Barons bested by Tennessee Smokies

06/28/11 Starter Chris Rusin and a quartet of relievers combined for 13.0 scoreless IP as the Tennessee Smokies (2-3,45-30) trumped the Birmingham Barons (3-2,43-32),1-0 for an extra innings victory in front of ­­­­­­3,517 fans Monday afternoon at Regions Park...

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Rihanna Adds Alabama Tour Date to LOUD Tour

06/28/11 Rihanna has announced that she will add an additional stop to her critically acclaimed LOUD tour. The additional date will be in Birmingham, Alabama on July 11th at the Jefferson Civic Center Arena, with all proceeds going to benefit local community relief efforts from the devastating tornadoes that tore through Alabama in early 2011.

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PNC's purchase of RBC Bank means a further shakeup in local banking

06/21/11 PNC Financial Services will pay $3.62 billion for RBC Bank, the banks said Monday, allowing RBC parent Royal Bank of Canada to exit a foray into the American South that left it drenched in red ink. By next March, Pittsburgh-based...

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Women's state amateur event a family affair for Navis family

06/21/11 The Navis family takes up one-eighth of the slots in the championship flight for the Alabama Golf Association's State Women's Amateur Championship at Heron Lakes Country Club this week.

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Alabama Auto Insurance Verification System Gets Final OK

06/21/11 Gov. Robert Bentley signed into law last Tuesday legislation that will set up an Alabama car coverage verification database and will give police and other government officials online access to information regarding the coverage status of residents, according to Online Auto Insurance News.

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UAB cancer center to work with Ala., Ga. hospitals

06/21/11 The Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is launching a program to help provide cancer care at smaller hospitals in Alabama and Georgia.

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Kentucky finally sets John Calipari's record straight

06/21/11 BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - This just in: Kentucky basketball is going to play by the rules. Kentucky basketball is going to abide by the decisions of the NCAA Infractions Com mittee.

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Countdown to Football: 74 Days - Alabama or Oklahoma No. 1?

06/21/11   Alabama running back Trent Richardson scores a touchdown during the Tide's annual A-Day in Tuscaloosa. (Mark Almond, Birmingham News) Last year, Alabama was a heavy favorite to repeat as national champions in practically every preseason ranking or poll. This...

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Alabama Roofing Contractor Expands Service Area; Earns Top Consumer Rating

06/21/11 One Call Roofing, the Birmingham-based roofing contractor serving North Central Alabama, has announced expansion of its service into two new communities. The expansion comes as the company has earned the highest possible consumer rating, according to Steve Stamba, owner of One Call Roofing.

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City of Semmes Partners With Revenue Discovery Systems (RDS) to Administer Local Sales Tax

06/21/11 BIRMINGHAM, AL--(Marketwire - 06/21/11) - The newly incorporated City of Semmes, Ala. is contracting with Revenue Discovery Systems (RDS) to provide a comprehensive sales/use, rental/lease, and lodging tax administration program for the City, RDS announced today. RDS is a division of PRA Government Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAA ...

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Ex-Mayor Kincaid nominated to Birmingham parks board

06/21/11 Former Mayor Bernard Kincaid was nominated by the council's Parks and Recreation Committee to sit on the park board.

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Houston's Casa de Esperanza gets $2.6 million wake-up call

06/16/11 When Al Roker's Lend a Hand Today crew revealed that donations worth $2.6 million were in the trucks lining the cul-de-sac at Houston charity Casa de Esperanza, the Wednesday sunrise celebration kicked into high gear.

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Eating for a cause

06/15/11 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - Over in Pelham, Texas Roadhouse is kicking off a rib-eating contest to help raise money for The American Red Cross. CBS42's Al Ratcliffe, who's participating in tonight's event, says he is no stranger to competitive eating because last year, he tried his hand at rib-eating contest at the 'Roadhouse'.  Al said that last year he was only able to get through one slab of ...

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Jefferson County budget cuts will limit road work

06/15/11 Starting this week, almost 1000 people in Jefferson County will lose their jobs because of budget cuts.

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

06/15/11 Pelham Texas Roadhouse Manager Clint Umphrey races to finish two slabs of ribs during the restaurant's rib-eating contest to raise money for the American Red Cross.

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Sunderland hope to make South Korean striker Ji Dong-won their first summer signing

06/15/11 Sunderland hope to make South Korean striker Ji Dong Won, 20, from Chunnam Dragons their first signing of the summer in an ?850,000 deal.

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Stars Sweep Barons, 8-3, 3-1

06/15/11 Hoover, AL - The Birmingham Barons (38-28) pitching staff surrendered 19 hits while the defense allowed seven errors that led to a sweep by the Huntsville Stars (35-31), 8-3 and 3-1, in Wednesday's doubleheader in front of 740 fans at Huntsville's Joe W. Davis Stadium.

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Top 50 - 2008

06/09/11 25. Wood Fruitticher Grocery Co., Inc. Birmingham, AL Year founded: 1913 Chairman: Dave Wood President: John Wood Website: www.woodfruitticher.com 1 distribution centers 3,000 accounts 83% commercial, 17% noncommercial 8,000 SKUs 80% national brands 10% private label 10% group label 75% street accounts sales ($1,200 average order size) 25% multiunit accounts ($2,000 ...

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Vogt Homers Twice in 3rd-Straight Win

06/08/11 MONTGOMERY, AL - Stephen Vogt homered twice and drove in five in the game's first two innings to spark the Biscuits (27-33) to their third-straight win, clinching the series over the Mississippi Braves (23-37) 10-5 Wednesday at Riverwalk.

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Tigers pick family members, local players on final day of MLB draft

06/08/11 Loading Photo Galleries ... The Detroit Tigers used most of their final 20 draft picks today to select players with ties to the state.

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