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Things to do in Cherokee County Monday, May 20
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Centre Rotary Club meets at noon on the second floor of First Southern State Bank on Main Street in Centre. Cherokee County Public Library is having a May Book Sale. All items are 50 percent or mo...
Arrest Report Monday, May 20
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Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Jeffery C. Eubanks for driving under the influence and open container. -Matthew P. Martin for open container. -Ja...
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 6.9 percent
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MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary April unemployment rate is 6.9 percent, down from last month’s 7.2 percent and below the 7.4 percent recorded in ...
Arrest Report Sunday, May 19
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Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Melissa N. Williams for theft of property in the third degree. -Christopher S. Stubbs for unlawful possession of con...
BOARD MATTERS 5/07/13. Superintendent Mitchell Guice rule on teacher pay restoration and other matters during the Tuesday, May 7 meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education. Salaries for several teacher were cut during a 2011 RIF (Reduction In Force) Plan.
BOARD MATTERS 5/07/13. Superintendent Mitchell Guice rule on teacher pay restoration and other matters during the Tuesday, May 7 meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education. Salaries for several teacher were cut during a 2011 RIF (Reduction In Force) Plan.
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Board restores teachers’ pay cut by Reduction in Force plan
by Terry Dean
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cherokee County Board of Education has restored teacher contracts that were cut in 2011 as part of a Reduction in Force (RIF) plan. Teachers filed suit shortly afterward to restore their contra...
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Seth Neyman named Cherokee County High School principal
by Terry Dean
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cherokee County Board of Education has appointed Seth Neyman as the next Cherokee County High School principal. The board officially appointed Neyman during its Tuesday, May 7 meeting. Neyman p...
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« ceray24 wrote on Tuesday, Apr 30 at 09:16 AM »
The Pole Vault was won by Shane Hall with a 10ft jump.
« dwardawea wrote on Wednesday, Apr 03 at 02:56 PM »
Studies show that wind power is a safe energy source that benefits public health. Wind power developers regularly engage with local communities to ensure approved siting regulations are in place. Plus wind power is approved by a majority of Americans, ranging from 66 percent to 77 percent in support of wind power. Their reasons are simple, by adding wind power we are putting thousands of Americans to work (up to 75,000 currently), saving ratepayers money on their electric bills, and keeping the environment clean for humans and animals alike. A study released in January 2012 by the Massachusetts departments of Environmental Protection and Public Health issued a definitive scientific analysis that refutes several myths about sound perpetuated by wind energy opponents. Two new international studies have concluded that by power of suggestion a “nocebo” effect takes place, where individuals spread the ills they claim to have from supposed wind turbine infrasound. The “Nocebo” (like placebo) is a perceived impact on one’s health as result of hearing complaints about sound emitting from wind turbines that otherwise wouldn’t take place. In one recent study that looked at complaints over a 20-year period at every wind farm in Australia, complaints about sound were concentrated to areas heavily criticized by anti-wind groups. And complaints escalated sharply only once anti-wind groups arrived. These studies add weight to the growing body of credible science, which reinforces the studies and statements from government health organizations around the world that have noted there is no direct health effect associated with the sounds from wind turbines. David Ward, American Wind Energy Association
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More poor people now live in U.S. suburbs than cities - study

Newly constructed homes in an unfinished subdivision is surrounded by weeds in CoolidgeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people living in poverty in U.S. suburbs surpassed the number of poor in cities over the past decade, driven by strong growth in overall suburban populations, according to an analysis released on Monday. The change is posing a challenge to some traditional U.S. approaches to fighting poverty, which were aimed primarily at poverty in urban settings, the Brookings Institution study found. The number of poor people living in suburbs rose 64 percent between 2000 and 2011, reaching 16.4 million, it showed. ...


Mon May 20 12:55:15 UTC 2013
Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)By Chris Francescani (Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. By 9:30 p.m. Central Standard Time, more than two dozen tornadoes had been spotted in parts of Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Illinois, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and local news reports. ...


Mon May 20 11:41:51 UTC 2013
Connecticut governor tells commuters to work from home this week while crash repaired
By Richard Weizel and Edith Honan MILFORD, Conn./NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters faced delays and crowded trains on Monday as Metro-North workers scrambled to repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line, caused by the collision of two trains. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy said commuters should expect "serious disruptions" throughout the week and encouraged riders to stay home if possible. ...
Mon May 20 12:42:52 UTC 2013
Tornadoes tear through central U.S. [VIDEO]
Less than a week after a string of tornadoes killed six people in north Texas, a massive storm system that tore through the center of the country on Sunday spawned at least a dozen tornadoes, killed at least two people, injured dozens and caused extensive damage from Georgia to Minnesota. According to the Oklahoma state [...]
Mon May 20 09:28:31 UTC 2013

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