Bibb County News

McCalla residents A in favor of a $112 milA lion Norfolk Southern railA road hub -- and a few who remain undecided -- were able to hear from some of those behind the project at a meeting Monday night.

Norfolk Southern's first informational meeting for the community was held in Bessemer in August.

A former correctional officer will spend a year in jail and serve three years of probation for taking drugs into the prison where he worked.

The interest-free bond is part of $263 million in qualified school construction bonds distributed by the governor's office as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly called "the stimulus package." "This money is going to allow schools opportunities to do things that they wouldn't normally be allowed to do," said Gov.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11:57 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11:57 a.m. About 50 people stood in line early this morning to get their H1N1 vaccines at the Tuscaloosa County Health Clinic, including infants, children and pregnant women.

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Norfolk Southern says it moving forward with its plans for a $112 million railroad hub in McCalla after evaluating another location advanced by McCalla opponents of the project.

Jemison lost to No. 6 Bibb County in a Class 4A region battle. The Panthers lost 47-7 in Centreville.

Another mayor has endorsed Cam Ward in his bid to become Chilton Countya s next state senator.

The federal government is spending stimulus dollars slightly faster than originally expected, according to a government report issued Wednesday, but some programs have been hampered or delayed by confusion over some of the law's requirements.

Days of torrential rain have apparently claimed one life in Alabama and forced about three dozen residents to flee their homes or be rescued from vehicles on washed out roads.

The Bibb County School system has closed today because of flooding in that county.

Alabama Forestry Commission firefighters are back from helping out in dry Texas, and they can rest awhile because Alabama's fire season won't be happening any time soon.

Parts of Alabama are drying out after days of heavy rain, but the threat of flooding hasn't gone away.

Old Mill Pond residents live of Highway 219 south of Centreville. Brent Lightsey and his family spent the day putting up flood defenses at his 85 year old monther's house.

Heavy thundersorms have set off flash flood watches across much of Alabama and prompted Bibb County school officials to call off classes.

Authorities are investigating what killed a Lawrence County commissioner found dead at his home Saturday.

An Arkansas man suspected of faking his own death has been arrested in Alabama.. On Thursday, U.S. Marshals arrested Timothy DeHart in Bibb County.

An Arkansas man who authorities believed faked his own death in 2004 to avoid federal prosecution has been arrested in Alabama by U.S. Marshals.

News staff writer Thomas Spencer's July 3 piece about Beth Maynor Young's photographs showed how the Cahaba lilies have come to "symbolize river's vulnerability diversity." The new book he mentioned, "Headwaters: A Journey on Alabama Rivers," co-authored by Young and John Hall, invites us to see the beauty of all of Alabama's rivers.