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Alabama Power profits increase 39% in first quarter by AnnistonStar
Apr 28, 2010 |  3 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Alabama Power reported a 39 percent increase in first quarter 2010 net income compared to the first three months of 2009, according to federal financial filings. Alabama’s largest supplier of electricity, and Southern Co. subsidiary, posted net income of $203 million for the three months ended ...
Court reporter arrested for theft by AnnistonStar
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A court reporter in Madison County Circuit Court has been arrested on four counts of second-degree theft of property and five counts of interfering with judicial proceedings. Shawn Graham, a court reporter under Madison County District Judge Dennis O'Dell and recently retired Judge Loyd Lit...
Fake census scam warning by AnnistonStar
Apr 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Better Business Bureau is warning Shelby County residents to be on the lookout for scam artists posing as U.S. census workers. U.S. census workers soon will begin making door-to-door visits to all area residents who did not mail in their census forms before April 1. But some scam ar...
Sylacauga school board member defends allegations by AnnistonStar
Apr 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A city schools board member was recently indicted on charges of campaign form violations. But several other officials, including candidates for Alabama governor and state school board members, may have made one of the same violations. Read the full story from The Daily Home.
Gadsden police search for child abductor by AnnistonStar
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The Gadsden Police Department has released a sketch of a man believed to have abducted a 10-year-old girl Thursday evening. The girl escaped with no injuries. According to a press release, the incident occurred at the area of Dozier Street and short Hinsdale Street at about 6:50 p.m. Rea...
Etowah Co. man convicted of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old by AnnistonStar
Apr 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Gadsden Times reports that an Etowah County man faces a minimum of 20 years in prison for sexual abuse charges involving a child that was 4 years old. Waylon Duke, 28, was convicted of first-degree sodomy and faces a minimum sentence of 20 years and a maximum sentence of life or 99 ye...
Legislators to testify that they were offered contributions for yes votes on bingo by AnnistonStar
Apr 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Birmingham News reports that two legislators will testify that they wore wires and have recorded conversations in which campaign contributions were offered for yes votes on the electronic bingo bill. The lawmakers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed Tuesday that they have bee...
Secretary testifies against lawyer in child porn case by AnnistonStar
Apr 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Dothan Eagle reports that a lawyer's former secretary testified that she saw the man looking at child pornography. Autumn Davis testified in the trial against Randy Brackin, 62, who faces 11 felony child pornography charges. Brackin formerly served as an attorney in Dothan, and Davis ...
Police get involved in Bessemer council meeting by AnnistonStar
Apr 28, 2010 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
In a story that looks like it could have happened in our own backyard, The Birmingham News reports that a disagreement between Bessemer Mayor Ed May and City Council President Earl Cochran required police officers to get involved. May and City Council members tonight attended a town hall me...
Albertville businesses take hit from tornado by AnnistonStar
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The Gadsden Times reports on the economic impact of the tornado that hit Albertville this weekend. The Municipal Utilities Board as early as Sunday morning began restoring power to Albertville after the tornado tore through the downtown area and left thousands in the dark. But much of th...

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