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Defending Class 2A champ Tanner hits floor, ready or not – The Decatur Daily

Alabama Notes — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:02:54 +0000

Defending Class 2A champ Tanner hits floor, ready or not The Decatur Daily With echoes of balls bouncing in the background, Tanner High boys basketball coach Chris Whitt conducted his third practice of the season on Wednesday. Whitt gets one more session before…

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Hurricane Irene forces visit to Huntsville by two of world’s largest cargo planes

Alabama Notes — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:17:29 +0000

A Dreamlifter sits near the Panalpina facility on the east side of Huntsville International Tuesday afternoon. WT Martin/HNW Hurricane Irene may have had no direct affect on the Huntsville area but one indirect affect was on display Tuesday at Huntsville International Airport. An Atlas Air 747 lands…

Huntsville engineer’s YouTube channel, ‘Smarter Every Day,’ in running for best entertaining, educational videos

Alabama Notes — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:07:49 +0000

By day, he is a mild-mannered engineer who tests missiles on Redstone Arsenal by blowing things up. “It’s a cool job,” he said, as explosions thundered in the background of our telephone conversation. By night, he makes YouTube videos and has his own science…

Jazz performers set tone for fundraiser

Alabama Notes — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:39:14 +0000

By Ashley Boyd Staff Writer The jazz music playing in the background at Wintzell’s Oyster House on Saturday set the tone for the West Alabama AIDS Outreach fundraiser.

Crews put out 190 miles of boom to stop oil spill

Alabama Notes — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:12:21 +0000

Officials are saying nearly 190 miles of boom have been put out to try to contain oil spewing out of a well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. View full size (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) With condominium towers and beach homes in the background, workers handle oil-blocking booms…

Alabama’s port remains open despite oil spill in Gulf of Mexico

Alabama Notes — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:46:45 +0000

The Port of Mobile remains open, and state docks director Jimmy Lyons said Friday afternoon that he anticipated no changes in operational status through Monday. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves) A pelican lands on a piling with a natural gas rig in the …

‘Bowl and pitcher’ hotel had 33 rooms

Alabama Notes — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:51:00 +0000

By Betty Slowe A picture of a horse-drawn conveyance has Hotel McLester on the side. I suppose it was used by the hotel to bring travelers from the train station to the hotel. I am assuming the hotel is in the

Panalpina’s air freight flights from Huntsville to Europe not effected by volcano ash – yet

Alabama Notes — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:26:52 +0000

The company's chartered Boeing 747 returned from Luxembourg Thursday night. Its next scheduled flight to Luxembourg is tonight. However, a company spokeswoman said the airline will have to "wait and see" if the flight is disrupted. View full size…

Lawmakers look into background checks for universities

Alabama Notes — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:26:00 +0000

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WBRC) – The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the Alabama lawmakers may look into the background check polices of state universities. This is wake of the UAH shooting which left three dead…

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Mobile police seek Food Mart robbery suspect

Alabama Notes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:26:49 +0000

Mobile police are looking for this man in connection with a Feb. 2 robbery incident at the Food Mart at 158 S. Broad St. ? Mobile police surveillance photo Police are looking for the man in the background in connection with a theft at a grocery that escalated to a…