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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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

Community

Limestone Ledger 12/29/2010

ONGOING Spot the History Come to the Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives through Jan. 8 and play “Spot ... Read more

Obituaries

Virginia S. Lipscomb

Graveside services for Virginia Sandlin Lipscomb, 98, of Capshaw and formerly of Harvest, will be at1 p.m. Thursday ... Read more

Obituaries

Shirley Ann Britton

Shirley Ann Britton Graveside services for Shirley Ann Britton, 60, of Rogersville were at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at ... Read more

Obituaries

Clevie Nalley

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

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more