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Jefferson County sewer scandal: Gary White sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribes

July 30, 2010

Last among 21 sentenced in sewer probe. ? ? Former Jefferson County Commissioner Gary White on Thursday maintained his innocence, admitting only poor judgment to a judge who minutes later sentenced him to 10 years in prison for his conviction on charges he …

Greystone pool drowning ruled an accident

July 29, 2010

After an investigation, Hoover Police have concluded that the drowning death of Mark Caperton at his Greystone home was an accident.

Hoover police say drowning of man at Greystone home was an accident

July 29, 2010

Police said Mark Caperton was discovered by his wife early one morning last week. Hoover police said Wednesday a 58-year-old man who was found dead in the pool at his Grey­stone home on July 23 died from an accidental drowning. Police said…

Alabama students learn about water conservation during summit

July 29, 2010

On Friday, students will present their policy recommendations at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. Laura Tate, a student at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, drills a hole in a plastic barrel as Hewitt-Trussville student David Toutellotte holds the barrel steady at Hewitt-Trussville on Wednesday. They…

Hoover school board refinances $117 million of debt

July 28, 2010

Move will cut debt payments by $5 million next year, board president says The Hoover Board of Education today voted to sell about $117 million in school warrants, refinancing about two-thirds of the school system’s total debt of $178 …

Grants Mill Road bridge: With whom is Bell’s toll OK?

July 27, 2010

Most do not want fee to use bridge. View full size Drivers who used the Grants Mill Road bridge over Lake Purdy before it was closed in December say they’re opposed to a Birmingham proposal to reopen it as a toll bridge. ? Birmingham …

Adamsville man loses life after diving from cliff

July 26, 2010

Friends tried to rescue him, but could not find him A 22-year-old man who died after diving from a cliff Sunday has been identified as Rayford Chet Downey of Adamsville. Downey’s body was pulled from a swimming hole in the Locust Fork of …

Birmingham I-65/Corridor X project set to launch Aug. 1

July 26, 2010

Construction is expected to begin Aug. 1 on the Birmingham area I-65/Corridor X project. Construction is expected to begin Aug. 1 on the largest road project in Birmingham-area history and the most expensive contract the Alabama Department of Transportation has ever awarded. The final link between Corridor X and Interstate…

Alabama soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

July 26, 2010

Spc. Andrew Hand was son of Hoover coach Kenneth Hand An Alabama soldier whose father is a Hoover high school football coach was one of four Americans killed Saturday by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, the Tuscaloosa News reports. Spc. Andrew Hand, 25, of Enterprise was killed while…

Man dies after dive from cliff; body found in Locust Fork

July 25, 2010

ID withheld pending family notification A Sunday afternoon swimming outing turned deadly when a 22-year-old man was killed diving from a cliff. Capt. Byron Jackson of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department said rescue teams recovered a man’s body at 7:27 p.m. following several hours of…

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