Alabama Notes » news http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Thu, 24 May 2012 02:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Local Fraternal Order of Police president says withholding names of fired Huntsville police officers ‘looks bad’ http://alnotes.com/local-fraternal-order-of-police-president-says-withholding-names-of-fired-huntsville-police-officers-looks-bad/ http://alnotes.com/local-fraternal-order-of-police-president-says-withholding-names-of-fired-huntsville-police-officers-looks-bad/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:21:01 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/local-fraternal-order-of-police-president-says-withholding-names-of-fired-huntsville-police-officers-looks-bad/

Bill Davis, lodge president of Huntsville’s Fraternal Order of Police, said he contacted two Huntsville police officers who had been fired before releasing their names to the public.

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The contract will allow the district to speed up plans to put personal computers or tablets in the hands of all students.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/huntsville-school-district-to-lease-11000-laptops-for-students/feed/ 0 Huntsville police confirm names of two officers who were fired http://alnotes.com/huntsville-police-confirm-names-of-two-officers-who-were-fired/ http://alnotes.com/huntsville-police-confirm-names-of-two-officers-who-were-fired/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 23:18:24 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/huntsville-police-confirm-names-of-two-officers-who-were-fired/

Phillip J. Lee Jr. and Brett Russell were fired from Huntsville Police Department on Monday, but the specific reasons for their dismissals hasn’t been released.

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A power outage is affecting traffic signals at Memorial Parkway and Winchester Road and Winchester Road and Meridian Street.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/power-outage-affecting-traffic-in-north-huntsville/feed/ 0 Power out for 26,000 customers in south Huntsville and south Madison County http://alnotes.com/power-out-for-26000-customers-in-south-huntsville-and-south-madison-county/ http://alnotes.com/power-out-for-26000-customers-in-south-huntsville-and-south-madison-county/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 04:14:29 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/power-out-for-26000-customers-in-south-huntsville-and-south-madison-county/

The failure of an electrical substation on Cheney Thompson Road tonight has left about 26,000 south Huntsville and south Madison County residents without power, Huntsville Utilities spokesman Bill Yell said.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/power-out-for-26000-customers-in-south-huntsville-and-south-madison-county/feed/ 0 Gulf Shores beaches trashed each night, cleaned up each day during Hangout Fest http://alnotes.com/gulf-shores-beaches-trashed-each-night-cleaned-up-each-day-during-hangout-fest/ http://alnotes.com/gulf-shores-beaches-trashed-each-night-cleaned-up-each-day-during-hangout-fest/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 14:35:29 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/gulf-shores-beaches-trashed-each-night-cleaned-up-each-day-during-hangout-fest/

Piles of trash dot the sand as the sun rises, left behind by late-night partiers, but most of it is cleaned up by late morning.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/gulf-shores-beaches-trashed-each-night-cleaned-up-each-day-during-hangout-fest/feed/ 0 Hangout Music Fest: Day Two offers everyone more in Gulf Shores http://alnotes.com/hangout-music-fest-day-two-offers-everyone-more-in-gulf-shores/ http://alnotes.com/hangout-music-fest-day-two-offers-everyone-more-in-gulf-shores/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 13:01:56 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/hangout-music-fest-day-two-offers-everyone-more-in-gulf-shores/

The Hangout Music Fest might be about a laid-back good time, but the Red Hot Chili Peppers ended its second day with a display of raw power.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/hangout-music-fest-day-two-offers-everyone-more-in-gulf-shores/feed/ 0 Gourmet Bottle Bill passes Alabama House, heads to governor’s desk for signature http://alnotes.com/gourmet-bottle-bill-passes-alabama-house-heads-to-governors-desk-for-signature/ http://alnotes.com/gourmet-bottle-bill-passes-alabama-house-heads-to-governors-desk-for-signature/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 18:31:03 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/gourmet-bottle-bill-passes-alabama-house-heads-to-governors-desk-for-signature/

Alabama’s beer-drinkers are one step away from being able to purchase their favorite beers in bottles as large at 25.4 oz. after the state House on Wednesday passed SB294, the Gourmet Bottle Bill. The bill now goes to Gov. Robert Bentley, who must sign it for…

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]]> http://alnotes.com/gourmet-bottle-bill-passes-alabama-house-heads-to-governors-desk-for-signature/feed/ 0 The Birmingham News wins top honors in APME awards for staff coverage of tornado aftermath http://alnotes.com/the-birmingham-news-wins-top-honors-in-apme-awards-for-staff-coverage-of-tornado-aftermath/ http://alnotes.com/the-birmingham-news-wins-top-honors-in-apme-awards-for-staff-coverage-of-tornado-aftermath/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 01:29:31 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/the-birmingham-news-wins-top-honors-in-apme-awards-for-staff-coverage-of-tornado-aftermath/

(The Birmingham News/Greg Richter)Among the state’s largest daily newspapers, The Birmingham News captured both the top news and sports honors in the Alabama Associated Press Media Editors newspaper contest. The Birmingham News received the news sweepstakes award for its staff… Read more from The Birmingham News

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After returning more than 2,000 items to their owners, page creator Patty Bullion posted a note on “Pictures and Documents found after the April 27, 2011 Tornadoes” for the last time Wednesday. Read more from The Birmingham News

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