Jasper News

Dr. and Mrs. Garrison Stephen Cowen of Jasper, Alabama announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Elizabeth Cowen of Montgomery, Alabama to James Michael Chitwood of Montgomery, Alabama son of the late Violet Caltron of Columbus, Ohio and the late James Gavann Chitwood, Sr.

JASPER - A judge who declared electronic bingo illegal in Walker County says he will decide within days whether to allow the games to continue until a higher court rules on an appeal.

Day after day we are bombarded with the pet "overpopulation" crisis. We even have designated October as 'adopt a shelter animal' month and there are other monthly and day long designations to honor dogs and cats.

Supporters of electronic bingo in Walker County are organizing efforts to get the bingo halls reopened after a judge in Birmigham ruled the machines illegal.

JASPER, Alabama - A judge has ruled that bingo halls in Walker County that use electronic player stations are illegal and has ordered the halls shut down immediately.

Published: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 11:07 p.m. U.S. Rep.

D. Williams, Pell City, 205-368-4015, wanted to buy a cedar wardrobe. Good Neighbors: I have a cedar wardrobe, in very good condition, that I am willing to sell.

An investigation has been launched into the death of a Birmingham man who died in the Walker County Jail, the Daily Mountain Eagle in Jasper reports.

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley's singleminded opposition to electronic bingo has given him tunnel vision.

Jerry Rich, Pell City, 205-884-4767, wanted to buy a baby's rattle that was popular in the early 1960s.

Classes began at Harry Collinge High School Sept. 3 and along with a batch of new students at the school this year there is also four new faces that can be found in the teacher's lounge.

The future Interstate 22, which will connect Birmingham at Interstate 65 to Memphis, may be finished nearly two years later than previously estimated, the Daily Mountain Eagle in Jasper reports.

JASPER - A judge has allowed six electronic bingo halls in Walker County to stay open after initially ordering them closed.

The crippled No. 7 rests in front of the flagstand at Sayre Speedway after an axle broke and the rear wheel flew into the pit area.

RSC Equipment Rental opened a new branch location last week in Jasper, Ala. RSC Equipment Rental held an open house last Friday to highlight the grand opening of its new store in Jasper, Ala.

So far, the Birmingham metro-area schools haven't been hit as hard as south Alabama schools by swine flu, but officials warn that soon will change.

JASPER - Seven casino-style bingo halls are running out of luck in Walker County.

The Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities program was born out of community need, and that community need certainly has not shrunk in the 32 years of TASC's existence.

The Central Alabama Volkswagen Club presented Bug Blast '09 at Tannehill State Park in McCalla, Ala.

A bill to levy a new occupational tax in Jefferson County passed the Alabama House on Wednesday by a narrow margin, keeping it shakily on track for final passage this week.