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Jefferson County Commission votes 4 to 1 to sell county nursing home

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:35 p.m.

Commissioners say the county loses about $4 million a year operating the home ...

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Dr. Carey Gwin, Samford University Life Trustee and local loved doctor dies at age 91; today's Birmingham obituaries

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

Read today's obituaries from The Birmingham News ...

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Tuscaloosa voting on Sunday alcohol sales

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:53 p.m.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Voters in the city of Tuscaloosa are deciding whether to legalize alcohol sales on Sundays ... Alcohol sales would be allowed between noon and 9:30 p.m. on Sundays if residents approve the measure in balloting on Tuesday ... Officials say there was an increase in voter registration leading up to the vote, but Mayor Walt Maddox says he doesn't expect a large turnout for the referendum ... Tuscaloosa is the largest city in the state that doesn't allow Sunday alcohol sales

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Firefighters battle blaze at apartment complex near Chalkville

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:02 p.m.

Center Point firefighters and Jefferson County sheriff's deputies were called to Tamara Place apartments about 7:45 a.m ...

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Future looks bleak for fire-ravaged Powell building in downtown Birmingham (with slideshow)

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:30 p.m.

It would take millions to restore Birmingham's oldest school building ...

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Trees or not, Toomer's Corner will live on

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:43 p.m.

Before anyone starts calling Auburn fans a bunch of tree huggers, remember this: No one has ever actually been seen locked in an embrace with the suddenly endangered trees at Toomer's Corner ... They have been seen covering them in toilet paper, though. More than a few trees from other places have been sacrificed over the years to make the two-ply that festoons the two oaks at the intersection of College and Magnolia streets in Auburn on major occasions — like a win over hated rival Alabama

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Small town political gazette – 2/22/11

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:32 p.m.

Andalusia Star-News ... – Judges crack down on probation violators ... Arab Tribune ... - Board amends RIF policy ahead of possible budget cuts ... Cullman Times ... – Alcohol petition circulating in Cullman County ... Daily Home ... – City Council votes to increase sales tax ... Dothan Eagle ... – Missing Dothan High School funds returned [ ... ] ...

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Prichard voters to select new city council member

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:30 p.m.

It’s election day for Prichard’s City Council District 3 seat, left vacant after former Councilman Napoleon Bracy’s election to the state House of Representatives ...

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Birmingham restaurants hope for a record year in 2011

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:30 p.m.

Are consumers regaining their appetites? The National Restaurant Association thinks so. It expects 2011 sales to rise to $604 billion, up 3.6 percent over 2010 and the first growth after three years of losses ...

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Metro Birmingham forecast: Rain possible and a little cooler

Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:02 p.m.

Work week may end on rainy note ...

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