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  • Alabama AM names alum as new band director

    http://bit.ly/1af5V6x ) that the school announced this week that Carlton Wright will be the new band director. He replaces interim director Derrick ...

  • No deaths reported after Washington bridge collapse

    Mount Vernon, WA - Washington Governor Jay Inslee says work has already started to design detours after a partial bridge collapse in Mount Vernon, Washington, but state Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson asked people to avoid Interstate 5 in the area for the next several days. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigative team. Three people were injured but ...

  • 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits northern California No serious damage reported

    An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage. The magnitude-5.7 quake broke dishes and shook mirrors when it struck at 8:47 p.m. Thursday, officials said. It was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in far northeastern ...

  • Huntsville approves entertainment districts

    http://bit.ly/1aeMVoU ) the Huntsville city council on Thursday approved two separate entertainment districts. People will be allowed to walk around with an alcoholic beverage in the districts on Thursdays and Fridays starting June ...

  • Grilling this Memorial Day Here is a warning

    Boy Scouts of America leaders are meeting in Texas to vote on whether or not to change the long standing ban on openly gay Boy Scouts. The two day meeting of 1,400 local Boys Scout leaders begins Wednesday ...


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Idlewild

Idlewild

The name Idlewild, which comes from a fictional small town off the dusty roads of backwoods Prohibition-era Georgia, summarizes what is so infectious about Idlewild the movie. Combining two completely disjunctive words, the towns name conveys jazz-hedonism just beneath the surface of a ... ...

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  • Conflict arises over juvenile sentencing

    The sentence a juvenile who has been convicted of capital murder should receive is currently up in the air. ...

  • SEC Baseball Tournament Arkansas downs LSU to advance to semifinals

    Third-seeded Arkansas opened up a close game with a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning to remain undefeated at the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament with a 4-1 victory against second-seeded LSU on Thursday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Arkansas (37-19) advances to Saturday's semifinal, which will be played at 12 p.m. CT on ESPNews. LSU (49-9) will face ...

  • Michael Waltrip Racing to help Oklahoma tornado victims during Sundays Sprint Cup race

    NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Michael Waltrip and his racing team will be helping Oklahoma residents affected by the recent tornado outbreak during this weekend's race in Charlotte, North Carolina. Three cars in Waltrip's fleet will sport Feed the Children decals during Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The organization is providing assistance with food and ...

  • This Hour Latest Alabama news sports business and entertainment

    MYSTERY RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES Alabama closes mystery illness probe MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama health officials investigating a cluster of respiratory illnesses say the total has increased to 10, but they are closing the investigation. State Health Officer Don Williamson said Thursday the cases are unrelated and all have reasonable explanations. He said health officials took extraordinary ...

  • Bell to attend ceremony honoring Four Little Girls

    Birmingham Mayor William Bell is headed to the nation's capital tomorrow. He will attend the ceremony where the four girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing will be honored with a congressional gold medal. At a new conference this afternoon, Mayor Bell said it's fitting that it passed this year, which marks 50 years since the Civil Rights Movement. He said. ...

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