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Thursday | www.shelbycountyreporter.com | Eddey

Skating towards their dreams

Ten years from now, the 2018 Winter Olympics might hold some familiar faces. Helena resident Carolyn Diehl, 9, and Preston Culpepper, 14, from Pelham, are a pair skating duo that hopes to make it to the top of ...

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Related Topix: Ice Skating, Winter Sports, Sports, Olympics, Olympic Winter Games

Wed Oct 08, 2008

WVTM-TV Birmingham

Sewage Backup Closes A Shelby County School

A smelly mess causes an academic one, and closes the doors at Helena Intermediate School in Shelby County.

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Related Topix: Shelby County, AL

Mon Oct 06, 2008

helena-alabama.blogspot.com | Eddey

Helena City hears from Recycling Firm

The citizens of Helena heard a presentation from Allied Waste about a possible recycling program for the city

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Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

Sun Oct 05, 2008

Foundry Mgmt. & Technology

Vulcan Sells Richards Engineering to Omega

Strategic focus is on general foundry projects, casting handling, metal finishing, robotics, automation, and lost foam Vulcan Engineering Co.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom,

Fri Oct 03, 2008

Shelby County Reporter

Heart fashioned in wood

In the back, his shop area is wall-to-wall tools of the trade and stacks of wood that he has accumulated with future projects in mind.

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Wed Oct 01, 2008

Shelby County Reporter

Divorces for the week of October 1, 2008

Couples who were granted divorces in Shelby County from Sept. 15-22. -Brian Scott Tankersley of Birmingham and Andrea Nicole Tankersley of Birmingham.

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Related Topix: Shelby County, AL, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Sterrett, AL, Chelsea, AL

Fri Sep 26, 2008

helena-alabama.blogspot.com | Eddey

Helena Middle School gifted program

Laura Brookhart had an article in the Shelby County Reporter about the Helena Middle School gifted program.

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Related Topix: Events

www.shelbycountyreporter.com | Eddey

Scooting along

With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, Lunsford is one of a lucky few that don't worry much about how gas fits into their budgets.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008

photos.al.com | Eddey

Shelby County Fair

Six-year-old twins, Abby and Will Traweek of Helena check out the prize winning jams, jellies and other preserved goods.

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Related Topix: Birmingham, AL

Tue Sep 23, 2008

Shelby County Reporter

County goes green

When Judy Quick heads off to church in Montevallo each Sunday she double checks to make sure she has her keys, her Bible and her recycling.

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Related Topix: Pelham, AL, Montevallo, AL, Shelby County, AL, University of Montevallo, Alabaster, AL

Sun Sep 21, 2008

Shelby County Reporter

Divorces for the week of September 10, 2008

Couples who were granted divorces in Shelby County from Aug. 25-Sept. 2. -Melissa Nicole Stapp of Winfield and Mikel Ray Stapp of Columbiana.

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Related Topix: Shelby County, AL, Columbiana, AL, Jemison, AL, Wilsonville, AL, Alabaster, AL

Fri Sep 19, 2008

Shelby County Reporter

Volunteer drivers needed

Whenever Madeline R. Jernigan needs a lift to doctor's appointments at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, she knows who to call.

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Related Topix: Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Shelby County, AL, Calera, AL

Wed Sep 17, 2008

www.selmatimesjournal.com | Eddey

Nature Conservancy holds annual meeting

The Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy in Alabama held its annual meeting in Selma Friday afternoon, followed by a reception at historic Sturdivant Museum for Conservancy members and local friends.

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www.jaxnews.com | Eddey

Area deaths

Services for Perry Knox Green, 72, were at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at First Baptist Church of Williams.

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Tue Sep 16, 2008

Shelby County Reporter

Montevallo, Helena police departments receive grants

Gov. Bob Riley has awarded $50,000 to enhance public safety measures in two Shelby County municipalities.

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Related Topix: Shelby County, AL, Montevallo, AL, US News

Mon Sep 15, 2008

www.al.com | Eddey

Birmingham-Hoover metro area building sector hit hard by new-home downturn

People use grim language to describe a massive slump in homebuilding that has hit metro Birmingham-Hoover. "The downturn is devastating," said Dorothy Tayloe, director of sales and marketing at Hoover's Ross ...

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Related Topix: Marketing, Birmingham, AL

Fri Sep 12, 2008

www.shelbycountyreporter.com | Eddey

County residents owed millions

More than 20,000 Shelby County residents are owed money, and most don't even know it.

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Related Topix: Alabama, Shelby County, AL

Tue Sep 09, 2008

Alabama Live

Fall 2008 Kid's Consignment Sale List

Here is the Kid's Consignment Sale List for Fall 2008! When I was searching last spring for a listing of all the kid's consignment sales in Alabama, I couldn't find one anywhere on the web.

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Related Topix: Irondale, AL, Homewood, AL, Alabama, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro

Sun Sep 07, 2008

Alabama Live

BBMC ready to ride in 600+ mile Reliability Run

Alan Apel will be piloting his 1959 Austin Healey 3000 in the British Reliability Run.

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Related Topix: Cullman, AL, Guntersville, AL, Prattville, AL, Montgomery Metro, Montgomery, AL

Thu Sep 04, 2008

www.shelbycountyreporter.com | Eddey

Mysterious Hewy outed

When it came to light that Helena's most speculated - 'about mystery man, moderator of the No Sleep in Helena blog, known only as Hewy had revealed his true identity, I was intrigued! Just days before the City ...

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