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Farris wins talent preliminary at Miss Alabama Pageant
Miss Walker County Allison Farris (hugging at right) celebrates her talent competition win as Miss Alabama 2012 Anna Laura Bryan waves at the audience in Birmingham Thursday. The second night of pr...

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Thefts from donation boxes on the rise
Several area businesses whose purpose is to help the less fortunate are being targeted by thieves.

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Shirley Dobbins, third from right, stands with representatives of the United States Postal Service at the opening of the Village Post Office in Kansas on Friday. Daily Mountain Eagle - Jennifer Cohron

Village Post Office opens in Kansas
KANSAS — The third Village Post Office in Alabama opened Friday at Dobbins Oil Company Inc. in Kansas.

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Gov. Robert Bentley signs Senate Bill 340 in Montgomery. Also in attendance were, from left, Rep. Jim McClendon; Mike Horsley, president of Alabama Hospital Association; Dr. Don Williamson, State Health Officer; Sen. Greg Reed and Stephanie Azar, acting Medicaid commissioner. Photo Special to the Eagle

Bentley signs Medicaid reform bill
Gov. Robert Bentley on Thursday held a ceremonial bill signing for Senate Bill 340, a measure that will help increase efficiency in Alabama Medicaid while also helping improve patient care.

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Miiss Walker County competing at Miss Alabama Pageant
Miss Alabama contestants perform the opening number from Wednesday’s preliminary competition of the 2013 Miss Alabama pageant. Among those competing for the title is Miss Walker County Allison Far...

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3 Winston County men sentenced to prison on drug charges
Three Winston County men have been sentenced after pleading guilty to drug charges, and a fourth will be sentenced following arrests for trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine across several count...

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Alabama Power releases scam alert
Alabama Power is warning customers in the Jasper area of a scam where the suspects are using the company’s name to obtain bank and credit card information.

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$1.2M budget amendment approved for road projects
A $1.2 million budget amendment that will allow three road projects to move forward was approved Tuesday by the Jasper City Council.

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Local Girl Scouts honored heroes during this year’s annual day camp. The scouts spent three days learning about local heroes and will wrap things up today with a celebration of five local women heroes. Daily Mountain Eagle - Rachel Davis

Girl Scouts wrap up annual summer day camp
The Girl Scouts in the Whispering Pines service unit held their annual day camp at Memorial Park this week. This year’s theme is Hurray for Hometown Heroes, and the girls honored five local women w...

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4 charged in weekend burglary
The Cordova Police Department has made four arrests in a burglary case that had citizens throughout the county tracking a white Ford Mustang over the weekend.

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Walker band gives to Hope for Women
Members of the Walker High School Band are learning lessons about giving back. After each of the group’s Christmas and spring concerts, the band donates funds to an area charity.

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Lonnie Baxter, center, longtime owner of Brangus Steakhouse, shakes the hand of Agnew Hall of Ezell's Fish Camp, which will open at the Old U.S. 78 location in Jasper in July. Daily Mountain Eagle - Jack McNeely

It’s official: Ezell’s Fish Camp to open in Jasper in early July
Jasper will soon be home to a new and well-respected seafood chain that one managing partner describes as “regular Joes serving some great catfish.” “I’ve been looking at Jasper for a long time,” s...

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As members of the Walker County Children’s Advocacy Center’s board of directors watch Tuesday morning, District Attorney Bill Adair signs paperwork to finalize the purchase of a facility for the center. Daily Mountain Eagle - James Phillips

Papers signed on facility for Walker County Child Advocacy Center
The Walker County Child Advocacy Center now has a home. District Attorney Bill Adair signed papers Tuesday morning to purchase a property on Alabama Avenue that will house the center. The location ...

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Hearing for city sales tax increase on June 18
SUMITON — The Sumiton City Council met briefly on Tuesday to discuss city business and to set up a second public hearing for the city’s proposed sales tax increase. The next hearing will be held at...

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New high school contracts tabled
An agenda item concerning contracts for a new Walker High School was tabled by the Jasper City Council during its meeting Tuesday morning.

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