Jazz Museum Planned For NOLA

Jazz Museum Planned For NOLA Posted: 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

A $4 million project is planned that will transform the third floor of the Old U.S. Mint in the French Quarter into a multimillion-dollar jazz museum and performance space. jazz museum new orleans more

Mayor Responds To The Trail Maids Controversy

Mayor Responds To The Trail Maids Controversy Posted: 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

Mayor Sam Jones said he "can think of no better group that represents the character and diversity of our city." alabama azalea trail maids barack obama edward vaughn inaugural parade mayor sam jones mobile naacp slavery more

Mobile Co. Wants NAACP Apology

Mobile Co. Wants NAACP Apology Posted: 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

Mobile County Commissoners wants Alabama's NAACP President to aplogize for Azalea Trail Maid comments. apology azalea trail maids civil war edward vaughn naacp slavery more

Sheriff To Give Up Future Profits From Jail Food

Sheriff To Give Up Future Profits From Jail Food Posted: 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

Morgan County Sheriff Greg Bartlett has legally pocketed more than $200,000 from his jail kitchen while feeding meals that prisoners described as skimpy. alabama greg bartlett inadequately fed jail kitchen morgan county sheriff pocket profit sheriff skimpy more

Clemson Hires Alabama’s Defensive Coordinator

Clemson Hires Alabama’s Defensive Coordinator Posted: 2 hours, 24 minutes ago

Kevin Steele replaces Vic Koenning who left to join Kansas State last month. alabama clemson crimson tide dabo swinney defensive coordinator kevin steele tigers vic koenning more

Burglaries In Bessemer

Burglaries In Bessemer Fri, January 09, 2009 - 1:08 pm

Four break ins in less than two weeks in Prichard's Bessemer Community. bessemer community burglary house break in marsha s ratchford street prichard housing authority prichard police department smash and grab more

Azalea Trail Maids= Slavery Maids?

Azalea Trail Maids= Slavery Maids? Fri, January 09, 2009 - 1:01 pm

The dresses worn by Azalea Trail Maids remind Alabama's NAACP president of the slave era and "shameful times" alabama slavery ambassadors antebellum dress azalea trail maids barack obama civil war edward vaughn inauguration inauguration parade laughing stock mobile mobile county commissioners naacp slave days slave times slavery special assignment reporter tiffany craig trail maids more

Auburn’s Top Recruiting Priorities

Auburn’s Top Recruiting Priorities Fri, January 09, 2009 - 12:55 pm

Coach Gene Chizik is looking for a few good offensive linemen and wide receivers and one great quarterback. alabama auburn auburn university canadian football league cfl chris slaughter gene chizik great quarterback offensive linemen quarterback raven gray recruiting ryan williams top recruiting priorities tray blackmon wide receiver more

Boeing To Cut 4,500 Jobs Due To Recession

Boeing To Cut 4,500 Jobs Due To Recession Fri, January 09, 2009 - 12:52 pm

The Chicago-based company says the cuts will be made in its commercial aircraft business. air force boeing chicago commercial aircraft economic slowdown job cuts recession seattle tanker washington more

Blood Tests Show Barkley Was Drunk

Blood Tests Show Barkley Was Drunk Fri, January 09, 2009 - 12:44 pm

Tests show Charles Barkley's blood-alcohol level at .149, nearly twice the legal limit of .08 in Arizona. arizona auburn blood-alcohol level charles barkley drunk driving dui field sobriety tests legally drunk scottsdale more

Obama Renews Plea For Playoff In College Football

Obama Renews Plea For Playoff In College Football Fri, January 09, 2009 - 11:35 am

President-elect Barack Obama congratulated the Florida Gators for winning the National Championship, but says we still need a playoff system in college football. bcs football obama more

Salmonella Outbreak Hits 42 States

Salmonella Outbreak Hits 42 States Fri, January 09, 2009 - 11:17 am

CDC: Nearly 400 People Sickened; Bacteria May Be Cause Of One Elderly Woman's Death outbreak salmonella more

Senior Bowl Superstar Contest - Vote Now

Senior Bowl Superstar Contest - Vote Now Fri, January 09, 2009 - 10:50 am

Your vote decides who will sing the National Anthem at the Under Armor Senior Bowl on January 24th. anna reid only 4 phyllis ritchie senior bowl super star senior bowl superstar under armor senior bowl more

