A restored World War II B-17 bomber will take to the skies over Birmingham this weekend and will be in Atlanta on May 17 and 18. The Liberty Belle is owned by the Liberty Foundation, a nonprofit which seeks to honor veterans and provide education on World War II and aviation history.
A line of severe storms swept across the Southeast on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses in at least three states. No injuries were reported. In Anniston, the storms produced little more than rain, and not much of that.
ROANOKE — Roanoke Mayor Henry 'Spec' Bonner will step down as mayor, pay restitution to the city and serve two years of probation based on what his attorney called a 'best interest agreement' between Bonner and the Attorney Generals office.
A former member of the Saks High School athletics booster club is the subject of an investigation as to whether he mishandled club money. Calhoun County Sheriff Larry Amerson and Chief Deputy Matt Wade said the sheriff's office started investigating a former member of the Saks Quarterback Club several months ago after someone at the high school contacted them.
The Calhoun County Board of Education hired two new principals at its regular meeting Thursday. The board made Todd Chandler the principal at White Plains High School and Wendy England principal of White Plains Middle School, which is currently under construction.
Jacksonville State University President Bill Meehan contacted The Star Thursday to say he is no longer being considered for the presidents job at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.
JACKSONVILLE — The 800-megahertz radio system used by Calhoun County emergency responders to communicate and alert residents of potential chemical weapons incidents was off line for 30 minutes Thursday morning.
The Oxford Board of Education discussed plans Thursday to build a new cafeteria at DeArmanville Elementary by borrowing against some of its future Public School Fund money.
A task force soon will start analyzing use of Calhoun County-owned vehicles to try to find a way to save money on fuel. The County Commission approved the formation of the group Thursday, but has not yet selected its members.
Quad Cities Volunteer Fire Department is holding its 19th annual fundraiser Saturday from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Choccolocco.
George Smith's column for Friday, May 9, 2008.
MONTGOMERY — Rep. Barbara Boyd and the Alabama Womens Resource Network held a breakfast Thursday in remembrance of the incarcerated women in the state who wont get to spend this Mothers Day with their children or their own mothers.
MONTGOMERY — With nearly every bill being read word-for-word, Calhoun County was able to squeeze just one of its six local House-passed bills out of the Senate during the second-to-last meeting day of the session.
MONTGOMERY — An effort to attract the film and television production industry to Alabama is dead, at least for the 2008 regular session.
MONTGOMERY — The State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to strengthen requirements for Alabama high school diplomas, but also passed an emergency amendment to potentially allow hundreds of lower-scoring seniors to graduate this year.
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature is ready to raise the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must purchase.
MONTGOMERY — A summary of action in the Alabama Legislature on Thursday, the 29th meeting day of the regular session.
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday approved an ambitious plan to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them trade exotic loans with rapidly rising monthly payments for more affordable mortgages backed by the federal government.
WASHINGTON — How will the Democratic nomination battle end? At a time when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton faces ever longer odds in her quest to deny Sen. Barack Obama the nomination, that question has become increasingly important to the candidates and the party.
CRAWFORD, Texas — President Bush stuck out his right elbow Thursday, jokingly demonstrating how he'll escort his daughter down the aisle at her wedding this weekend.
WASHINGTON — As House Democratic leaders wrestle with rescuing the housing market and passing a massive farm bill this week, they are also taking on another challenge: targeting Sen. John McCain.
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's military regime allowed in the first major international aid shipment Thursday, but it snubbed a U.S. offer to help cyclone victims struggling to recover from a tragedy of unimaginable scale.
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