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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tuscaloosa News.Net http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/ en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:26:44 -0500 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:26:44 -0500 30 Ellen Hopkins, the author of that book, spoke Tuesday at Gadsden City and Glencoe high schools and at the Gadsden Public Library.At Glencoe High School, Gadsden Public Library’s Tami Brooks and ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965340&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:22 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965340&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 She is the daughter of Steve and Deborah Richey.Amanda is a senior at Gadsden CIty High School where she’s a member of the National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta C... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965341&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:21 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965341&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Gap stores, including the local store, have formed a partnership to benefit Habitat for Humanity and to benefit the environment. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965344&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:20 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965344&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Three Grant residents were arrested Monday on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine after ingredients to make the drug were found in the truck they were in, Boaz Police Chief Terry Davis said. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965343&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:18 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965343&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 The Cherokee County Red Cross chapter’s Souper Supper and Auction begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Gadsden State-Cherokee arena. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965342&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:17 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965342&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 ALBERTVILLE — The process of interviewing candidates for a position on the board of education began at a work session Monday of the Albertville City Council. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965345&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:16 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965345&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Thirty-one people were approved Monday at the regular meeting of the Boaz City Council for part-time summer employment by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965346&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:15 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965346&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Bound4LIFE-Gadsden will host a regional conference, “A Culture of Life — Awakening Hearts to Justice,” Friday and Saturday. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965347&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:14 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965347&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Etowah County Sheriff’s Office investigators destroyed about 400 bags of narcotics Tuesday, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32963003&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:39:13 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32963003&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Sweaty, drinking from a pitcher of beer and spilling his syllables in rapid, often inscrutable fashion, the Alabama rapper Yelawolf was doing the absolute best he could on the stage at Brooklyn Bowl o... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32963426&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:19:26 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32963426&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama Gov. Bob Riley says he will not give up on his dream of seeing Alabama workers building airplanes at a long-closed Air Force Base in Mobile. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965350&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:18:38 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965350&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn authorities say alcohol may have played a role in an accident that killed one Nebraska student athlete and injured another traveling in Alabama for Spring Break Monday. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965352&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:18:37 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965352&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- A 77-year-old man charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his roommate inside the Mobile camper trailer they shared has pleaded guilty. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965353&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:18:37 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965353&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Bush released a statement Tuesday calling Byrne "the conservative reformer in the race for governor of Alabama."Byrne says Bush will appear at a fundraising event for him in Birmingham in early April.... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965349&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:57:44 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32965349&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 DOTHAN, Ala. - For Crystal Finnegan, a greater punishment than anything doled out by a judge or jury is living every day asking one simple question. What if she had slowed down on that June day in 20... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961713&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:53 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961713&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 OZARK, Ala. - Ozark City Schools Superintendent Mike Lenhart will be among others in the state he says plan to address legislators in Montgomery today about next fiscal year’s education budget. ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961714&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:52 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961714&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Birmingham did their best to make amends for their FA Cup exit at the hands of Portsmouth by sending the crisis club nearer relegation with a 2-1 victory at Fratton Park here on Tuesday. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961709&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:49:09 -0500 FIFA http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961709&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 President Obama 's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerated to a political pep rally."Obama chided the court, with the justices seated before him in their... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961712&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:48:20 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961712&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama House has passed a bill to appropriate more than $52 million to the Alabama Department of Corrections and more that $41 million to Medicaid for use in the current ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961711&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:12 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961711&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Portsmouth 1 Birmingham 2Birmingham gained revenge for their weekend FA Cup exit against Portsmouth after sending the Premier League’s bottom club closer to relegation with a 2-1 triumph at Fratton ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961708&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:05:12 -0500 Irish Examiner http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32961708&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 DOTHAN, Ala. - For 30 years or more, the City of Dothan has supported its superior sports teams by footing the bill for their chance to compete at the next level. Baseball, soccer, basketball and oth... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958498&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:19:00 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958498&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 DOTHAN, Ala. - A majority of the Dothan City Commission has not seen the appointment of a volunteer board as controversial, but one called it “a hot potato” and a “screw-up” Tu... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958499&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:18:59 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958499&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Sony’s 3-D televisions are introduced as a model watches with its 3-D glasses included in the TV set in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 9. Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisi... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958500&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:18:57 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958500&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says the scene at this year's State of the Union address by President Obama was "very troubling," and he wonders if justices shou... