Suit: Nationwide deal bad for Ala. state employees - 04 Aug 2008 CNNMoney.comNEW YORK (Associated Press) - The Alabama State Employees Association, a leading lobbying group at the capital, receives more than one-third of its budget _
Ala Adjetey’s family visits Speaker - 04 Aug 2008 Joy Online,The date for the burial arrangements of the late Peter Ala Adjetey, former Speaker of Parliament who died some three weeks ago, has not yet been decided,
Distance learning coming to all Ala. high schools - 04 Aug 2008 Opelika Auburn News,AP Writer MONTGOMERY - All Alabama high schools will soon be outfitted with technology that enables a student in one end of the state to take classes being
Cheney speaks at exclusive Ala. club - 04 Aug 2008 LocalNews8.com,AP - August 3, 2008 3:45 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney traveled last week to Alabama for a Republican fundraiser at a country
Four SC players going out of state - 04 Aug 2008 The State,Linebacker Jalston Fowler (6-0, 240) of Mobile, Ala., is strong on USC and would like to join the Gamecocks if they accept his commitment.
The question at Bama: When do you play the rookies? - 04 Aug 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution,By Tony Barnhart | Monday, August 4, 2008, 06:26 AM Tuscaloosa, Ala.-Last Friday I wrote that the talented freshman class at Alabama was about to have a
Space shuttle job cuts feared - 04 Aug 2008 Calgary Herald,The cuts would be the first round of reductions at a program that employs about 1900 workers at three sites in Huntsville, Ala., the Kennedy Space Center in
Atmore woman slain in Sunday homicide - 04 Aug 2008 WZTV,BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) -- Deputies say a 53-year-old Atmore woman was found shot to death late Sunday afternoon. Baldwin County Coroner Jim Small said Kathy
Parole hearing for man sentenced in killing - 04 Aug 2008 WAAY,AP - August 4, 2008 5:14 AM ET MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A man serving a life sentence for the murder of a Birmingham-Southern College graduate is schedule to
Special: Buy One Month, One Month Free! - 04 Aug 2008 GamecockAnthem.comBy Mark Murphy Auburn, Ala.--Auburn football fans who want the most in-depth and accurate coverage of their Tigers can take advantage of a limited time
Coroner IDs 3 killed in Sunday accidents - 04 Aug 2008 WRCB-TV,AP - August 4, 2008 9:44 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Jefferson County Coroner's office has released the identities of 3 people killed in separate
Rabbit rallies, edges Garon in two-hole playoff - 04 Aug 2008 2TheAdvocate,AP Page | ABC Sports By LARRY YOUNG The Arrowhead Coca Cola Stroke Play Championship ended in dramatic fashion Sunday as Josh Rabbit of Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
Officers recover stolen boat, believe thief swam to shore - 04 Aug 2008 The Northwest Florida Daily News,A 55-foot Fleming cabin cruiser believed to have been stolen from Orange Beach, Ala. was recovered off of Navarre Beach July 30, with the help of Florida
Firecats see season end in sloppy loss - 04 Aug 2008 The News-Press,...the arenafootball2's Florida Firecats in their 48-33 loss to Tennessee Valley in an American Conference quarterfinal Saturday night in Huntsville, Ala.
2 arrested for vandalizing football field - 04 Aug 2008 WZTV,MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) -- Midland City Police say an adult and a juvenile have been arrested for vandalizing the Dale County High School football field.
Avocent Announces $90 Million Expansion of Senior Credit Facility - 04 Aug 2008 Business Wire (press release),HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) today announced that it has completed an amendment to its senior credit facilities,
China Mobile Pushes for Recyclable Packages - 04 Aug 2008 Trading Markets (press release),SHENZHEN, Aug 04, 2008 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- ALA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- In partnership with eleven GSM and TD-SCDMA mobile telecom
Daily Fix - Aug. 4 - 04 Aug 2008 Gatorsports.com,It hit me like a sack of bricks while sitting in a Ruby Tuesday's in Hoover, Ala. I was sitting there eating dinner while watching the Florida-Tennessee
High costs, lack of funding stall Jeffco 911 hub - 04 Aug 2008 Daily Comet,AP BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A $30 million price tag and lack of federal funding have halted plans to build a 911 emergency dispatching center serving Jefferson
Alabama State Employees Association sued - 04 Aug 2008 WZTV,MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- One of Montgomery's leading lobbying groups, the Alabama State Employees Association, is being sued along with Nationwide Life
UAB Media Day - 04 Aug 2008 MyFox Birmingham,BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The UAB football team held its annual preseason media day Sunday afternoon. Blazers' head coach Neil Callaway and several players were
Safety Langford emerges as Vanderbilt's elder statesman - 04 Aug 2008 Nashville City Paper,Langford arrived at Vanderbilt in 2004 as a lightly recruited defensive back out of Tanner, Ala., a tiny town situated along the Tennessee River just
Locals participate in MSU Co-op program - 04 Aug 2008 Starkville Daily News,Inc. in Birmingham, Ala. He is the son of Kim and Ricky Reves. • Joshua David Richardson, of Starkville, is a computer science major working with Luvata in
New Position Nothing New For Mario - 04 Aug 2008 DawgsBite.comAuburn, Ala.—Offensive skill player Mario Fannin has changed positions on the Auburn football team countless times since his arrival in 2006.
