Sunday 20th May, 2012
Jefferson Co. sees spike in heroin deaths
http://bit.ly/JgEPU6 ) from January to April 30, heroin was a factor in 23 deaths logged by the county coroner's office, including 21 from overdoses and two others in which heroin contributed. ...
Coffee County authorities make meth lab arrests
Local law enforcement officials were busy Monday through Thursday, arresting four on unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance charges. Those arrested on the charges were 26-year-old Kenneth ...
Bark in Park event a success
Allen (left) and Beverly Arnold (right) hang out with their Boxer dogs, Marley and Nellie, at the watering hole at the Bark in the Park event held at Eastgate Park ...
Officials: Amendment necessary to fund Medicaid
Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama voters will get the chance this September to decide the fate of the linchpin of the Legislature's budget, something state officials say is necessary to prevent ...
Black Sabbath Reunite in Birmingham
Rolling StoneMay 20, 2012 10:35 AM ET The biggest question about Black Sabbath’s long-awaited reunion was answered first, as soon as Ozzy Osbourne ran onto the O2 Academy Birmingham stage last night with a ...
Legislative session's success depends on voters
Gadsden TimesMONTGOMERY — Yogi Berra once said ';it ain’t over till it’s over,'; and that’s the story line for the just-ended 2012 regular legislative ...
2011 Joplin, Mo., tornado costliest since at least 1950
Gadsden TimesThe demolished Joplin High School is seen May 8 in Joplin, Mo. The Joplin School District has requested disaster aid for dozens of tornado-related costs not covered by insurance in the wake of last ...
World leaders confront waning Afghan war
Gadsden TimesSuch is the bleak reality of Afghanistan as Obama and leaders of about 60 countries and organizations meet today and Monday in Chicago to map their way out of an unpopular war. The goal is to ...
Oklahoma Christian wins NAIA men's tennis title
Associated PressMOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Bruno Tiberti won five straight games to rally for a come-from-behind victory and lift Oklahoma Christian to the NAIA men's tennis championship on Saturday, 5-4 over Fresno ...
Altoona Day like a trip back in time
Gadsden TimesWar re-enactors from Montevallo were among the top draws at Altoona Day on Saturday, with musket-shooting demonstrations and other examples of life in our nation’s early ...
Veterans unemployment program taking applicants
Gadsden TimesOlder unemployed veterans may sign up for the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, which is designed to provide training and education for high-demand jobs, according to a release from the ...
campaign, funds bring more patrols
Gadsden TimesEtowah County Commission was awarded $32,200 for the Northeast Alabama Traffic Safety Office, which serves Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison and Marshall counties.Vernon Dolberry, project ...
Run for the Wall ride rolls through county Tuesday
Gadsden TimesThe 24th annual Run for the Wall, an annual motorcycle ride from California to Washington, D.C., by military veterans, family and friends, is expected to have several hundred riders Tuesday ...
New SceneTap app scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender
Gadsden TimesJEFF CHIU | ASSOCIATED PRESS Cole Harper, co-founder and CEO of SceneTap, holds up a phone Thursday showing the app SceneTap at a bar in San Francisco. A new app is scheduled to launch in San ...
Judge denies effort to stop Alabama redistricting plans
Gadsden TimesMONTGOMERY — House and Senate committees on Friday approved legislative reapportionment plans favorable to ruling Republicans, but the leading House Democrat vowed to fight GOP plans in court ...
Relay for Life wishes upon a star
Gadsden TimesMore than 40 teams gathered Friday night to raise funds for cancer research and support through the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at CrossPoint Community Church in ...
Etowah County Board of Education to meet
Gadsden TimesThe Etowah County Board of Education has a called meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday at the board’s central office, 3200 W. Meighan Blvd., ...
GCHS Scholars Bowl team places third in state
Gadsden TimesThe Gadsden City High School Scholars Bowl Team recently placed third in the state competition and will travel to New Orleans May 25-28 for the national ...
Attalla City Board of Education sets meeting
Gadsden TimesThe Attalla City Board of Education has a called meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday at the board's central office, 101 Case Ave. SE.
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