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958496&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:34:25 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958496&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 , owner of Birmingham's Century Plaza, said its biggest debt and equity holders offered to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the company, bolstering a plan with http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958493&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:45 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958493&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 More chief financial officers in the U.S. anticipate an increase in the hiring of full-time accounting and financial employees in the second quarter, according to a new survey from http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958492&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:43 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958492&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Altec Inc. said it recently acquired part of a Massachusetts-based equipment manufacturer. The Birmingham-based company’s Altec Northeast LLC finalized the deal to buy certain assets of http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958491&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:41 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958491&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 have won arbitration hearings and been awarded more than $3.6 million. A panel of three arbitrators in Birmingham on Feb. 23 awarded Birmingham investor Henry Cobb $1.1 million, saying it was “... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958490&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:40 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32958490&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 An Alabama legislator who wants a more recognizable tune for the state's official song is going to wait a year to let the people have their say. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32956767&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:11:47 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32956767&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 DOTHAN, Ala. - In 1990, the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens was just a notion. An idea planted and tended by a few individuals. Land on Headland Avenue off U.S. 431 was purchased in 1993, and by 1996 t... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32954933&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:35:12 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32954933&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Jason Shamblin of Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris, P.C. have been selected Birmingham Top Attorneys 2010 in a peer-review survey sponsored by Birmingham Magazine. Ernest Cory and Leila Watson were... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32953008&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:18:05 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32953008&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 MONTGOMERY -- More than 200 towns and cities will stage homecoming events and unveil historic markers in 2010 as part of the state’s tourism promotional campaign for 2010 -- the “Year of Sma... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32954932&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:47:49 -0500 Office of the Governor http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32954932&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 The Birmingham Business Alliance has thrown its support behind Gov. Bob Riley’s three-month old plan for an elevated toll road to ease traffic congestion on U.S. 280. The BBA’s executive ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32954931&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:36:01 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32954931&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 bingo casinos that have been closed for more than a month are planning to stay that way even though a judge says Alabama's attorney general has legal authority over the governor's gambling task force. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32952869&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:19 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32952869&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 The trooper's trip to the casino in Biloxi last week came at the same time state troopers and Gov. Bob Riley's task force on illegal gambling have raided or threatened to raid electronic bingo casinos... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32951588&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:57:36 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32951588&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) -- The Scottsboro City Council has unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors to finish Bellefonte Nuclear Plant near here or build... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32951589&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:57:36 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32951589&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 , which has three Birmingham stores, is bringing back a “risk free” promotion piggybacking off the nation’s tough job market. The Hampstead, Md.-based men’s retailer said it w... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32949906&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:46:03 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32949906&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 An increased number of Birmingham area employers are expected to be hiring in the second quarter, according to an employment outlook survey released Tuesday. Between April and June, 17 percent of loc... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948405&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:32:49 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948405&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- A 53-year-old man has been sentenced in Tuscaloosa to 20 years in federal prison for planting a bomb in another man's truck in exchange for $10,000. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948406&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:17:17 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948406&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 An increased number of Birmingham area employers are expected to be hiring in the second quarter, according to an employment outlook survey released Tuesday. Between April and June, 17 percent of loc... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948404&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:09:25 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948404&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 issued a voluntary recall for four varieties of seasoning mixes manufactured with hydrolyzed vegetable protein supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, Nev. The recalled products include all lot ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948401&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:07:29 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948401&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 ’s profit dipped 42 percent in 2009, but its top executive’s total compensation rose by about $1 million. The Winston-Salem, N.C. bank, which bought Montgomery's failed Colonial BancG... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948400&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:07:27 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948400&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 An increased number of Birmingham area employers are expected to be hiring in the second quarter, according to an employment outlook survey released Tuesday. Between April and June, 17 percent of loc... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948402&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:07:25 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32948402&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Eight music acts are suing the former president of Birmingham's City Stages festival for payment for performances during the 2009 event. A lawsuit filed in Jefferson County C... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32946471&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:02:41 -0500 Pioneer Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32946471&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Kirk says the drivers will get a $1.50 an hour raise, with some employees earning as much as $3 more by the end of the contract. He says the contract does not include sick leave or adequate health car... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32945085&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:59 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32945085&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 The state is kicking off a tourism campaign called the "Year of Alabama Small Towns and Downtowns" on Tuesday with a ceremony in Montgomery. Gov. Bob Riley will attend. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32945083&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:57 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32945083&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi officials expressed both disappointment and disgust with a Pentagon process that prompted Northrop Grumman Corp. to drop out of the competition for an Air Force refu... