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Madison County Commission gives sheriff permission to hire a jail administrator

July 30, 2010

The administrator will be a contract employee at the same level as deputy chief and be the chief executive officer in charge of the 1,220 capacity jail on Wheeler Avenue. View full size Huntsville Times file photo Madison County Sheriff Blake Dorning HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Madison County Commission gave Sheriff …

Trussville parents say tainted water at Camp Lejeune, N.C., caused childrens’ brain cancer

July 29, 2010

The Navy recently began a mail campaign to notify veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune of the toxic chemicals in the drinking water between 1957 and 1987. A tainted water supply at the military base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., caused brain cancer in the two…

AIDS Action Coalition gets $2 million grant

July 29, 2010

The coalition serves 12 counties in North Alabama and has 600 active clients, Marr said. The CDC grant is earmarked for African-Americans, which make up 267 (45 percent) of the coalition's clients. Times file photo Mary Elizabeth Marr, executive director of the…

Dozens of Huntsville small nonprofit organizations at risk of losing tax-exempt status

July 29, 2010

Dozens of small nonprofit organizations in the Huntsville area are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they haven't filed returns since 2007. HUNTSVILLE, AL — The Internal Revenue Service says dozens of small nonprofit organizations in the Huntsville area are at risk of losing…

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…

Alabama passed over again for Race to the Top funds

July 28, 2010

On the same day that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan praised the success of Mobile's George Hall Elementary, he said that Alabama is not one of 19 finalists in the second and final round of the $4.2 billion Race to the Top competition. View…

Decatur hub of u-Verse – The Decatur Daily (subscription)

July 28, 2010

The Decatur Daily (subscription) Decatur hub of u-Verse The Decatur Daily (subscription) An AT&T facility in downtown Decatur will be the hub of the company's North Alabama u-Verse service, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. …

Calhoun Community College most popular higher education destination for area students

July 27, 2010

About 36 percent of college students in Madison County attend Calhoun, more than any other college in the state. Times file photo Calhoun Community College President Marilyn Beck presides over the most popular college for students in Madison County. HUNTSVILLE, AL — College students in Madison, Limestone…

Alabama shut out of Race to the Top again

July 27, 2010

Alabama is not one of the 19 states named as finalists eligible for a share of $4.2 billion in the Race to the Top competition. Representatives of Gov. Bob Riley's office have been on twitter.com this afternoon saying Alabama …

Time may be running out for Alabama’s gray bats (with slideshow and video)

July 27, 2010

Rare species of Alabama bats threatened by deadly fungus SCOTTSBORO — In the gathering dusk, surging out of the cool depths of Sauta Cave, come more than a quarter million endangered gray bats, swirling in a frenzied but near-silent eruption over the heads of …

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