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  • US 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied

    MCCORMICK, S.C. - Construction on the U.S. 378 bridge linking McCormick with Lincolnton, Ga., is on hold while officials study cracks along the foundation of the structure at the bottom of Lake Thurmond.Part of the foundation lies beneath 80 feet of water, and anchors support columns that rise above the water. Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman David Spear told the Index-Journal of ...

  • Birmingham City Council revokes Bali Spa license

    BIRMINGHAM - AL - Birmingham City Councilman Johnathan Austin says there's no excuse. "It's just ridiculous," he said. He can't believe what one city business has been allegedly doing right under council's nose. "Allegations of drugs, sex and doing business without a license," Austin said. "This is just ridiculous." The business license for ...

  • Shelby County issues statement regarding failing school Linda Nolen Learning Center

    Following the recent announcement that Linda Nolen Learning Center in Alabaster was considered to be a failing school, Shelby County spokeswoman Cindy Warner released a statement Tuesday addressing the low performance at the special needs ...

  • NASCARs Mike Harmon turns himself in on criminal charges

    NASCAR driver Mike Harmon has turned himself in to authorities and will face charges of breaking and entering and larceny in North Carolina. The nationwide series competitor was born in Birmingport, AL. Authorities in Rowan County (NC) suspect that Harmon and his business partner stole at least seven vehicles from NASCAR truck racer Jennifer Jo Cobb last year. Harmon is a former team manager ...

  • Ga. man spared prison sentence in fraud scheme

    http://bit.ly/11Jygx8 ) 23-year-old Raymond Spellen pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in March and appeared Tuesday in federal court. Spellen's brother has admitted to running a multi-state scheme that used stolen credit card information to buy electronics that were then resold on ...


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Movie Review

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

"Enemy of the State," Tony Scott's new paranoid government conspiracy thriller, could have just as easily been titled "The Conversation II" if they'd simply purchased the rights from Francis Ford Coppola. This movie plays like a 90's updating of Coppola's 1974 classic that dealt with surveillance, the erosion of privacy, and the escalating paranoia that you can never completely be alone because so ... ...

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  • Greenwood hosting tourism conference

    GREENWOOD, Miss. - Greenwood will host the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama Rural Tourism Conference.The conference focuses on assisting smaller communities in bolstering tourism. The 2014 conference is scheduled for Oct. 20-22."Not only will we get to show off Greenwood to tourism professionals from across the two states, the conference will bring in between 125 to 150 attendees and will have a ...

  • Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012

    NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...

  • Your Health 6-18-13 Adult smokers decline

    Birmingham, AL - There are less smokers these days. A new study indicates the number of American adults who smoke fell to 18 percent in 2011. The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey involved 35,000 adults. The smoking rate was 9 percent among people ages 65 and older but about 20 percent for younger adults. Men had a higher smoking rate than women. Experts say factors that ...

  • UA Culverhouse Professors Named Leading Editors

    College of Commerce & Business Administration TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --Drs. Alexander Ellinger and Glenn Richey, professors at The University of Alabama, have received the 2013 Leading Editor(s) Award acknowledging the high commitment they have shown to the journal they edit and recognizing their efforts to raise and maintain the journal's global reputation and standing. Ellinger and ...

  • Alabamas new tax credits limited to transfers

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's Department of Revenue says the state's new private school tax credits don't apply to students who are already in private schools, even though they are zoned for a failing public ...

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