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West Forest student's poster selected in statewide contest 12 May 2008 04:28 GMT
... designed to raise awareness of the key role parents and families play in the education of their children, according to a release from the Alabama Department of Education. State Superintendent of Education Joseph B. Morton announced Friday that the ...
Auburn, Opelika school systems recognized in annual survey 12 May 2008 04:28 GMT
... MONTGOMERY — Twenty-five Alabama public school systems have been nationally recognized ... Opelika city school systems, according to an Alabama Department of Education release. These awards are presented to 2,529 ...
Katrina Recovery 12 May 2008 04:28 GMT
... MOBILE, Ala.—An Alabama official estimates the state needs between $100 million ... Katrina. “That would do it for housing,” Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Director Bill Johnson ...
Riley appoints 2 to Oil and Gas Board 11 May 2008 18:30 GMT
... Gov. Bob Riley has appointed a state conservation official and a Tuscaloosa attorney to vacancies ... Gas Board. Jim Griggs of Fairhope, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural [..] ...
State's child welfare system faces challenges 11 May 2008 10:08 GMT
... After more than 19 years, Alabama's historic child welfare lawsuit has ended. The courts ... Walley, Ph.D., is the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Human Resources. E-mail at ...

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UA student takes second at turkey calling championships 11 May 2008 09:47 GMT
... University of Alabama student Terence Williamson balances his engineering classes with ... the district conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and that was all it took ... engineering and will begin working with the Alabama Department of Transportation in the fifth division construction section ...
Griggs, Pearson appointed to state oil and gas board 11 May 2008 04:08 GMT
... Gov. Bob Riley has appointed a state conservation official and a Tuscaloosa attorney to vacancies ... Gas Board. Jim Griggs of Fairhope, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources lands director, ... firm handles cases involving energy and the environment. Pearson also has also been an adjunct ...
Men charged in meth bust 10 May 2008 22:38 GMT
... injured during the incident. Reports indicate Cullman County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) agents and Alabama Department of Human Resources representatives went to Firlik's home Thursday night after receiving a tip ...
ADEM gives Auburn an all-clear 10 May 2008 04:43 GMT
... An annual water report filed with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management gives Auburn water management an all-clear. Reports for both the Northside Water Pollution ...
New Dothan bank could get large tax break because of location 9 May 2008 23:15 GMT
... the state to take advantage of the Alabama Brownfield Development Tax Abatement Act of 2004. ... and ad valorem taxes, except for the education portion. "From an economic development standpoint, we ... risks and costs associated with redeveloping." The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has signed off on the ...
Katrina-stricken states update House panel on spending 9 May 2008 22:33 GMT
... MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama official estimates the state needs between $100 million ... Katrina. "That would do it for housing," Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Director Bill Johnson ...
Human Remains Story Makes National Headlines 9 May 2008 16:50 GMT
... you call it a homicide?" Right now, both sets of remains are at the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, where workers are trying to identify both people. They are trying ...
Alabama needs another $100 million for Katrina recovery 9 May 2008 15:16 GMT
... state official says Hurricane Katrina recovery in Alabama will require another $100 million to $110 million ... government to replace damaged or destroyed housing. Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Director Bill Johnson ...
Legislature creates freeway panel 9 May 2008 10:58 GMT
... a freeway along the west side of Alabama from Mobile to Florence. The proposed highway would be ... I-10 east of the Port City. The Alabama Department of Transportation estimates the cost of the roadway at ...
Official: State still needs money to fix Katrina housing damage 9 May 2008 10:58 GMT
... money to fix Katrina housing damage WASHINGTON Alabama needs upward of another $100 million to ... be done," Bill Johnson, director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, said in his ... time needed to comply with federally required environmental reviews and other mandates. It's also why ...
ADEM monitors Bishop Creek 9 May 2008 04:36 GMT
... Residents, officials and a state environmental agency will keep a close watch over ... pollution there. Mayor Steve Zerkis said the Alabama Department of Environmental Management will conduct two ...