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2 Gulf rig explosion victims treated at Mobile trauma center by AnnistonStar
Apr 21, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
An explosion on an offshore oilrig off the coast of Louisiana has left seven workers badly injured and 11 missing. An Associated Press story on the disaster mentions that two of the injured workers have been transported to Mobile trauma center for care. Seven workers were reported criticall...
Par for the course: Gulf Shores council considers tax breaks for synthetic golf surface maker by AnnistonStar
Apr 21, 2010 |  1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A maker of synthetic golf surface materials could receive more than 22,000 in municipal tax credits. Ryan Dezember writes that the Gulf Shores company, dubbed TurfHound, could use this money to automate manufacturing processes. The abatement of municipal property, sales and use levies on the...
Aubie in space? Auburn to open research center in Huntsville by AnnistonStar
Apr 21, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Budd McLaughlin of The Huntsville Times reports that Auburn will create a research center in Huntsville that will team up with federal agencies to further progress in national and homeland security. The center would also be used for space exploration purposes, a rather bold move during a t...
Alabama Idol: Bo Bice to accompany grandfather on World War II Memorial trip by AnnistonStar
Apr 21, 2010 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Patricia C. McCarter of The Huntsville Times reports of the Honor Flight system that has helped more than 1,000 World War II veterans see the war memorials in Washington. A very special guest will help send Saturday's flight off in style. A special guest will be present at the Huntsville ai...
Dothan school employee and husband charged with marijuana possession by AnnistonStar
Apr 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Dothan Eagle reports that a P.E. teacher’s aide and her husband have been charged with felony marijuana possession. The school employee has resigned. A teacher’s aide at Carver Magnet School turned in her resignation on Monday, three days after Houston County Sheriff’s deputies...
Florala man charged with kidnapping his family by AnnistonStar
Apr 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Andalusia Star-News reports that a Robert Gene Yingst allegedly kidnapped and held his wife and three children at gunpoint. Chief Sonny Bedsole said law enforcement was dispatched to the home of Robert Gene Yingst after his wife alleged that on Thursday, Yingst held the family against ...
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...

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