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More cotton to be planted by AnnistonStar
Apr 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Florence Times-Daily reports that Alabama farmers plan to increase the amount of cotton they plant this year. Alabama farmers are expected to plant more than 350,000 acres of cotton this year, an increase of more than 100,000 acres from 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Agricul...
AEA fund may be helping run ads attacking Byrne by AnnistonStar
Apr 20, 2010 |  5 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the Alabama Education Association gave $500,000 that has likely been used to fund ads attacking Bradley Byrne. The ads refer to Byrne as a liberal trial lawyer and are paid for by True Republican PAC of Linden. True Republican PAC, according to a rev...
Arab man indicted for wearing war medals he didn't earn by AnnistonStar
Apr 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Huntsville Times reports that a man from Arab, Alabama was indicted for wearing war metals that he didn't earn. His motivation apparently was to impress a woman. Douglas Lee Weaver, 35, is accused of unlawfully wearing a Silver Star, a Combat Infantry Badge and a Distinguished Service C...
Andalusia students stuck in Spain because of volcano by AnnistonStar
Apr 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Andaulisa Star-News reports on a group from Andalusia that is stuck in Barcelona until the European flight issues are resloved. Andalusia High School English and French teacher Dawn Thompson took a group of nine students and seven adults to Paris, Provence and Barcelona for spring br...
No ruling yet in 'double-dipping' case by AnnistonStar
Apr 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Things still don't seem to be progressing in the battle of how two-year college system employees account for their time in Montgomery if they are in the legislature according to a Gadsden Times report . The judge in the two-year college system double-dipping lawsuit got the case more than t...
IRS to notify small businesses of health care tax credit by AnnistonStar
Apr 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Huntsville Times reports that small business should expect information on the small business health care tax credit from the IRS soon. The IRS this week began mailing postcards to more than 4 million small businesses and tax-exempt organizations, including more than 56,000 in Alabama. ...
Husband shot wife before killing self by AnnistonStar
Apr 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Dothan Eagle reports on a sad story out of Ozark. Plans to start a different life in a different city ended tragically on Sunday for a husband who authorities said attempted to kill his wife before turning a .22-caliber rifle on himself. Sherrea English Powell, 36, was in stable con...
Covered "nude" protest planned for Birmingham by AnnistonStar
Apr 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Birmingham News reports that PETA will hold an interesting protest in Birmingham on Tuesday. An announcement from the group today says the "Nude PETA beauties" will shower on the sidewalk to voice their claims that the meat industry wastes water and produces greenhouse gases. The event...
Artur Davis calls for end to food taxes by AnnistonStar
Apr 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Birmingham News reports on Artur Davis' campaign stop in Hoover this morning. Alabama Democratic gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Artur Davis started the week this morning at the Piggly Wiggly in Homewood touting his support for removing the state sales tax on food.  Calling it ...
Maplesville to take 25% of fines by AnnistonStar
Apr 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Clanton Advertiser reports that Maplesville has an amnesty program for more than 700 fines that are owed. If the individuals will come in and pay 25 percent of what they owe, the town will recall the warrant and set them up with a payment plan to help clean their record. The program wi...

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