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May 19, 2013 | 
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A giant green triceratops will be encouraging kids to read this summer. It must be the world's most literate triceratops.
Final exam: On last day of session, school tax credit act still hotly debated
May 19, 2013 |
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‘Most successful session': Anniston’s Marsh sees 2013 in ‘win’ column
May 19, 2013 |
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Disappointed: Democrat Barbara Boyd looks back on state legislative session
May 19, 2013 |
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May 18, 2013 |
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The National Weather Service Office has issued a flash flood warning for Talladega and southwestern Calhoun counties this morning, after heavy rains soaked the region overnight.
May 18, 2013 |
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“We don’t want this to be a Sheriff’s Office law enforcement memorial, we want it countywide, where everyone can come together and honor those who’ve made the sacrifice,” Chief Deputy Matthew Wade said.
May 18, 2013 |
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Amanda Griffith brought Daisy as an exhibit of the Alabama Dairy Farmers Mobile Dairy Classroom. The "classroom" program, which originates from the Southwest Dairy Farmers trade group based in Texas, visits 120 schools in the state of Alabama each school year.
May 18, 2013 |
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Work began in 2011 on the $10.4 million renovation and addition at the former city hall in downtown oxford. It was completed just in time to welcome the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, led by resident conductor Christopher Confessore. It was a special night for former Councilwoman Norma Martin, too.
May 17, 2013 |
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The restaurant, Father and Son Grill, is expected to open May 24 in the building where the Rusty Spur Sports Bar previously resided. It is currently unable to get a liquor license because it sits in a general business district which doesn’t allow alcohol sales.
May 17, 2013 |
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"Like last month, the positives continued to increase for Alabama counties," said Tom Surtees, commissioner for the Alabama Department of Labor in a press release Friday.
May 17, 2013 |
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Kevin Welch, whose daughter Kanmiyah attends Cobb, said the move could be a positive step. But at the same time, he added, it could negatively affect students who are dispersed among other elementary schools. “They might be split up with their friends,” he said.
May 17, 2013 |
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“I’ve always heard the third time's the charm,” Brown said. “We tried to make the bill fair for everybody. I get the feeling that some of our cemetery folks don’t want to be regulated.”
May 17, 2013 |
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Dial had his own big plans for the year — including a bill that would eliminate the sales tax on food by increasing increasing the sales tax on other items. The bill never came to the floor of the Senate.
May 17, 2013 |
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According to the Alabama Department of Labor, the county's unemployment rate decreased to 6.5 percent in April from 7.1 percent in March. The decrease was due to a gain of 645 employed workers between the two months.
