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Suspect in May 5 gas station robbery surrenders tonight

Alabama Notes — Mon, 16 May 2011 05:03:15 +0000

Archie Robinson Jr. MOBILE, Alabama — A 40-year-old man named as a suspect in a May 5 gas station robbery in Theodore surrendered at Mobile County Metro Jail?just after?8:30 this evening, according to jail records. Archie Robinson Jr. was charged…

New brutality allegations against Birmingham Police officers

Alabama Notes — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:49:13 +0000

A security tape shows a man with his arms in the surrender position being beaten by officers.

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State, county offices closing in Mobile, Baldwin counties for Confederate Memorial Day

Alabama Notes — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:45:14 +0000

Garbage will get picked up in Mobile, and city buses will run. County Health Department offices and clinics will be open, a spokesman said. Mobile County public schools will also be open. View full size (Wikipedia Commons) Confederate Memorial Day in Alabama commemorates the …

Many offices will close for Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday in Alabama

Alabama Notes — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:42:51 +0000

Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday in Alabama, will be observed Monday. It commemorates the surrender of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Union Gen. William Sherman on April 26, 1865. Confederate Memorial Day, a state holiday in Alabama, will be observed Monday. …

Spanish Fort park director offers to save Confederate landmark by moving it

Alabama Notes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:19 +0000

The director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort has offered to pay to relocate the financially troubled Magee farmhouse in an effort to preserve the 19th century landmark. View full size (Press-Register/John David Mercer) Ken McGhee curator of the historic Magee Farm site, “The Last Appomattox”…