Canfield to head industry agency

07/07/11 By M.J. Ellington, Montgomery Bureau Alabama Development Office Director Seth Hammett has stepped down and a House member who crafted a new rolling reserve education budget plan will take his place, authorities said Wednesday. Gov. Robert Bentley announced that Rep. Greg Canfield, R-Vestavia Hills, will take over as ADO director by Aug. 1.

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Former Governor Bob Riley moved to Florida hospital

07/05/11 Former Governor Bob Riley is recovering in Florida after being transferred to a Sarasota hospital by air ambulance following his motorcycle accident last week.

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Risley parole denied

07/14/11 By M.J. Ellington, Montgomery Bureau A man convicted of robbery in connection with the 1997 murder of a father and his son in Colbert County was denied parole Wednesday by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.

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