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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
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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
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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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For Detroit in crisis, next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate

A plug is seen coming from the Chevrolet Volt electric car during the North American International Auto Show in DetroitBy Bernie Woodall and Karen Pierog DETROIT (Reuters) - Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit's emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to decide whether the city can get through its financial crisis without a bankruptcy filing. Kevyn Orr, a former bankruptcy lawyer, in his first report to the state of Michigan since Governor Rick Snyder appointed him, laid out last week a bracing picture of steps he may need to take to address the city's troubles. ...


Sun May 19 20:07:59 UTC 2013
At least one reported dead as tornadoes hammer Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa

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 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tornado half a mile wide struck near Oklahoma City on Sunday, part of a massive storm front that hammered the central United States. News reports said at least one person had died. By early Sunday evening, 19 tornados had touched down in parts of Iowa, Oklahoma and Kansas, according to the National Weather Service and local news reports. Fox News reported that one person was killed in Shawnee, Oklahoma, east of Oklahoma City. Police in Shawnee could not immediately be reached to confirm the report. ...


Sun May 19 22:41:44 UTC 2013
Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida

The winning Powerball number is shown after being drawn at the Florida Lottery studio in TallahasseeBy Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won one of the largest jackpots in U.S. history. The winning numbers from Saturday night's drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball number of 11. The odds of winning were put at 1 in 175 million. The winning ticket was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a suburb of Tampa, according to the Florida Lottery. ...


Sun May 19 12:23:19 UTC 2013
Residents capture amazing videos in the face of tornadoes
A series of 16 violent tornadoes ransacked north Texas this week, killing six people and flattening entire neighborhoods. Seven people who were reported missing early Friday morning have now been accounted for, but the storms aren't over yet. Severe thunderstorms are expected late Friday in Alabama and Mississippi, and the Plains and the Midwest face [...]
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