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Sports

Lady Colts get tourney title trophy

The Clements High girls basketball team ended the first half of the season on a bright note Thursday ... Read more

State And Nation

Ala. 22-year-old faces illegal hunting charges

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP)  Marshall County Sheriff Scott Walls says a deputy arrested a 22-year-old Union Grove man he ... Read more

State And Nation

Ice strands cars near highest point in Ala

HEFLIN, Ala. (AP) A layer of ice coated roads leading up Mount Cheaha from Christmas Day until late ... Read more

State And Nation

Supreme Court orders new trials in 2 capital cases

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The Alabama Supreme Court has ordered new trials for two men on death row. The ... Read more

State And Nation

Bentley picks McCall as Ala. public safety chief

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) The chief of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, Hugh McCall, has been appointed as the ... Read more

Local News

3 retiring at DHR

Three employees at Limestone County Department of Human Resources are retiring today. With almost 100 years experience between ... Read more

Local News

Feathers ruffled

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, wait. It is a bird. Actually, it’s a red-tailed hawk. This ... Read more

Local News

Man charged in home burglary

An Athens man accused of breaking into a neighbor’s home has been charged with burglary, an official said. ... Read more

Arrest Reports

ARREST REPORT December 30, 2010

County arrests The Limestone County Sheriff’s Department reported the following arrests Wednesday: • Dennis Wayne Brown, 52, of ... Read more

Local News

Holiday closings

Here is the New Year’s Day schedule for city, county, state and federal offices as well as libraries ... Read more