Alabama Notes » said-the-new http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Thu, 24 May 2012 04:05:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Huntsville Hospital to go smoke-free in 2013 http://alnotes.com/huntsville-hospital-to-go-smoke-free-in-2013/ http://alnotes.com/huntsville-hospital-to-go-smoke-free-in-2013/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:19:40 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/huntsville-hospital-to-go-smoke-free-in-2013/

(From release) Huntsville Hospital has announced that it will go smoke-free in February 2013. The new policy applies to all of the hospital’s facilities and properties in Huntsville and Madison County. In addition, neighboring HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, located across Governors Drive, is joining the initiative as well. Madison…

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Work on new fire station wraps up The Decatur Daily By Ben Montgomery ATHENS — Athens officials said the new Fire Station No. 1 in the western part of the city should begin operating before the end of January and planning for the new City…

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Ellen Jenkins, a local farmer, said the new immigration law has impacted her farm.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/local-farmer-says-new-immigration-law-is-impacting-her-farm-in-a-major-way/feed/ 0 Crowd welcomes new Dothan school superintendent http://alnotes.com/crowd-welcomes-new-dothan-school-superintendent/ http://alnotes.com/crowd-welcomes-new-dothan-school-superintendent/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:56:35 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/crowd-welcomes-new-dothan-school-superintendent/

A recent teacher of the year recipient said the new Dothan City Schools superintendent has made a huge first impression on her, and her classroom of students.

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Alabama Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Arab, said the new law, slated to take effect Sept. 1, is confusing in its wording, but Scofield stressed that school officials will not be in charge of enforcement. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/immigration-law-doesnt-allow-singling-out-of-students-only-counting/feed/ 0 Gov. Robert Bentley appoints former opponent Ron Sparks to head new development office http://alnotes.com/gov-robert-bentley-appoints-former-opponent-ron-sparks-to-head-new-development-office/ http://alnotes.com/gov-robert-bentley-appoints-former-opponent-ron-sparks-to-head-new-development-office/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:13:02 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/gov-robert-bentley-appoints-former-opponent-ron-sparks-to-head-new-development-office/

Sparks will head an office working on development in rural areas ? File Gov. Robert Bentley and Ron Sparks MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley today announced that he hired his Democratic opponent in last year’s race for governor, Ron Sparks, to be head of a new … Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/gov-robert-bentley-appoints-former-opponent-ron-sparks-to-head-new-development-office/feed/ 0 Robertsdale plans to update animal control ordinance http://alnotes.com/robertsdale-plans-to-update-animal-control-ordinance/ http://alnotes.com/robertsdale-plans-to-update-animal-control-ordinance/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:14:22 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/robertsdale-plans-to-update-animal-control-ordinance/

ROBERTSDALE, Alabama — City officials plan to revamp the municipal animal control ordinance that has been in effect for more than 30 years. The Robertsdale City Council voted unanimously Monday to modify the existing ordinance. That change updates one out-of-date regulation discovered by authorities, but the entire ordinance…

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]]> http://alnotes.com/robertsdale-plans-to-update-animal-control-ordinance/feed/ 0 Habitat for endangered vermilion darter expanded in Jefferson County’s Turkey Creek http://alnotes.com/habitat-for-endangered-vermilion-darter-expanded-in-jefferson-countys-turkey-creek/ http://alnotes.com/habitat-for-endangered-vermilion-darter-expanded-in-jefferson-countys-turkey-creek/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:45:42 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/habitat-for-endangered-vermilion-darter-expanded-in-jefferson-countys-turkey-creek/

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 13 miles of stream in the Turkey Creek watershed around Pinson as critical habitat for the endangered vermilion darter, a small, brightly colored fish known to occur only in Jefferson County. Vermilion darters in Turkey… Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/habitat-for-endangered-vermilion-darter-expanded-in-jefferson-countys-turkey-creek/feed/ 0 Oil spill boom cleaned 3 times faster under new system http://alnotes.com/oil-spill-boom-cleaned-3-times-faster-under-new-system-2/ http://alnotes.com/oil-spill-boom-cleaned-3-times-faster-under-new-system-2/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:57:21 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/oil-spill-boom-cleaned-3-times-faster-under-new-system-2/

Glenn McCarthy of Patriot Environmental Services said the new system makes cleaning boom “a little like playing a video game.” (Press-Register/G.M. Andrews) Patriot Environmental’s Glenn McCarthy talks about his invention to clean oil-covered boom at Patriot Environmental facilities Tuesday, …

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Glenn McCarthy of Patriot Environmental Services said the new system makes cleaning boom “a little like playing a video game.” (Press-Register/G.M. Andrews) Patriot Environmental’s Glenn McCarthy talks about his invention to clean oil-covered boom at Patriot Environmental …

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