Taylor, Boothe like tenure bill

06/01/11 Sen. Bryan Taylor, R-Prattville, commenting shortly before the bill passed the Alabama House of Representatives in a 56-43 vote, said he was a proud advocate for the change.

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

05/26/11 Chelsea native Henry Foster (Left) and teammate Corey Pierce display the bass they caught in a B.A.S.S. East Super Regional tournament May 21 on the Alabama River.

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Is Pres. Obama making U.S. relations with Israel worse?

05/26/11 Pres. Obama speaks in Dublin on the first stop of a week-long European tour. (PHOTO CREDIT: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President Obama was in Ireland today, the first leg of a six-day trip to Europe. And as he travels to Britain, France and Poland, U.S. tensions with Israel and the overall instability [...]

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Area under severe thunderstorm watch until 5 p.m.

05/26/11 The National Weather Service has extended a severe thunderstorm watch to 16 counties including Chambers, Lee, Macon and Tallapoosa in east central Alabama.

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Legislative committees adopt redistricting plans

05/25/11 Committees in the Alabama House and Senate have approved new congressional districts in Alabama and new districts for the state school board.

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Busy day at Alabama Statehouse

05/25/11 It was a busy day at the Alabama Statehouse. Legislative committees have adopted redistricting plans. Several bills that passed the Senate could raise insurance costs.

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Alabama high school in hot water for potential rules violations

05/24/11 Prattville (Alabama) High School could be in a world of trouble, and they have the Montgomery Advertiser newspaper to thank for bringing some potential violations to light in a three-part investigation that has now forced the school to get the Alabama High School Athletic Association involved. The paper started to notice some irregularities with a number of players on the team, and started an ...

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Alabama man pleads guilty to child enticement

05/24/11 Associated Press - May 24, 2011 9:44 AM ET PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A Prattville man pleaded guilty in Autauga County Circuit Court to enticing a child for immoral purposes at a church.

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Nola on SEC service team

05/23/11 LSU shortstop Austin Nola makes a throw to home plate against Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss. LSU shortstop Austin Nola makes a throw to home plate against Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.

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DR chaplains' priority: listen & share Gospel

05/20/11 MOULTON, Ala. (BP)--Since 4 p.m. April 27, just after a killer tornado hit, chaplain Mark Wakefield has been onsite at the Lawrence County Medical Center in Moulton, Ala., and out in the community, counseling people with both physical injuries and emotional pain.

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USC Trojan Football Recruiting: Latest Offers and Kiffin's Quandary

05/18/11 While the NCAA whiles away the days deciding what, if anything, they plan on doing about USC's appeal, head coach Lane Kiffin and his recruiting staff continue to make the best of a very uncertain situation. As my colleague Bill N so eloquently described in his recent article concerning how Kiffin must manage USC's scholarships , it is a challenge for a head coach to know how to proceed with ...

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Abuse in Alabama: Special Report

05/12/11 Are the toughest laws in place to protect the state's youngest victims?  It's a question that's being asked from the State House - to the Nation's Capitol.

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AHSAA to investigate Prattville allegations

05/11/11 Prattville High School has asked for an investigation into allegations of rules violations at the school.

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AHSAA to investigate possible rules violations from Prattville athletes

05/10/11 MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Alabama High School Athletic Association will conduct an investigation to determine if any Prattville High School athletes committed any possible rules violations, per the school's request.

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Longer terms eyed

05/10/11 The Pike County Commissioners discussed Monday making a move to keep elected officials at the commission table an extra two years. Though no official action was taken, the commission may work toward increasing its term limits from four years to six years beginning with the 2012 election.

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Marshall County Commission OKs budget amendment reflecting $115,000 decrease in estimated revenue

05/09/11 The Marshall County Commission is expecting almost $115,000 less revenue for the county than budgeted for the 2011 fiscal year.

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Prattville High athletes had grades changed, may have been ineligible, newspaper reports

05/09/11 PRATTVILLE -- A former Prattville High School teacher told the Montgomery Advertiser that athletes' grades were changed to keep them eligible. The newspaper also raised questions about whether several teams have used ineligible players over the past two years after improper transfers.

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High school notes: Glenwood Gators go for third straight AISA softball state championship

05/05/11 The No. 3 Glenwood softball team begins its hunt for a third consecutive state championship today as the Alabama Independent School Association softball tournament begins at Lagoon Park in Montgomery, Ala.

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

05/04/11 -Jason Michael Wyatt, 28, of Birmingham and Shelley Nicole Vest, 29, of Birmingham. -Arlon Wade Simmons, 26, of Maylene and Lindsey Brooke Jones, 22, of Maylene.

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Workers approve contract between International Paper and United Steelworkers

05/04/11 View full sizeInternational Paper Co.'s containerboard mill at Yellow Bluff, Ala., in Wilcox County. (Courtesy International Paper Co.)International Paper Co. and the United Steelworkers said Tuesday that workers at 16 paper mills had approved a four-year contract deal with the...

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