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ACLU intervening in county’s Voting Rights Act challenge

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion June 22 in federal court to intervene in Shelby County’s challenge against the constitutionality of a section ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 6:36 pm

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State unemployment rate continues to drop

Alabama’s unemployment rate continued to fall in May, dropping to 10.8 percent from April’s rate of 11 percent, according to the Alabama Department of Industrial ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Friday, June 18, 2010 2:50 pm

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Oak Mountain, Spain Park named among nation’s best

Newsweek magazine has again named Oak Mountain High School and Spain Park High School among the nation’s top high schools. Read more

by Amy Jones, Friday, June 18, 2010 1:46 pm

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Vincent holds final public hearing before quarry vote

Hundreds crowded the Vincent Middle/High School auditorium June 17 to attend the final public hearing before the Vincent Town Council makes a decision on White ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Thursday, June 17, 2010 10:22 pm

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Hoover school system hires assistant superintendent

The Hoover Board of Education recently approved Ron Dodson as the new assistant superintendent for instruction. Read more

by Amy Jones, Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:10 pm

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County Commission to hear both sides of elevated lanes debate

The Shelby County Commission will soon hear two different sides of the debate on the Alabama Department of Transportation’s plan for elevated lanes on U.S. ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Monday, June 14, 2010 4:25 pm

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Gulf Coast oil spill causing state education trust fund to suffer

State Superintendent of Education Joe Morton said at a June 10 press conference that the massive oil spill in the Gulf Coast is having a ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Thursday, June 10, 2010 1:37 pm

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County recount to happen early next week

A complete recount of the nearly 27,000 Shelby County Republican primary ballots will be held off until early next week, instead of being completed by ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Thursday, June 10, 2010 11:53 am

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Reporter wins general excellence award for fourth year straight

For the fourth consecutive year, the Shelby County Reporter has been named Alabama's best weekly newspaper. Read more

by Amy Jones, Thursday, June 10, 2010 9:44 am

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Provisional ballot count keeps Bentley in runoff

In the final vote totals for the gubernatorial primary election, released June 8 by the Alabama Republican Party, Robert Bentley defeated Tim James by 167 ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 10:04 pm

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Cornerstone to implement tuition plan based on families’ income

Cornerstone Christian School is currently moving to a tuition plan based on families’ income, according to Director of School Operations Jay Adams. Read more

by Amy Jones, Friday, June 4, 2010 4:28 pm

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Bentley slated for runoff, but change possible

For now, Robert Bentley and Bradley Byrne are the two candidates in the Republican gubernatorial primary runoff July 13, but things could change, according to ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Friday, June 4, 2010 1:57 pm

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Vincent reschedules public hearing on quarry

Vincent’s town council has rescheduled a public hearing on a White Rock Quarries’ zoning request for June 17 in the Vincent Middle/High School auditorium. Read more

by Amy Jones, Thursday, June 3, 2010 10:34 am

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Small recycling program makes big impact

In her first year teaching at Vincent Elementary School, Natalie Hughston has already made a big impact by founding a recycling program that has grown ... Read more

by Amy Jones, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 3:45 pm

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Bentley locked in tight battle; Erwin wins county but loses state

Two Shelby County Republican candidates for statewide races began the primaries fighting political battles, but as the day ended, only one was still alive. Read more

by Amy Jones, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 12:26 am

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