Limestone County News

Times Business Writer marian.accardi@htimes.com Metro area reports lowest figure in state last month Madison County's jobless rate for October was 7.5 percent, unchanged from September, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.

Limestone County deputies arrested three people on unrelated theft charges Tuesday and were investigating a burglary overnight.

An anonymous tip led to the arrest of a Limestone County grocer on misdemeanor charges of possessing an illegal gaming device and selling cigarettes without a license.

Limestone County authorities collected $3 million in child support payments last year, earning the Sheriffa s Department a state award.

Limestone County Sheriff's Department reported the following arrests Thursday: A* Donna Jean Alston, 42, of 9083 Holt Springer Road, Athens, probation revoked on conviction for third-degree theft A* Michael Douglas, 30, of 25065 Narrow Lane, Belle Mina, harassment A* Leah Megan Eastup, 20, of 606 U.S. 31 South, Athens, violating probation on two ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant faces possible Nuclear Regulatory Commission civil penalties as a result of violations of fire response regulations.

A Limestone County family with 11 children was forced out of their home after a fire.

A large family is recovering after a devastating fire at their home. Volunteer firefighters from Elkmont, Piney Chapel, and Owens all responded to the call a little before four Wednesday afternoon.

" A tip that a former drug dealer had changed counties led to authorities arresting six people Wednesday on trafficking charges and confiscating 48 pounds of marijuana.

We've been warning you about the practices of a company called Pure Kleen. Last week, we exposed the tactics they use when they come to your home to convince you you have mold when you may not.

Howard Rhodes told the Limestone County Commission he is "happy to be here." Rhodes said he and his wife moved here from Oxford in Calhoun County and he wants to learn more about local county government so he can be as involved as he was in his home county.

State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks has picked up endorsements from 28 sheriffs in his campaign to become Alabama's next governor.

Classrooms are coming to life for Limestone County students with technology paid for with economic stimulus money.

A court official says an Eva man convicted of attacking a Limestone County judge at a Hartselle soccer game plans to appeal.

Jacques, Teddy OlsonA's chocolate Labrador retriever who will always bear the scars of fire that killed TeddyA's mother, is almost too exuberant to hold back as he tries to display affection for everyone.

Madison City Schools system was awarded $36 million in interest-free bond money by Gov.

Limestone County sex offenders who committed a felony and remained under federal supervision upon release from prison won't be on the streets this Halloween.

Police say a mother and daughter were killed in a highway acccident while they were driving away from a clinic where they had just received swine flu shots.

Limestone County is filled with tiny, unincorporated communities that may or may not appear on a map, but natives know they exist, just the same.

Two people have been killed and another was injured in a crash on U.S. 31 near the Limestone County Health Department.