Enter watermelon pageant

05/09/11 Lioness Club of Cordele is accepting entries in the 23rd annual Watermelon Capital Queen pageant which will be held Saturday, June 4.

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Wiregrass Continues to Give for Disaster Relief

05/06/11 The Wiregrass exceeds expectations following one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit Alabama.

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UA's Courtney Upshaw plans visit to help tornado victims

05/03/11 Upshaw will be at the Eufaula Walmart from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Ala. Senate approves Bentley's adjutant general

05/03/11 The Alabama Senate has approved Gov. Robert Bentley's selection of Maj. Gen. Perry Smith of Opelika to serve as adjutant general of the Alabama National Guard .

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After 67 years, Alabama ready to apologize for rape

04/22/11 MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly black woman who was raped nearly seven decades ago by a gang of white men as she walked home from church.

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Ala. lawmakers apologize for handling of 1944 rape

04/21/11 The Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly black woman who was raped nearly seven decades ago by a gang of white men as she walked home from church.

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Alabama apologizes to woman, 91, for 1944 rape

04/21/11 The Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly black woman who was raped nearly seven decades ago by a gang of white men as she walked home from church.

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US lawmakers apologize for handling of 1944 rape of a black woman

04/21/11 The Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly black woman who was raped nearly seven decades ago by a gang of white men as she walked home from church.

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After 67 years, Ala lawmakers apologize to woman

04/21/11 The Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly black woman who was raped nearly seven decades ago by a gang of white men as she walked home from church.

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Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham

04/21/11 The Alabama Independent Schools Association playoffs will get underway April 28-29 with two Shelby County teams battling for the AISA Class 1A championship.

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US apology over historic sex crime

04/21/11 The Alabama Legislature has officially apologised to an elderly black woman, raped almost 70 years ago by a gang of white men.

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Jimmy Gary Sellers

04/21/11 Jimmy Gary Sellers, 68, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. He was born on Feb. 21, 1943 in Abbeville, Ala. and moved to Sumatra in 1986. He is predeceased by his mother Margaret Sellers; his...

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Ala. sorry for rape case handling

04/21/11 MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Legislature has officially apologized to an elderly black woman who was raped nearly seven decades ago by a gang of white men as she walked home from church. The Senate gave final approval Thursday on a voice vote to a resolution that expresses "deepest sympathy and deepest regrets" to Recy Taylor, now 91 and living in Florida. She told The Associated Press last ...

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Most Talked About Stories

04/16/11 A special shrimping season is scheduled to open Monday for inside waters in Zone 2, which includes Vermilion Bay, giving shrimpers five days to drag their nets for a hopeful catch.

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Auburn University promoting call for applications to board of trustees

04/07/11 9 of 12 positions open and Gov. Robert Bentley is seeking nominations by Friday

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US Highway 431 Expansion Complete

04/06/11 The Alabama Department of Transportation finishes its last phase of construction on US Highway 431. The roadway is wider and now has 4-lanes between Phenix City and Dothan.

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At a glance: Auburn University board of trustees

04/03/11 The Auburn University board of trustees is made up of 13 members. Ten trustees represent the state's nine districts, while three trustees serve at-large. A profile of each trustee is listed below.

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2 charged in Alabama with keeping alligators

03/31/11 Associated Press - March 31, 2011 9:44 AM ET ABBEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - State conservation officials say two Henry County men are charged with the illegal possession of 2 live alligators.

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Summary of Action in Alabama Legislature

03/30/11 A summary of action in the Alabama Legislature on Tuesday, the 8th meeting day of the regular session.

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Alabama apologizes for handling of 1944 rape

03/29/11 The Alabama House has reached back into history and apologized for how authorities mishandled the 1944 rape of a young black woman by a gang of white men as she walked home from church in a southwestern Alabama town.

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