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Birmingham Mayor William Bell declares emergency to remove houses damaged by arson

Alabama Notes — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:10:51 +0000

‘We will respond to the current threat with immediate action and we will respond to the future threat with prevention measures to ensure safety and viability,’ Bell said. Read more from The Birmingham News

Cullman elections set for August

Alabama Notes — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:10:00 +0000

Every elected seat in the City of Cullman will be up for a vote later this year, as the mayor and all five council seats re-open at the end of the current term.

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City schools budget factors in new revenue

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 23:00:00 +0000

With some federal funds left over from the previous fiscal year, along with additional revenue expected from the new countywide half-cent sales tax, the Cullman City Schools board has approved its first budget amendment of the current fiscal year.

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Advisory group recommends temporarily raising Mobile’s sales tax rate to 10.5 percent

Alabama Notes — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:04:29 +0000

The increase would roll off in increments as revenue benchmarks are achieved and could eventually result in a tax rate lower than the current 4 percent.

Court officials: Without passage of filing-fee bill, Alabama courts could face closures by fall

Alabama Notes — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:44:24 +0000

A funding shortfall in the current budget plan before the Legislature would cause 500 of the current 1,200 court workers to lose their jobs, court officials say. Read more from The Birmingham News

Names and addresses of more than 3,200 current and former Jefferson County employees removed from public view in bankruptcy case

Alabama Notes — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:06:02 +0000

Jefferson County asked the names of the current and former employees be removed, citing the potential for identity theft or other potential injury to them or their property Read more from The Birmingham News

Ricky Mathews to become publisher of New Orleans Times-Picayune

Alabama Notes — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:40:43 +0000

Ricky Mathews, publisher of the Press-Register and The Mississippi Press and president of Advance Alabama/Mississippi, overseeing The Birmingham News and The Huntsville Times, will become publisher of the Times-Picayune in New Orleans upon the retirement later this year

County school leaders watching legislative session closely

Alabama Notes — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:00:00 +0000

With the current Alabama legislative session drawing close to its halfway point, officials in the Cullman County school system are watching closely to see which bills could help — or hinder — the system later this year.

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Government seeks to delay sentencing of Ronnie Gilley, Jarrod Massey

Alabama Notes — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:03:36 +0000

Government prosecutors have asked a federal judge to delay the sentencing of cooperating witnesses Ronnie Gilley and Jarrod Massey, signaling that its investigation of corruption in Alabama may not end with the current gambling retrial.

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Ozark councilmen discuss garbage, recycling

Alabama Notes — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:35:05 +0000

Ozark councilmen continued discussions this week on whether to privatize the city’s solid waste services and eliminate 19 jobs and recycling, or to approve a contract with the current authority that increases prices.

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