July 15, 2010 RSS feed / News

McIntosh PD arrests man for cocaine possession

A Citronelle man faces possession charges following a traffic stop by McIntosh Police officers. More...

EADS submits bid for Air Force tanker

Congress Reports

South Alabama is now officially back in the competition to build the U.S. Air Force’s new aerial refueling tanker and the Gulf Coast is well positioned to become the nation’s newest aviation corridor. More...

Two charged with trafficking marijuana

A traffic stop by Washington County deputies, July 11, resulted in marijuana trafficking charges for both a Gallion and a Mississippi man. William Pruitt, 26, of Gallion and Walter Charleston, 25, of Gautier, Miss. More...

ACS opens one-of-a-kind cancer resource center

The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Resource Center, located at Southwest Alabama Community Cancer Center in Monroeville was unveiled at a ribbon cutting and open house, June 21. More...

ClarkeCo Commission votes to raise rates for garbage collection

Clarke County Commissioners Tuesday approved a rate increase for solid waste collections. Residential rates will rise from $15 a month to $18 a month, effective Aug. 1. More...

Pistol whipping leads to arrest

A Leroy man is charged in the alleged July 11 pistol whipping of a Jackson man. Jackson Police officers Chris Sheffield and Sgt. More...

Bentley proves underdogs can win

EDITOR’S NOTES

Before the field of candidates for the Republican nomination for Alabama governor made their announcements I had never heard of Dr. Robert Bentley, a Tuscaloosa doctor of dermatology who served in the state Legislature. More...

GOP’s growing pains in Alabama

Alabama Viewpoint

You see it all the time in many organizations. A church grows too large. Part of its congregation is unhappy with the direction it has taken and breaks away to form its own ministry. The same happens with political parties. More...

WashCo to levy utility charges to museum, water authority

At their July 12 meeting, the Washington County Commission passed a resolution to begin Oct. 1 to assess utility charges heating/cooling) to the Washington County Museum and the Washington County Water Authority. More...