Latest Alabama Headlines
All the headlines from our Alabama Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ala. Landowners in Court over Hyundai Land Deal
Sep 14 2006 // Montgomery, Ala., landowners who were paid almost twice the appraised value of their property are suing state and local officials, saying they were not properly paid for land where Hyundai located its auto plant in...
Fla., Ga., Ala. Shaken But Not Damaged By Gulf of Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11 2006 // The United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, reported that a strong earthquake occurred about 250 miles (405 km) south-southwest of Apalachicola, Florida at 10:56 am EDT, Sept. 10 2006. This...
Multitasking Drivers Pose Safety Hazard, Say Ala. Police
Sep 5 2006 // Tony Barnett has seen it all in his 25 years as a law enforcement officer. But sometimes he’s still surprised by what motorists will attempt to do while they’re driving. According to the National Highway...
Other Side of Tort Reform: Alabama Woman Hurt By Award Cap
Aug 29 2006 // Swollen and limp, Trudy Roy’s left arm hangs dead at her side. With its nerves shredded beyond repair, the limb is little but a source of pain for the 68-year-old former librarian, a constant numbness and ache, like...
Ala. Gov. Riley Tours Shrimping Community One Year After Katrina
Aug 24 2006 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley praised the hurricane recovery efforts that have put shrimp boats back on water, rebuilt homes and removed debris in Bayou La Batre, but much work is still ahead, he said during a tour...
Sparks Announces Disaster Hotline for Ala. Farmers
Aug 11 2006 // Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks has established a toll-free hot line for state farmers who need disaster assistance. Many Alabama farmers still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Katrina are...
Insurance Claim Denied in Chilton County, Ala. Church Roof Collapse
Jul 26 2006 // An insurance claim filed in Clanton, Ala. by a Chilton County church that suffered a roof collapse last month has been denied. Alfa Insurance, which issued the policy, denied the claim filed by the Cedar Grove Methodist...
Insurance Rates Skyrocket on Alabama Gulf Coast
Jul 17 2006 // Property owners are stunned by insurance rates that have tripled for some properties on the Alabama Gulf Coast after back-to-back years of hurricane damage. Owners of the 35-unit Romar Tower at Orange Beach, Ala. saw their...
Alabama, Nebraska Receive $1.2M Hurricane Counseling Grants
Apr 3 2006 // Alabama and Nebraska have been awarded $1.2 million for crisis counseling assistance in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, according to Charles Curie, administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental...
Alabama Residents Fear the Worst, Prepare for Next Hurricane Season
Mar 22 2006 // A survey of residents in Alabama’s two coastal counties found many expect this hurricane season will be as bad or worse than last year, and they are making preparations, including buying generators. Forty percent of...
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON INSURANCE GOES INTO RECEIVERSHIP
Mar 20 2006 // Alabama-based Booker T. Washington Insurance Company has voluntarily submitted to being placed into receivership in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Commissioner Walter A. Bell announced. “I am pleased with the...
People and Places
Mar 20 2006 // Seven Main Street America Group employees were inducted March 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. into the Circle of Excellence, an annual employee recognition program established in 1985. The winners were selected for their 2005...
People
Mar 19 2006 // Seven Main Street America Group employees were inducted March 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. into the Circle of Excellence, an annual employee recognition program established in 1985. The winners were selected for their 2005...
Booker T. Washington Insurance goes into receivership
Mar 19 2006 // Alabama-based Booker T. Washington Insurance Company has voluntarily submitted to being placed into receivership in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Commissioner Walter A. Bell announced. “I am pleased with the...
Ala. Officials Arrest 3 Following February Church Arson Fires
Mar 8 2006 // Authorities and residents of Alabama got some good news on Wednesday following a series of church fires last month. Three college students from Birmingham were arrested in connection with nearly a dozen church fires in the...
Bell says tenth Ala. church fire ‘unrelated’ to previous nine
Mar 6 2006 // It’s likely that the 10th fire at a the Beaverton Freewill Baptist Church near the Mississippi line was started by an arsonist whose actions are totally unrelated to the arsonists responsible for any of the other...
Memorial Services Held in Elba, Ala. for Jack Brunson
Mar 6 2006 // Jack Rushing Brunson, 77, former CEO of the National Security Group in Elba, Ala. died on March 1 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Ala. Rev. Mart Gray officiated at March 6 memorial services for Brunson at the First Baptist...
Ala. Commissioner: ‘End Air Force One Policy’
Mar 6 2006 // An effective National Disaster Program has to be found so that if there is a catastrophe, we won’t have to rely on an “Air Force One Policy,” in which Air Force One flies in and brings us $20 billion,...
Alabama Big ‘I’ supports five bills, rejects two
Mar 6 2006 // Alabama HB627 defining insurance fraud and making it easier for the Insurance Commission to join with neighboring states to crack down on fraud has gained the support of the Alabama Independent Insurance Agents. During...
Booker T. Washington Insurance in Voluntarily Receivership
Mar 3 2006 // Booker T. Washington Insurance Company voluntarily submitted to being placed into receivership late Wednesday in Jefferson County Circuit Court, according to Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter A. Bell. “I am...
