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Daily Home: Fire at Talladega apartment complex injures resident
According to Fire Chief Danny Warwick, the fire damaged one unit, while there was water damage to the one beneath and heat and smoke damage to the two next to the first. Still, firefighters were able to contain the blaze before it reached the other four units in the same building.
Gadsden Times: Some Republicans say changing immigration law won’t weaken it
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, on Wednesday said he would only consider legislative changes recommended by Attorney General Luther Strange.
Gadsden Times: Etowah County drug roundup results in 27 arrests; more pending
Agents with the drug unit, with assistance from the Joint Special Operations Group, U.S. Marshal Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Gadsden Police Department Special Projects Team spread out across Etowah County with 76 felony drug warrants for 51 people, said Rob Savage, commander of the drug unit.
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Birmingham News: Birmingham Water Works tries to assure customers it's not affect by Jefferson County bankruptcy
The water board has issued a news release to reassure its customers that "their water service is absolutely safe and sound." The board provides billing service for the county's sewer system and the pair often are linked in the minds of the public because of that service.
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Birmingham News: Alabama General Fund this year will get $58.5 million less than expected from a state trust fund
"We think it's still too early to declare proration. I know that's the question," state Finance Director Marquita Davis said.
Daily Home: Sylacauga superintendent concerned over enrollment drop
At the regular Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Superintendent Renee Riggins said six students were no longer attending. That included one who had been there for 11 years.
Tuscaloosa News: Football teams in Aliceville, Akron cope with deaths
High school coaches stress it all the time: A football team is a family.
Players eat together, play together and pray together. They experience the joy of winning and the disappointment of defeat as one. They are brothers in arms, growing up playing a game they love, sharing a bond that endures.
Tonight, the Aliceville Yellow Jackets and Akron Rams will take the field while still mourning the loss of a brother, a teammate and a friend. Akron running back Kion Taylor and Aliceville linebacker Tremaine Jackson died over the weekend from injuries sustained in two separate car accidents. Taylor died on Oct. 14 and Jackson on Oct. 15. They were seniors set to graduate this spring.
Gadsden Times: AEA seeking successors to retiring top executives
The AEA board established a search committee to find candidates to replace powerful AEA Executive Secretary Paul Hubbert and Associate Executive Secretary Joe Reed. Both last month announced their retirements.
Daily Home: 15-year-old in custody for allegedly starting Walmart fires
Pell City Police Cpl. Jonathan Herren, who is investigating the fires, said the Pell City youth will be tried as a juvenile.
Gadsden Times: Boaz student in ICU after attack at school
A Boaz High School student is in intensive care at Huntsville Hospital after she was assaulted Tuesday by another student at the school, according to Boaz Police Chief Terry Davis.
Officers were called to the high school to investigate the assault of the 16-year-old female student, who was struck in the head and face while in a restroom by at least one other 16-year-old girl, according to Davis.
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