From the daily archives: Thursday, July 12, 2012
At the regular meeting of the Greene County Commission, CFO Paula Bird told the commissioners that the county would have to take some money out of the Bond Warrant Funds to complete the year, but that she expected to get it back from other sources. She indicated that she saw no problems at this point [...]
On July 11, 2012, Greene County Sheriff Joe Benison distributed May and June bingo taxes to the various political entities entitled to the money under his rules and regulations. The total sum distributed for May was $157,844.19. The June distributions totaled $169,353.34. The May totals per bingo hall were: Dream Inc./Frontier – $34,470; [...]
By Susan Bambo On June 27, 2012 the Alabama State Association of Cooperatives (ASAC) in collaboration with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives /Land Assistance Fund (FSC/LAF) organized and hosted a Plasticulture Demonstration Workshop in Boligee Greene County, Alabama. The Workshop was organized primarily for the Greene/Sumter Farmers’ Market Cooperative; however, the members of the cooperative [...]
The Greene County Industrial Development Authority has been notified by Coskata, Inc., a developer of technology for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals, that due to the evolving nature of Coskata’s first commercial project, their siting criteria has changed and they currently need a site with greater utilities infrastructure than that found at Crossroads [...]
By Dawn Kent — The Birmingham News A model of the Airbus A320 Neo is seen prior to the announcement on Monday that Airbus will construct its first production plant in the U.S. to build the planes at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile. (Press-Register, Mike Kittrell) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama ( July 5) — Several companies have [...]
By Associated Press HOUSTON — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tues day he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections, because it would be harmful to minority voters. In remarks to the NAACP in Houston, the attorney general said the Justice Department “will not allow political pretexts to [...]
by Kalin Thomas Special to the NNPA from The Atlanta Voice ATLANTA – Civic leaders and ministers joined board members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) this week to announce the appointment of Rev. Charles Steele Jr. as the civil rights organization’s new chief executive officerSteele, a former SCLC president, is [...]
By MICHAEL ONYIEGO | Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Tens of thousands of South Sudanese gathered under a sweltering sun on Monday in the capital, Juba, to celebrate the first birthday of the world’s youngest nation — an event marred by dire economic hardships and a near-constant threat of [...]
By George E. Curry, Editor-in-Chief, NNPA News Service WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although the judge said he had been “manipulating the system to his own benefit,” George Zimmerman, the killer of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, was released on bond in Sanford, FL on Friday for a second time and driven to an undisclosed [...]
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