Alabama LB Nico Johnson recovers from camp injury - 04 Aug 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution,By Michael Carvell | Sunday, August 3, 2008, 01:30 PM Andalusia (Ala.) linebacker Nico Johnson, one of the nation’s top prospects, has declared himself
Jemison couple on slow trip around Alabama - 04 Aug 2008 WAAY,AP - August 3, 2008 2:24 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Jerry and Cynthia Winegard of Jemison aren't in a hurry. They are exploring Alabama on their small
Beloved Son of Coach Gene Stallings Passes at 46 - 04 Aug 2008 WAAY,TUSCALOOSA, Ala.- John Mark Stallings, son of former University of Alabama football coach Gene Stallings, died on Saturday. The 46-year-old John Mark was
Bond denied for Ala. man in body-in-freezer case - Jul 31, 2008 The Associated PressMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A judge denied bond Thursday for a part-time evangelist charged with murder in the death of his wife, a mother of eight whose body was
Alabama man stabbed in fuss over cheap beer - Aug 1, 2008 The Associated PressMOULTON, Ala. (AP) — A dispute over cheap beer left one man in the hospital with stab wounds and another man charged with assault, authorities said Friday.
National ire over Ala. prosecuting pregnant moms - Aug 1, 2008 The Associated PressANDALUSIA, Ala. (AP) — Tiffany Michelle Hitson says she made the biggest mistake of her life by using cocaine shortly before giving birth.
Southern Ala. Farley 1 reactor up to 98 pct power - Aug 1, 2008 Reuters UK,NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Southern Co's (SO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 851-megawatt Unit 1 at the Farley nuclear power station in Alabama ramped up to
ALA chief still at a loss on Banal defeat - Jul 30, 2008 ABS CBN News,Boxing patron and ALA Gym owner Tony Aldeguer is still at a loss on why his ward, AJ "Bazooka" Banal, fell victim to a 10th round knockout against Rafael
ACLU challenges Ala. voter law barring felons - Jul 22, 2008 The Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After serving eight months behind bars for a conviction of receiving stolen property, Annette McWashington Pruitt was excited about
Unpaid water bills prompts cutoff in Ala. county - Aug 1, 2008 Daily Comet,AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The water has been cut off to 70 homes in Wilcox County in a crackdown on delinquent water bills. But some water customers in the poor
Committee set to plan Ala's funeral - Aug 1, 2008 Happyghana.com,A committee has been set up to oversee the planning of a befitting funeral for former Speaker, Mr Peter Ala Adjetey, who died about three weeks ago.
National ire over Ala. prosecuting pregnant moms - Aug 1, 2008 WTOL,AP - August 1, 2008 1:35 PM ET ANDALUSIA, Ala. (AP) - Advocacy groups are battling authorities in Alabama who are enforcing a state law allowing women to be
Ghana: Tribute to Peter Ala Adjetey - Aug 1, 2008 AllAfrica.com,It was on Joy FM mid-day news, when the news of the death of Peter Ala Adjetey was broken to me, and perhaps those hearing it for the first time.
Southern Ala. Farley 1 reactor exits outage - Jul 30, 2008 ReutersNEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Southern Company's (SO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 851-megawatt Unit 1 at the Farley nuclear power station in Alabama exited
Junior lifeguard championships are Saturday at Ala Moana - Jul 31, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,It's the 2008 State Junior Lifeguard Championships, which take place Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm at Ala Moana Beach Park. The event is being hosted by the
More blacks registering to vote in Ala. - Jul 31, 2008 Daily Comet,AP BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - State election officials say there has been an increase in voter registration by blacks in Alabama. And political observers say it
Big 12's sleepy media days -- thank goodness - Jul 25, 2008 ESPNReading some of my colleague Chris Low's dispatches from the SEC media days in Birmingham, Ala., makes me glad I cover the relatively sedate Big 12.
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