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Grants boost ‘Click It or Ticket’ enforcement campaign during Memorial Day holiday
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MONTGOMERY – Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded nine grants to support the “Click It or Ticket” traffic safety campaign now underway. The effort continues over the Memorial Day weekend through Sunday,...
Things to do in Cherokee County Friday, May 24
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Cherokee County Public Library is having a May Book Sale. All items are 50 percent or more off of usual prices. Hardcover books sell for 25 cents, paperbacks, 10 cents. Celebrate Recovery, Centre,...
Arrest Report Friday, May 24
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Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Stephanie A. Self for non support. -Eric H. Crane on 18 day court order. -Brandy L. Clifton for non-support and 48...
ALDOT Urges Motorists to Drive Safely This Holiday
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Limited Road Construction and Lane Closures Memorial Day Weekend
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A CROWD SHOT. Pictured are students crowding around ABC 33/40 Meteorologist James Spann during a recent presentation at Centre Middle School.
ABC 33/40 meteorologist James Spann visits CMS
by Paisley Reed
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
On May 2, 2013, Centre Middle School had the great opportunity of having James Spann come for a visit. James Spann is a meteorologist for ABC 33/40. He spoke about all kinds of things from the equ...
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The Pole Vault was won by Shane Hall with a 10ft jump.
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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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Boy Scouts of America vote ends long-standing ban on gay scouts

Boy Scouts statue titled Trail to Manhood outside the National Scouting Museum in IrvingBy Marice Richter GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a ban on openly gay scouts that had been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history, capping weeks of intense lobbying on both sides, the group said in a statement. More than 60 percent of the group's National Council, composed of some 1,400 delegates, voted to end the ban effective January 1, 2014. A prohibition on openly gay adult leaders remains in place. ...


Thu May 23 19:30:11 UTC 2013
Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during speech at the National Defense University in WashingtonBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by early July. Obama has come under criticism for his administration's pursuit of journalists who have reported leaked material. In recent weeks, it emerged that the Justice Department seized Associated Press phone records as part of a probe into leaks about a 2012 Yemen-based plot to bomb a U.S. ...


Thu May 23 18:52:12 UTC 2013
Jodi Arias jury fails to reach decision on death penalty

Jodi Arias addresses the jury during the penalty phase of her murder trial in PhoenixPHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury tasked with determining whether convicted killer Jodi Arias should be put to death for the brutal murder of an ex-boyfriend failed to reach a unanimous verdict on Thursday, and a judge ordered a retrial in the penalty phase. Arias, 32, was found guilty earlier this month in the murder of Travis Alexander, whose body was found slumped in the shower of his Phoenix-area home in June 2008. He was stabbed 27 times, had his throat slashed and was shot in the face. (Reporting by Tim Gaynor; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)


Thu May 23 19:33:47 UTC 2013
Boy Scouts vote to end ban on openly gay youth members
[Updated at 6:20 p.m. CT] DALLAS – The Boy Scouts of America, one of the country’s largest and oldest youth organizations, decided Thursday to break 103 years of tradition by allowing openly gay members into its ranks. The controversial move was approved by more than 60 percent of the approximate 1,400 votes cast by the [...]
Thu May 23 18:14:38 UTC 2013

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