From the monthly archives:

January 2012

North Birmingham pollution study expected to last till June

January 31, 2012

Pollution in north Birmingham is being studied by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Helping children cope with the aftermath of a disaster

January 31, 2012

Hundreds from counties across central Alabama gathered for a conference aimed to address the issues children in our communities are facing.

Center Point High School students return to school after tornado

January 31, 2012

Students at Center Point High School were finally back in class after being out since the tornadoes hit last Monday.

Residents at Graysville town hall meeting question governor’s appointment to City Council

January 31, 2012

Some said Graysville residents should have chosen new council member.

Rashad Stoves, 17, charged in Birmingham quintuple homicide

January 31, 2012

Stoves is charged with capital murder; no bond set.

Great Southern buys Rocky Top Building Products

January 31, 2012

A prominent Wiregrass-based business expanded Monday by purchasing a competitor.

Alabama bingo trial defendant filed bankruptcy days before death

January 31, 2012

One of the defendants in Alabama’s bingo corruption trial filed bankruptcy days before he died.

Bay Minette policeman involved in wreck near courthouse

January 31, 2012

A Bay Minette police officer’s patrol car was involved in an accident late tonight near the Baldwin County Courthouse, witnesses told the Press-Register.

Alabama candidate files complaint on PSC member

January 31, 2012

The complaint by candidate Kathy Peterson said commission member Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh spent $950 on 1,000 certificates and $487 on seals.

Report says new immigration law will cost Alabama billions of dollars

January 31, 2012

The report by the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama would cause 70,000 to 140,000 illegal immigrants to lose jobs and would cost about $1.2 billion to $5.8 billion in the earnings of those immigrants as well as $56.7 million to $264.5 million in lost state income …