Tickets For Inauguration Parade On Sale Today

Tickets For Inauguration Parade On Sale Today Fri, January 09, 2009 - 10:37 am

Tickets go on sale at 12 Noon. Click here to find out how to get yours. barack obama inaugural parade ticketmaster tickets more

First Light Marathon Benefits L’Arche

First Light Marathon Benefits L’Arche Fri, January 09, 2009 - 9:39 am

Can you imagine running 26.2 miles? Runners will hit the pavement this weekend for the 8th annual BankTrust First Light Marathon, which benefits the L'Arche community. banktrust larche marathon more

Bringing More Passengers To Mobile Regional

Bringing More Passengers To Mobile Regional Fri, January 09, 2009 - 8:57 am

Airport authority members meet with Mobile area business leaders. air fares alabama bill sisson bob bbender carol baehr coastal ford economy florida gulfport joe gerard mike lee mississippi mobile mobile regional airport page jones passengers pensacola springdale travel more

Lawmakers Debate Big Cigarette Tax Hike

Lawmakers Debate Big Cigarette Tax Hike Thu, January 08, 2009 - 8:04 pm

The Mississippi House has started working on a plan to increase the cigarette tax from 18 cents a pack to $1. cigarette cigarette tax governor haley barbour mississippi mississippi house mississippi lawmakers more

Casino Barge Destroyed By Katrina Towed Away

Casino Barge Destroyed By Katrina Towed Away Thu, January 08, 2009 - 7:59 pm

The 395-foot-long barge that once housed Casino Magic's gaming facilities was pulled from its moorings Thursday in Bay St. Louis and will be towed to Morgan City, La. barge bay st louis casino magic floating casino hurricane katrina mississippi mississippis gulf coast moorings tow more

Poll: Azalea Trail Maids Not A Reminder Of Slavery

Poll: Azalea Trail Maids Not A Reminder Of Slavery Thu, January 08, 2009 - 7:57 pm

News 5 Poll conducted by Survery USA shows an overwhelming majority of people disagree with the NAACP for linking the Azalea Trail Maids to slavery. alabama azalea trail maids barack obama ed vaughn edward vaughn mobile naacp presidential inaugural parade slavery surveu usa trail maids more

Governor: Expect Another Round Of Budget Cuts

Governor: Expect Another Round Of Budget Cuts Thu, January 08, 2009 - 7:29 pm

Gov. Haley Barbour says Medicaid, public schools or both will be among the state programs losing money next week when he makes a second round of state budget cuts. budget cuts governor haley barbour haley barbour medicaid mississippi mississippi adequate education program public schools more

Getting You Ready For The DTV Switch

Getting You Ready For The DTV Switch Thu, January 08, 2009 - 7:08 pm

Click here to see a list of dates/times we'll run tests to help you see if you're TV is ready for the DTV switch on February 17. converter box digital converter box digitial television dtv dtv switch dtv test more

Police Arrest Alleged “Serial” Burglar

Police Arrest Alleged “Serial” Burglar Thu, January 08, 2009 - 7:00 pm

Authorities have charged this man with six burglaries in a Theodore neighborhood and he could face charges in more than a dozen crimes. burglary chad petri crime robbery theodore more

Fairhope Honored by “Southern Living” Magazine

Fairhope Honored by “Southern Living” Magazine Thu, January 08, 2009 - 6:59 pm

"Southern Living" names Fairhope one of the best small towns in the South. alabama best fairhope grand hotel honored hotel magazine point clear southern living town more

Milton Fire Cleanup

Milton Fire Cleanup Thu, January 08, 2009 - 6:59 pm

The official cause of the fire that destroyed part of downtown Milton has not been determined but arson is not suspected. Thursday, property owners got to return to their business and see what's left. clean up fire florida imogene theater milton more

No Charges For Dog Abuser

No Charges For Dog Abuser Thu, January 08, 2009 - 6:36 pm

A severely abused dog is euthanized, but it's not likely her owner will ever be prosecuted. alabama dog abuse dog fighting dog river jesse eldridge mobile pit bull more

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