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32945086&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:56 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32945086&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 It's obvious by his sponsorship of Senate Bill 360, Firearms in the Parking Lot bill, that Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, et al., doesn't read the papers or has never worked in a large business. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936470&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:34 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936470&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Auburn's sophomore starter tore an elbow ligament while pitching against Alabama in 2008, putting his promising career on indefinite hiatus. Now 16 months removed from surgery, Luckie believes his arm... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936464&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:23 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936464&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Richard Delk faked his defender in the air, then stepped to the left and shot. When the ball went in, Western Kentucky's run at a third straight Sun Belt Conference tournament tit... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936466&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:23 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936466&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Lewis Jackson says he was optimistic about his Alabama State team's outlook at the start of this season, but his smile and hesitation give away the truth. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936465&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:22 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936465&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Who: Auburn vs. AlabamaWhen: 7 p.m. todayWhere: Riverwalk StadiumRecords: AU (9-2), UA (8-1)Probable Auburn starters: P Cory Luckie, C Ryan Jenkins (.222, 0 HR, 5RBIs), 1B Hunt er Morris (.423, 2HR, 1... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936467&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:20 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936467&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Alabama's attorney general has legal authority over the governor's antigambling task force and must take a position in court on its efforts to shut down electronic bingo casinos, a judge ruled Monday. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32935314&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:19 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32935314&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 WASHINGTON -- The University of Alabama's football team capped off its championship season Monday with the president of the United States holding up a Crimson Tide jersey in the White House. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32935699&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:19 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32935699&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 SELMA -- A small group of marchers left Selma under tight security Monday and headed to Montgomery to retrace the footsteps of civil rights activists on their epic trek to Montgomery 45 years ago. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936462&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:18 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936462&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Sloane Bibb, a mixed media artist from Decatur, is creatively drawn to all things Southern: old tractor parts, fishing lures, license plates, guitars, fancy cakes, deer antlers and women. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936138&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:17 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936138&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 America's top education official criticized "dropout factories" and "glaring inequities" in school systems across the country during a recent visit to Alabama. And he pledged to do something about it. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936459&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:16 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936459&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Attorneys for Jesse S. Haggard filed papers in U.S. District Court on Monday indicating that he will plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute steroids and conspiracy to commit money laundering. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936463&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:16 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936463&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 HUNTSVILLE -- Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who as a US Airways pilot won acclaim by guiding a stricken aircraft to a safe landing in the Hudson River, will be honored by an organization that re... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32935168&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:15 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32935168&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 The town of Pike Road is going modern. The small municipality that started out in a resident's home is preparing for its move into a spacious 11,000-square-foot building. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936458&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:15 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936458&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 The Department of Defense has released the beginnings of policy for social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other online social networking sites. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936461&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:15 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936461&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Patterson said police received a call that someone had been shot in east Florence. The victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for a bullet wound to the shoulder. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32935303&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:14 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32935303&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Eighteen-year-old Britt Granthum said a lot of times Robert E. Lee High School gets a bad rap because it hasn't always been successful at meeting federal education standards. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936460&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:13 -0500 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32936460&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Pierson Chevrolet Buick has an “excellent chance” of keeping its General Motors franchise after GM last week said it was reversing a decision on dropping more than 600 dealers, Ken Sexton,... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32928478&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:11:51 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32928478&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 OZARK — Dale County commissioners are moving forward with building an impound building and other plans to reposition some county offices. Dale County Commission Manager Frank Carroll said he lo... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926572&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:52:22 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926572&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 A date has been set for the upcoming Patriot Flight, and World War II veterans are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, Joe Creel, a Patriot Flight coordinator, said. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926567&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:32:57 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926567&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a body being found in the creek off Peeks Hill Road. Deputies responded and confirmed there were remains in the creek, but it was late in... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926568&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:32:56 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926568&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Gadsden State Community College Counseling and Advising Center is sponsoring National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Wednesday. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926571&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:32:46 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926571&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 In the case of inclement weather, the meeting will be moved to the Rainbow City Community Center. For more information or to be a part of Relay for Life, contact Amy Martin at 256-490-2805 or Dixie Ph... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926570&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:32:45 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926570&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 SOUTHSIDE — Alabama Power Co. plans to begin work in the next few days on a new substation on Lakeview Drive in Southside. http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926569&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:32:44 -0500 Gadsden Times http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=32926569&cat=dc5bac5ce154af20