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“It has been extremely hard on them”

Addison High School was in recovery mode Monday following a weekend of tragedies that included the death of a senior student's mother who perished along with two children in a fire Saturday. via Cullman Times

“Being a businessman all these years, I thought maybe we needed a businessman's touch. If we don't start addressing that issue, we'll end up like Jefferson County.”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published April 06, 2008 1:37 AM CDT Republican Jerry Bishop of Jasper is running for chairman of the Walker County Commission in part because he is concerned about the ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“We're sorta stingy and we tried to do the best we could with what we had. I'm proud of what we've done.”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published April 05, 2008 1:03 AM CDT District 2 Walker County Commissioner Larry Farris announced Friday he will not run for re-election, while Republicans secured Brad Ingle ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“This came about through a meeting we had with the three counties' tourism boards”

MELISSA BONDS The Daily Mountain Eagle Published March 13, 2008 12:35 AM CDT DOUBLE SPRINGS - On Monday, civic leaders from Winston, Franklin and Marion counties unveiled a new brochure aimed at bringing ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“Mr. Chairman, it is my recommendation that we not adopt this today”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published March 11, 2008 1:16 AM CDT The Walker County Commission agreed Monday to delay a vote for one week on the final draft resolution of electronic bingo rules. via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“What they do in Macon County, I don't give a flip about. I'm not elected to represent Macon County.”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published February 28, 2008 12:17 PM CST State Sen. via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“We would love to see some other type of office building, perhaps something to complement our urgent care up there. We would love to see another physician's office come into the strip mall.”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published February 10, 2008 1:44 AM CST A new commercial development in Curry will include Hospital Discount Pharmacy's second store. via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“Everyone thinks they know what bingo is, but what is it really?”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published February 06, 2008 11:51 PM CST Alabama House of Representatives Majority Leader Ken Guin, D-Carbon Hill, says he is skeptical of any bill to abolish bingo halls and ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“We had trees and power lines down. It was all over the county”

ED HOWELL Published January 31, 2008 12:53 AM CST A number of homes were left without power Tuesday night after high winds roared through Walker County, sending fire departments scrambling from one call to ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“Right now the water level in the aquifer is 85 feet”

By Brittany Woodby BWOODBY@CULLMANTIMES.COM Several area water systems are reaching out of Cullman County to get additional water. via Cullman Times

“The way I understand it, the lines are there and we just have to turn the valves”

The City of Cullman has agreed to allow the Cullman County Water System to purchase water from other systems. via Cullman Times

“This car was in about three pieces when I got there. There were pieces of it in the cow pasture”

FROM STAFF REPORTS Published January 21, 2008 11:32 PM CST A Jasper passenger was killed and a driver injured Sunday when the car they was riding in went off and on the road, striking a number of objects. via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

Lawrence Franklin Pitts Lawrence Franklin Pitts, 70, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, Jan. via Cullman Times

“If we join forces and work together for the betterment of Carbon Hill it will be a win-win program for all the community”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published January 16, 2008 2:40 AM CST CARBON HILL - The new Carbon Hill Civitan Club is close to the required 20 members and hopes to charter in the next few weeks. via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“We're so much better now than we were when we came in. When we came in, it was just trying to keep from going under a court order. We had backlogs in every county that we couldn't accept. We've taken care of that”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published January 12, 2008 1:33 AM CST The punch thrown by state Sen. via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“The state no longer allows you to hang (piping) on the bridge and there's pretty much no way to go in the ground with it.”

County contract requires approval from city The Cullman Times By David Lazenby davidl@cullmantimes.com Before Cullman County can obtain water from additional providers, county commissioners say they must get ... via Cullman Times

“This is not a Jasper thing. This is not a Carbon Hill thing, or a Dora thing, or Sumiton thing or Oakman thing. This is a Walker County thing. This is something that will reach out to everyone”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published November 08, 2007 1:57 AM CST State Rep. via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“This training provides us with a wonderful opportunity that we might otherwise not have”

ELANE JONES DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Published November 02, 2007 12:55 AM CDT Law enforcement officers from Walker and Winston counties recently participated in high-tech firearms training hosted by the Arley ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“There's really nobody who's touched the tip of the iceburg of what the economic impact could be”

RON HARRIS The Daily Mountain Eagle Published October 31, 2007 11:31 PM CDT Area officials are on the right track in formulating a plan to build a multi-million dollar agricultural center in Walker County, ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition

“That's the difference between us bumming and being able to serve the county better”

ED HOWELL The Daily Mountain Eagle Published October 29, 2007 12:39 AM CDT Sumiton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Chief David Waid said his department will likely withdraw from charity bingo after Walker County ... via Daily Mountain Eagle Online Edition