From the daily archives:

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Dale sheriff’s office to get new impound building

July 8, 2010

OZARK — After years of determining where — and how — to build a new impound building for the Dale County Sheriff’s Office, plans to move forward are now under way.

Alabama leads in starter pay for teachers

July 8, 2010

Alabama is leading regional and national averages for pay for starting teachers.

Seven teens to face charges in vandalism at Pell City cemetery

July 8, 2010

Headstones, marble benches and urns were damaged at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Pell City police are expected Friday to have filed petitions and detained seven teenage boys in connection with vandalism of several grave monuments at Oak Ridge Cemetery and a break-in at an elementary …

Birmingham won’t require anti-abortion group to get protest permit

July 8, 2010

The group Survivors sued the city in federal court, claiming Birmingham police violated its members civil rights in February 2009. U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler approved the consent agreement between the city and the anti-abortion group. Birmingham officials won’t require the anti-…

Sitel to close Birmingham call center on Aug. 30

July 8, 2010

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Gambling probe includes lawmakers’ pay stubs

July 8, 2010

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Truck driver accepts plea deal in cop’s death

July 8, 2010

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Youth group sets sights on improving community

July 8, 2010

The members of the West Alabama Community Council don’t believe age matters when it comes to improving the community.

Agencies told to end payroll deductions

July 8, 2010

The state comptroller has told Alabama government agencies to stop automatic payroll deductions to political action committees, a decision the head of the state employees association said on Wednesday he may challenge.

Tuscaloosa billboards lampoon Obama

July 8, 2010

President Barack Obama’s image has an increased presence on Tuscaloosa roads, but the new billboards don’t show him in a flattering light.