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Birmingham weather service office installing radar to detect tornado debris (gallery and video)

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:08:37 +0000

With the current Doppler radar system, the weather service has to rely on reports from people on the ground or next-day surveys of the scene to confirm tornado touchdowns. Read more from The Birmingham News

New Tuscaloosa flood map in the works

Alabama Notes — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:33:00 +0000

Tuscaloosa residents who live in the current flood plain may be able to re-build sooner than they think.

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Williams seeking Place 2 circuit judge seat

Alabama Notes — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:00:00 +0000

Current public prosecutor Martha E. Williams has announced she will seek the Republican nomination for the Place 2 circuit judge’s seat in the March party primary.

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Jeffco Commission: unearmarking won’t cut it

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

The Jefferson County Commission says unearmarking the current sales tax will not fix the county's financial issues…

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Wanted: progressive superintendent – The Decatur Daily

Alabama Notes — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:16:41 +0000

Wanted: progressive superintendent The Decatur Daily By Bayne Hughes The Decatur School Board is willing to pay a “traditional” and “innovative” superintendent as much as $175000 annually, possibly a significant pay raise from what the current superintendent is making. The board's search firm will

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Alabama’s first lady, Dianne Bentley, to speak at annual pro-life event in Huntsville

Alabama Notes — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:06:42 +0000

Other participants at the Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, are former Alabama Chief Justice Judge Roy Moore and Current Chief Justice Chuck Malone.

Madison City Council approves city growth plan after discussing concerns

Alabama Notes — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:08:20 +0000

Council member Larry Vannoy was concerned the plan, as it stands now, would create problems for future capital improvement projects, which may not necessarily be included in the current plan.

An excuse for ethics loopholes? – The Decatur Daily

Alabama Notes — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:15:43 +0000

An excuse for ethics loopholes? The Decatur Daily One of the many unintended consequences of laws passed by the current state Legislature was a ban on gifts to teachers. Faced with the fallout — less from underpaid teachers than from parents who appreciate

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Alabama property tax case plaintiffs file appeal arguing trial judge erred

Alabama Notes — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:45:03 +0000

Plaintiffs attorneys James Blacksher, Larry Menefee and Edward Still argued in an appeal filed last week with the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit Court of Appeals that Smith made several errors and ignored his own findings of fact, including that the current Read more from The Birmingham News

Huntsville median home prices climb; sales dip slightly from last month

Alabama Notes — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:19:05 +0000

(From release) Median home prices in Huntsville Madison County rose in November 2011 and from the previous year according to new data prepared by the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS® (HAAR). At $173,974 the November 2011 single-family home median price – the figure at which half of …