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• Alabama lawmakers return for 2012 regular session

  Alabama legislators return to Montgomery for the 2012 regular session facing a full agenda that will include giving Alabama's toughest in the nation immigration law a tune up and balancing the budgets in what promises to be a difficult budget year.

  February 7, 2012

• Alabama legislators to get gloomy budget forecasts
• Albertville school wins national recycling competition
• Thach Road house fire investigated
• School board to vote on land for Ardmore gym
• County, city OK Carpenter incentives
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Campaign signs are placed along Forrest Street in Athens. Officials with the city and Limestone County said candidates have few restrictions in regard to sign placement, as long as signs are not on public rights-of-way or on utility poles or other structures.

• One simple rule ... keep campaign signs off rights-of-way

  February 7, 2012 1 Photo

• Former DA adjusts to private law practice

Sports

• Local teams set to host area tournaments

  Athens basketball fans will get a double dose of postseason play beginning Thursday as the boys and girls teams are set to host area tournaments. Eddie Murphree’s girls team will start tournament play Thursday when they host Muscle Shoals at 7:30. The winner advances to the area championship Saturday at 7 p.m.

  February 6, 2012

• SLIDESHOW: Giants beat Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI
• Giants top Pats for 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years
• Slumping Alabama trying to salvage NCAA spot
• NFL works to protect copyright, as Brady admits illegal viewing

State and Nation

• Autopsy: Kids killed in WA suffered hatchet wounds

  "We suspected that if he had the boys in his control, with him, and he felt the police were closing in, he was capable (of hurting them)," Cox said. "We didn't like that there was only one supervisor. Frankly, she couldn't have stopped him if he wanted to do something."

  February 7, 2012

• Dave Matthews, Jack Black to headline beach fest
• Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys
• Iraqi war vet fatally shoots wife, himself in Florida
• Retrial starting in gambling corruption case

Lifestyle

• Oregon copter pilot has knack for finding the lost

  On Saturday, Rachor found three members of a Gold Beach family after they got lost while picking mushrooms.

  February 7, 2012 1 Photo

• A mother's love: She survived cancer to stay with her family, then her heart gave out
• Local group seeks design for monument to tornado victims, survivors
• New Arrival: Goodwin family welcomes Hudson Bridges Goodwin
• Indy hosts world's biggest football party

Calendar of Events

• Limestone Ledger 2/7/12

  THURSDAY
  A Relay Rally will be held Thursday at Athens Visitors Center at 100 N. Beaty St. Meet and greet 5:30-6 p.m., meeting 6-7. Open to anyone interested in information about the Relay For Life Limestone County event May 11-12. Food available for small donation. Gifts and door prizes. Committee meeting follows at 7. Contact: Carol Morris 256-434-1039 or CarolMorrisLCA@gmail.com.

  February 7, 2012

• Limestone Ledger 2/5/12

Obituaries

• Lucille Terry

  February 7, 2012

• Lois Hutchison
• Thomas Clem

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