Alabama Notes » Alabama News http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:33:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Plans to ease Hwy 280 traffic congestion are in the works http://alnotes.com/plans-to-ease-hwy-280-traffic-congestion-are-in-the-works/ http://alnotes.com/plans-to-ease-hwy-280-traffic-congestion-are-in-the-works/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:33:20 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/plans-to-ease-hwy-280-traffic-congestion-are-in-the-works/

A traffic system that is said to help traffic flow is on its way to Hwy 280.

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Dozens of family and friends gathered in Ozark Wednesday night to remember a man who served years in law enforcement throughout Dale County.

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A runaway barge in Tuscaloosa County threatened two bridges along the black warrior river Wednesday.? Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton says a tugboat pulling a large load of coal lost both engines causing the barge to drift dangerously

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Gov. Robert Bentley’s proposed General Fund budget for next fiscal year cuts the Legislature’s appropriation by more than 35 percent, nearly twice the percentage cut he proposes for the executive branch.

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After questioning 84 potential jurors over three days, attorneys in the Alabama gambling corruption retrial selected a jury and four alternates Wednesday evening.

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Committees approved more than a half-dozen bills Wednesday aimed at creating jobs and bringing new industry to Alabama on the Legislature’s first committee meeting day of the year.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/panels-approve-bills-to-create-jobs/feed/ 0 Good times on the reg: Enterprise man enjoys new acting career http://alnotes.com/good-times-on-the-reg-enterprise-man-enjoys-new-acting-career/ http://alnotes.com/good-times-on-the-reg-enterprise-man-enjoys-new-acting-career/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:04 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/good-times-on-the-reg-enterprise-man-enjoys-new-acting-career/

Stan Houston has felt the power of Kenny Powers.

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OZARK — An Ozark woman is expected to be sentenced later after pleading guilty this week to manslaughter in relation to a fatal crash last year.

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Dothan police have filed capital murder charges against two people, including a 16-year-old, in the slaying of a man during a weekend robbery.

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More than 3,000 pairs of shoes intended for needy people in Honduras were stolen from two storage units nearly two weeks ago.

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