-Register stories chronicled Hinote's rise from humble roots to become a leading figure in the U.S. catfish industry Kim Lanier http://connect.al.com/user/klanier/index.html
Categories: Alabama State News

Connect With Us:

  TwitterFacebook

SRLC