Alabama Notes » Birmingham http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Police: Felicia Lee threatened witness and her mother for ’snitching’ http://alnotes.com/police-felicia-lee-threatened-witness-and-her-mother-for-snitching/ http://alnotes.com/police-felicia-lee-threatened-witness-and-her-mother-for-snitching/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:35:52 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/police-felicia-lee-threatened-witness-and-her-mother-for-snitching/

A few hours after her son’s arrest on a capital murder charge, Felicia Lee phoned a woman and warned, “I’m going to kill you for snitching on my son,” a police detective testified in court Thursday. View full size (Press-Register/Bill Starling) Felicia…

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Former President Bill Clinton came to Birmingham Thursday to support and raise money for the Ron Sparks campaign.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/bill-clinton-stumps-for-ron-sparks-election-campaign/feed/ 0 University of Alabama at Birmingham enrollment hits all-time high http://alnotes.com/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham-enrollment-hits-all-time-high/ http://alnotes.com/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham-enrollment-hits-all-time-high/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:13:36 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham-enrollment-hits-all-time-high/

Second record year in a row for UAB Fall enrollment at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has hit an all-time high, according to officials there.? For the second year in a row, the university has reported a record number of… Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham-enrollment-hits-all-time-high/feed/ 0 James Anderson and Luther Strange make pitches for attorney general http://alnotes.com/james-anderson-and-luther-strange-make-pitches-for-attorney-general/ http://alnotes.com/james-anderson-and-luther-strange-make-pitches-for-attorney-general/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:13:33 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/james-anderson-and-luther-strange-make-pitches-for-attorney-general/

Democrat James Anderson and Republican Luther Strange will faceoff in the race for Alabama attorney general in November. Democrat James Anderson, left, and Republican Luther Strange are the major party candidates in 2010 for Alabama’s next attorney general. (The Birmingham News file) The Democrat and Republican candidates for … Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/james-anderson-and-luther-strange-make-pitches-for-attorney-general/feed/ 0 Former Birmingham Schools chief dies http://alnotes.com/former-birmingham-schools-chief-dies/ http://alnotes.com/former-birmingham-schools-chief-dies/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:56:04 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/former-birmingham-schools-chief-dies/

Cleveland Hammonds was Birmingham's superintendent from 1988 to 1994.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/former-birmingham-schools-chief-dies/feed/ 0 Alabama School of Fine Arts readies for $7.6 million theater http://alnotes.com/alabama-school-of-fine-arts-readies-for-7-6-million-theater/ http://alnotes.com/alabama-school-of-fine-arts-readies-for-7-6-million-theater/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:19:21 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/alabama-school-of-fine-arts-readies-for-7-6-million-theater/

Groundbreaking set for Sept. 23 on project An architect’s rendering shows the new theater planned by the Alabama School of Fine Arts. The Alabama School of Fine Arts plans to break ground Sept. 23 on a new $7.6 million, 500-seat performance theater. The 19,200-square-foot expansion of the school’s campus at 1800 … Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/alabama-school-of-fine-arts-readies-for-7-6-million-theater/feed/ 0 Former President Bill Clinton has left Birmingham’s Harbert building after speaking at Ron Sparks fundraiser http://alnotes.com/former-president-bill-clinton-has-left-birminghams-harbert-building-after-speaking-at-ron-sparks-fundraiser/ http://alnotes.com/former-president-bill-clinton-has-left-birminghams-harbert-building-after-speaking-at-ron-sparks-fundraiser/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:19:16 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/former-president-bill-clinton-has-left-birminghams-harbert-building-after-speaking-at-ron-sparks-fundraiser/

Media and public kept from event ? Former president Bill Clinton surprised the lunchtime crowd in the Southside neighborhood by walking beside his motorcade and shaking hands in Birmingham, Ala.,Thursday, Sept. 09, 2010. Clinton is in town for a $1,000 a plate fundraiser for… Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/former-president-bill-clinton-has-left-birminghams-harbert-building-after-speaking-at-ron-sparks-fundraiser/feed/ 0 UAB enrollment reaches all-time high http://alnotes.com/uab-enrollment-reaches-all-time-high/ http://alnotes.com/uab-enrollment-reaches-all-time-high/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:11:46 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/uab-enrollment-reaches-all-time-high/

For the second year in a row enrollment at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached an all-time high.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/uab-enrollment-reaches-all-time-high/feed/ 0 Huntsville man sentenced to two years in military medals case http://alnotes.com/huntsville-man-sentenced-to-two-years-in-military-medals-case/ http://alnotes.com/huntsville-man-sentenced-to-two-years-in-military-medals-case/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:49:31 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/huntsville-man-sentenced-to-two-years-in-military-medals-case/

Skyler Smith to serve three years supervised probation after he serves his prison sentence Eric Schultz / The Huntsville Times Skyler Smith, as he was leaving his arraignment March 11. A Huntsville man was sentenced today to two years in a federal prison for falsely… Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/huntsville-man-sentenced-to-two-years-in-military-medals-case/feed/ 0 Former President Bill Clinton arrives in Birmingham for Ron Sparks fundraiser http://alnotes.com/former-president-bill-clinton-arrives-in-birmingham-for-ron-sparks-fundraiser/ http://alnotes.com/former-president-bill-clinton-arrives-in-birmingham-for-ron-sparks-fundraiser/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:49:27 +0000 Ken Booth http://alnotes.com/former-president-bill-clinton-arrives-in-birmingham-for-ron-sparks-fundraiser/

Clinton stops for cup of coffee on way to fundraiser Former president Bill Clinton surprised the lunchtime crowd in the Southside neighborhood by walking beside his motorcade and shaking hands in Birmingham, Ala.,Thursday, Sept. 09, 2010. Clinton is in town for a $1,000 a plate fundraiser for Democratic … Read more from The Birmingham News

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