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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham Star.com http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/dc5bac5ce154af20/ en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:23 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:23 -0500 30 Attorney Eric Davis said his client, 34-year-old Steven Wallace Davidson Jr., pleaded guilty to a single felony count of production of child pornography and 25 felony counts of possession of child ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345570/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:09:30 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345570/ OZARK-The City of Ozark has been selected as the host site for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) baseball tournament that represents 13 historically black colleges and ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345571/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:09:25 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345571/ According to an earlier Dothan Eagle report, Green and two others, Harold Snell and Anthony Williams, were charged with trafficking about 2 ounces of cocaine from a home in the 200 block of East ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345572/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:09:21 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345572/ MONTGOMERY - Nearly half of potential jurors asked to be excused from duty in Alabama's gambling corruption retrial as jury selection went into a third day ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345573/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:09:18 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345573/ Bobby Jo Harris Nelson, age 25, died Feb. 4, 2012 at Mobile Infirmary. She was a native of Clarke County and a resident of Escambia County. A member of the First Asembly of God in Jackson for many ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345564/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:57:06 -0500 South Alabamian http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345564/ BIRMINGHAM — Belle Foods LLC on Tuesday announced it had reached an agreement with Southern Family Markets LLC and several of its subsidiaries to purchase all 57 grocery stores owned by ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203339447/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:00 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203339447/ In this Jan. 31, 2012 photo, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson checks his cell phone for messages after working out at his home in Jacksonville, Ala. Tomlinson was badly injured in Afghanistan and is now ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345556/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:58 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345556/ Two men got into a fight Wednesday morning after stopping their vehicles on Main Street in Hokes Bluff, in front of Hokes Bluff Elementary School, Hokes Bluff Police Chief Mitchell Hill ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345558/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:53 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345558/ Lieutenant Governor Ivey, Speaker Hubbard, President Pro Tem Marsh, distinguished guests, members of the Legislature and my fellow Alabamians: It is in indeed an honor to join you in this Chamber as ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345559/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:51 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345559/ Nicholas Keith Smith, 29, was charged in May 2009 with second-degree rape after he and the student had a sexual relationship, and was charged with possession of child pornography because he had ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345560/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:48 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345560/ It's no secret that Alabamians take our sports - particularly football - pretty seriously. So it's no surprise that a new review of Equality in Athletics data from the U.S. Department of ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345563/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:15 -0500 Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345563/ Alumni Association TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A new Miss University of Alabama will be selected Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345566/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:03:50 -0500 University of Alabama http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345566/ Capstone International Center TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama Capstone International Center will celebrate the 26th annual Sakura Festival in recognition of the Tuscaloosa ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345567/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:03:49 -0500 University of Alabama http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345567/ The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee approved a bill Wednesday that will allow military service members to buy car tags and complete other business transactions by showing a ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345568/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:02 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345568/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, is planning a visit to Alabama in advance of the state's presidential primary March ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345569/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:00 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345569/ Follow this company Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a $500,000 grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, according to a press release. The foundation has made ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203340689/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:30 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203340689/ Follow this company LLP, according to a release from the firm. Miller, who was previously an attorney at Balch & Bingham from 1979 to 1994, will work with the firm's energy ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345553/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:25 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345553/ Follow this company LLC has announced several promotions among its executive ranks. The general contractor, which is the second largest in Birmingham with more than $657 million in ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345554/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:19 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345554/ Follow this company data by On Numbers reported average annual employment of 405,600 in 2011, which was down from 440,200 in 2001. Birmingham ranks 91st for percentage change over the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345555/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:14 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345555/ AUBURN— JaMychal Green scored 19 points and Trevor Releford added 15, leading Alabama to a 68-50 victory over rival Auburn on Tuesday ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345562/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:28:22 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203345562/ Dothan Police Maj. Steve Parrish confirmed police investigators arrested Antwain Jermon Wingard on Tuesday, and charged him with capital murder, first-degree robbery and first-degree ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334975/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:23 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334975/ MONTGOMERY — House Minority Leader Craig Ford said Tuesday he wants to restart a discussion about a state lottery as an answer to Alabama’s recurring budget ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203329563/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:44:01 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203329563/ Pastor Gomez of First Baptist Church of Center Point said that many of his congregants left because of the law."I called them back and some of them returned. But I know of another ministry that ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334976/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:31:53 -0500 Christian Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334976/ ANNISTON, Ala. (AP) -- The chairwoman of the Anniston Historical Preservation Commission says the city might have violated its own rules when it tore down buildings downtown to make way for a new ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334972/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:55:20 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334972/ CALERA, Ala. (AP) -- Federal weather officials have begun installing a significant upgrade to Alabama radar equipment that will allow forecasters to detect a tornado on the ground in some ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334973/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:55:19 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334973/ Police say a search of the area led to the discovery of more human remains on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1. Authorities say that evidence was found about 50 to 75 feet from where the skull was ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334974/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:55:17 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334974/ According to the Huntsville Times , Joe Newberry, the credit union's president and CEO, said the branch is Redstone's first to be awarded LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334960/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:34 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334960/ Gov. Robert Bentley vowed during his State of the State speech Tuesday to reduce the size of government, oppose tax increases and make sure the state lives within its means in budgets he soon will ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334961/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:28 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334961/ Rick Santorum swept three nominating contests held Tuesday, upsetting frontrunner Mitt Romney and injecting new energy into the former Pennsylvania senator's campaign for the Republican ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334962/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:17 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334962/ Although some residents disagree, an attorney for the developer of Cottonwood Corners said Tuesday it is making a good-faith effort to be a good neighbor to a nearby residential ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334963/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:03 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334963/ Up to 500 jobs are expected to be created in Wilcox County as a result of a $100 million copper tubing plant planned for Pine Hill by Golden Dragon Copper of ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203330393/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:57 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203330393/ Councilman Deverick Williams said the Gadsden City Council should consider a one-year moratorium on issuing licenses to businesses that offer check cashing, payday loans and title ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334964/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:51 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334964/ Follow this company grocery store in west Mobile would aggravate already-congested traffic in the area, the Mobile City Council unanimously approved plans for the store on ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334965/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:29:45 -0500 Birmingham Business Journal http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203334965/ But in those years, Ward has been an example – likely to hundreds of other law enforcement officers – of how faith and a commitment to serve could have lasting ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327356/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:22:56 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327356/ Students enrolled in the LINC program at Kelly Springs Elementary school practice a scene for an upcoming play about famous inventors for Black History ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327357/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:22:53 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327357/ For Mary Helen Daniels, senior staffing specialist with Manpower, contacts made during the 21 st Annual Spotlight on Business will pay benefits as time goes ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327358/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:22:49 -0500 Dothan Eagle http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327358/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Former Alabama long snapper Carson Tinker received a standing ovation as Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley held him up as an example of strength in the face of adversity during ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327354/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:41 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327354/ BRIGHTON, Ala. (AP) -- Brighton's city council has approved a business license for a new electronic bingo hall at a location that was raided by authorities last ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327355/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:40 -0500 Associated Press http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/dc5bac5ce154af20/id/203327355/