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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Amphitheater director brings enthusiasm to job

September 7, 2010

Wendy Standeffer Riggs is coming home this fall to take the job as Tuscaloosa’s first director of amphitheater operations, Mayor Walt Maddox announced Tuesday.

Statehouse gains would give GOP edge on redistricting

September 7, 2010

The midterm elections are being closely watched to determine whether Republicans will have a majority in Congress for the next two years. But it is the outcome of a lower-profile battle over state legislatures that could strengthen the Republican Party for a decade.

Fla. pastor says he will burn Quran

September 7, 2010

The pastor of a tiny Gainesville, Fla., church refused to heed pleas Tuesday from Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and religious leaders to abandon plans to mark Saturday’s anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a bonfire fueled

City may expand Wi-Fi network

September 7, 2010

Members of the Tuscaloosa City Council’s projects committee on Tuesday discussed expanding Tide-Fi, the city’s experimental public Wi-Fi network, from the Strip to other parts of the city.

U.S. 82 addition will create Centreville bypass

September 7, 2010

Work is expected to begin this fall on a new portion of U.S. Highway 82 that will create a Centreville bypass in Bibb County.

Guilty clerk avoids jail

September 7, 2010

Former Hale County Circuit Clerk Gay Nell Tinker will serve no jail time after pleading guilty to voter fraud.

City schools in strong financial position

September 7, 2010

The Tuscaloosa City School System is in a strong financial position, despite state funding cuts totaling $10 million over the last two fiscal years, officials said.

Downtown plaza lures visitors

September 7, 2010

The city’s newest park has opened in time for football season.

Public library names interim director

September 7, 2010

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Sumiton woman says she was attacked by a Python

September 7, 2010

SUMITON,AL (WBRC) – Sumiton police are searching for what could be a python on the loose. A mother says she was attacked by it. Michelle Russell was trying to protect her daughter from the snake when she was bit.

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