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Albertville native earns Bronze Star in Iraq by AnnistonStar
May 11, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
An Albertville native has distinguished himself in combat and was awarded a Bronze Star, with valor, on March 12, for killing an Iraqi insurgent, likely saving the lives of his soldiers, according to an Army report. According to reports, Staff Sgt. Kelly Young, 39, and a graduate of Albe...
Athens woman charged with child endangerment, drug possession by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
An Athens woman accused of having methamphetamine and pipes to smoke it inside a home where her two children were present has been charged with child endangerment, an official said. Lanoma White Browning, 38, of 200 Sanderfer Road, Apt. 216-A, is charged with chemical endangerment of a chi...
Gandhi's grandson to speak at UNA by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Arun Gandhi, 76, a former reporter with The Times of India and a grandson of Indian peace activist Mahatma Gandhi, will deliver the spring commencement address Saturday, 10 a.m., at the University  of North Alabama in Florence. The commencement will be held in Flowers Hall. Read the full sto...
Possible meth lab discovered in bath tub of downtown Birmingham motel by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Authorities found what appears to be a methamphetamine lab at a downtown motel today after a caller reported "something cooking in the bathtub." Birmingham Fire and Rescue officials shut down about a block radius around the Knights Inn at 1313 Third Ave. North. At least part of the motel w...
State No. 26 for delinquent mortgages by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Fewer Americans were late with their mortgage in the first quarter, with the ratio of borrowers 60 days or more past due at 6.77 percent. That’s down from 6.89 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the latest data from TransUnion. "The fall in mortgage delinquency is indeed good news for ...
U.S. 11 Antique Alley sale begins Thursday by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 500 miles of Appalachian backroads will be the setting Thursday through Sunday for the 13th U.S. 11 Antique Alley & Yard Sale. The sale always takes place the weekend after Mother’s Day, according to the official website, www.us11antiquealley.com. It coincides with National Tourism We...
Crossdressing shoplifter hits security guard by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A case of shoplifting turned into worse on Saturday when a man dressed as a woman hit a security guard with his vehicle before fleeing the store and turning himself in to a police patrol commander more than an hour later, according to authorities. Authorities said Tony Lamar Wilson, 28...
Alabama colleges adding textbook rentals to traditional sales by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
All those students getting ready to sell back their textbooks at the end of this semester are so old-school. The new wave is textbook rentals. Several Alabama colleges and universities will launch textbook rental programs this fall, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which ...
Space & Rocket Center's 'Star Wars' exhibit marks significant change by AnnistonStar
May 10, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Move over Neil Armstrong, and make way for Luke Skywalker, C.S. Lewis and a 42-foot long Tyrannosaurus rex named Sue. Starting June 25, the U.S Space & Rocket Center will host “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination,” a traveling exhibition based on the George Lucas film series. For 10 week...
Man killed in Redstone Arsenal blast was pastor and grandfather by AnnistonStar
May 07, 2010 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Hartselle’s Jerry A. Grimes was a father, grandfather and pastor, but he would lose his life in his profession. Grimes, 58, was one of two men killed Wednesday in a chemical explosion at the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center facility on Redstone Arsenal. ...

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