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Former Tide DB Mark Barron reportedly cashes in on number swap
Mark Barron will reportedly give up his football number '24' for $50,000. That is the price that new Tampa Bay defensive back Darrelle Revis offered to pay if the former Alabama star agreed to swap jersey numbers, according to Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch.com. Barron wore number '24' in his rookie season with Tampa Bay. He will now be number '23'. The Bucs acquired ...
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Crime Stoppers June 18 Armed robberies at gas stations and fast food restaurant
ARMED ROBBERIES AT GAS STATIONS MAY 15: One suspect, whose picture is posted to the right of this story, is wanted for two robberies at gas stations May 15. The first one happened shortly before 5 am at the Texaco on the 2400 block of Old Springville Road in Clay, and the second robbery occurred at Mike's Quick Stop on the 2200 block of Center Point Rd. In both robberies, the suspect ...
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US 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied
MCCORMICK, S.C. - Construction on the U.S. 378 bridge linking McCormick with Lincolnton, Ga., is on hold while officials study cracks along the foundation of the structure at the bottom of Lake Thurmond.Part of the foundation lies beneath 80 feet of water, and anchors support columns that rise above the water. Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman David Spear told the Index-Journal of ...
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Train derailment in Talladega blocking entrancesexits to 2 neighborhoods
A train derailment in Talladega has blocked the entrances and exits to two neighborhoods south of the city. According to Talladega police, four to five rail cars derailed shortly after 3 ...
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Daytona prepares for $400 million renovation
Daytona International Speedway will undergo a $400 million renovation project with the intent of modernizing the race track and redeveloping the front stretch. One of the major changes will be the tracks fan capacity. Daytona will be reduced by almost 50 thousand seats. Every seat in the front grandstands will be replaced with wider, more comfortable seats. The project has plans for ...
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NASCARs Mike Harmon turns himself in on criminal charges
NASCAR driver Mike Harmon has turned himself in to authorities and will face charges of breaking and entering and larceny in North Carolina. The nationwide series competitor was born in Birmingport, AL. Authorities in Rowan County (NC) suspect that Harmon and his business partner stole at least seven vehicles from NASCAR truck racer Jennifer Jo Cobb last year. Harmon is a former team manager ...
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Alabama Auburn womens hoops programs appear to be on the rise
Alabama's new head women's basketball coach Kristy Curry (left) and Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy (right). (Photos courtesy of Alabama and Auburn ...
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Ga. man spared prison sentence in fraud scheme
http://bit.ly/11Jygx8 ) 23-year-old Raymond Spellen pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in March and appeared Tuesday in federal court. Spellen's brother has admitted to running a multi-state scheme that used stolen credit card information to buy electronics that were then resold on ...
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Greenwood hosting tourism conference
GREENWOOD, Miss. - Greenwood will host the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama Rural Tourism Conference.The conference focuses on assisting smaller communities in bolstering tourism. The 2014 conference is scheduled for Oct. 20-22."Not only will we get to show off Greenwood to tourism professionals from across the two states, the conference will bring in between 125 to 150 attendees and will have a ...
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Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...
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Braves Gattis lands on DL with strained oblique
Atlanta Braves rookie Evan Gattis landed on the disabled list with a strained oblique. The injury occurred in the 7th inning of Monday's win over the New York Mets. Gattis struck out looking. Brian McCann was on deck to pinch hit for Gattis in the 9th when Freddie Freeman delivered a two-run walk off home run. Gattis is second on the team in home runs (14) and RBIs (37). Atlanta ...
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Revenue Department clarifies tax credit rules
The Alabama Department of Public Safety has issued a missing child alert for a 2-month-old baby. Investigators say De'Anthony Dejuan Kelly was taken by Dor'Sayde Gathright early Monday Morning. ...
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Birmingham superintendent defends school performance after state...
Birmingham City Schools Superintendent Craig Witherspoon reacts to 10 city schools being placed on the Alabama Accountability Act failing schools list by the Alabama Department of ...
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Alabamas new tax credits limited to transfers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's Department of Revenue says the state's new private school tax credits don't apply to students who are already in private schools, even though they are zoned for a failing public ...
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Missing child alert issued for Birmingham baby
The Alabama Department of Public Safety issued a Missing Child Media Alert after a 2-month-old baby was allegedly taken by a 14-year-old girl early Monday ...
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Governor Bentley to reinstate merit raises for state employees
STATEWIDE - Many Alabama state employees are going to get their first raises in five years. Governor Robert Bentley says he plans to reinstate merit raises starting January 1st. State employees got their last merit raises and cost of living raises in 2008. There have been none since then because the recession affected state tax collections. Governor Bentley signed a letter saying state ...
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Ala. Rep. Chad Fincher running for US House
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Republican state Rep. Chad Fincher of Semmes has joined the crowded field to replace U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner in Alabama's 1st District congressional race. The two-term legislator kicked off his campaign Monday. The 39-year-old Fincher owns a real estate agency. He says he decided to run in part because of his struggles and frustrations as a small-business owner. Fincher ...
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Attalla Man Charged With False Identity
ETOWAH COUNTY - AL - An Attalla man has been arrested and charged with giving false identification to law enforcement officers. According to Sheriff Todd Entrekin, 38-year-old Allen Lee Deal was arrested after giving a sheriff's office investigator a false identification when they stopped the vehicle he was riding in last Friday. Deputies stopped the vehicle after they noticed an ...
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Schools failing under Alabama Accountability Act
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Here are the 78 Alabama schools classified as failing by the Alabama Department of Education under the Alabama Accountability ...
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APNewsbreak Ala. governor reinstating merit
Gov. Robert Bentley says he plans to reinstate merit raises starting Jan. 1. State employees got their last merit raises and cost-of-living raises in late 2008. There have been none since then because the recession affected state tax ...
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Former school in Sardis to be sold at auction
http://bit.ly/17j4054 ) that the Dallas County School Board on Monday approved a plan to hold a public auction for Shiloh Elementary School in ...
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Crews cleaning up after storms in north Alabama
Utilities workers from Huntsville were clearing streets Tuesday after overnight storms left damage in the Gurley area.In Athens, officials say more than 2,000 electric customers lost power because of storms with high winds on Monday.Forecasters say more rain is possible, and storms could be strong in central and south ...
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Langford and Bell may have saved Birmingham
I honestly can't remember seeing a picture of Birmingham in the National Press in the past 50 years that didn't include pictures of dogs and fire ...
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Wrong birth date engraved on Koch’s tombstone discovered months after death
New York - Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral. He didn't plan for this error. Months after his death, it has been discovered that his tombstone has the wrong birth date. A television station out of New York is reporting that the headstone lists his birth year as 1942 instead of 1924. Tommy Flynn, the engraver, says it was "an inadvertent ...
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School volunteers to be checked for sex offenders
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education is set to vote on a new school guest and volunteer policy that would require visitors at Tuscaloosa City Schools to undergo a sex offender registry ...
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Redevelopment of Fair Park at the heart of the budget mess
The city council of Birmingham is facing the difficult task of trying to redevelop a badly run-down part of the city with money that is short, and transforming the local economy to a cleaner one at a time of great recession, yet this must be done if we are to plan for the future.
Birmingham is a city that grew up as a manufacturing hub in the American south. The city was hit badly by the Great Depression, and it wasn’t until after the Second World War that things started to look up. The current situation in Birmingham is no different, although the local economy has diversified considerably since back then, it is still heavily reliant on manufacturing activities. Read more
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