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State And Nation

Yarn that was named 2010’s top lie wasn’t original

MILWAUKEE (AP) The winning entry in a liars’ club contest may have been the best but it wasn’t original. David Milz, 49, of Bristol, was ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 4:41 pm

State And Nation

Police: Idaho man hit teen on flight over phone

BOISE, Idaho (AP)  Police say a man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Boise struck a teenager who refused to turn off ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 4:38 pm

Community

Limestone Ledger 12/29/2010

ONGOING Spot the History Come to the Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives through Jan. 8 and play “Spot the History.” Children ages 6 to 12 ... Read more

by shelbybark, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:00 pm

Obituaries

Virginia S. Lipscomb

Graveside services for Virginia Sandlin Lipscomb, 98, of Capshaw and formerly of Harvest, will be at1 p.m. Thursday at Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville with ... Read more

by shelbybark, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:00 pm

Obituaries

Shirley Ann Britton

Shirley Ann Britton Graveside services for Shirley Ann Britton, 60, of Rogersville were at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Valley View Cemetery with Tom Holland officiating ... Read more

by shelbybark, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:00 pm

Obituaries

Clevie Nalley

Funeral services for Clevie Nalley, 66, of Athens will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Copeland Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at ... Read more

by shelbybark, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:00 pm

State And Nation

Inspectors: Wind a factor in Maine lift accident

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) State inspectors say wind played a contributing role in a Maine ski lift failure that sent eight people to a hospital, ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 1:29 pm

Sports

NFL fines Favre $50K for ‘failure to cooperate’

NEW YORK (AP)  Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for a “failure to cooperate” with the investigation into allegations he sent inappropriate ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 1:27 pm

State And Nation

5 arrested in plot to attack prophet cartoon paper

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Police in Denmark and Sweden halted an imminent terrorist attack Wednesday by arresting five men who planned to shoot as many people ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 1:24 pm

State And Nation

Police: robber shoots victim in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Huntsville police are probing an attempted robbery that left one man shot. Police told The Huntsville Times that they were called to ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, December 29, 2010 9:59 am

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