CULLMAN —
Good morning, readers, this is what's happening in your county today:
Weather:
Today showers likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Tonight there’ll be a 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 5 mph.
Today:
No siren test today: The Cullman County EMA staff will be out of town Dec. 5, so the outdoor warning test will not be conducted. Tests will resume Wednesdays January 2013.
10 Things to Know for Today
By The Associated Press
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today (times in EST):
1. WHY OBAMA MIGHT RISK GOING OVER THE ‘FISCAL CLIFF’
The AP’s Julie Pace says the president may go for a hard-line strategy to win Republican concessions on taxes.
2. WHAT THE MILITARY COULD LOSE
The Republicans’ proposal to cut $300 billion in discretionary spending could hit defense departments the hardest.
3. WHY MONGOLIA NEEDS CHINA
The AP’s Charles Hutzler reports that trade in coal, cashmere and other goods with China makes up 3/4 of the nation’s economy.
4. BACK TO WORK AT THE DOCKS
Negotiators vote to end an eight-day strike at the nation’s largest port complex in Los Angeles.
5. PROLONGED PROTESTS IN EGYPT
Opponents of Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi call for an extended sit-in outside the presidential palace.
6. HOME IS WHEREVER YOU PARK YOUR CANOE
A homeless man travels by day in his 14-foot vessel and pitches a tent at night to sleep off of Boston Harbor.
7. NOW SAY THAT IN GERMAN
Young Europeans have the skills to work in other countries, but don’t speak the languages to transfer them.
8. SOFTWARE FOUNDER RESURFACES IN GUATEMALA
John McAfee tells The AP he will seek asylum rather than return to Belize and face questioning in his American neighbor’s killing.
9. SEX EDUCATION AT HARVARD
America’s oldest university recognizes a student group promoting safe, kinky sex.
10. WORLD’S OLDEST PERSON DIES AT 116
Bessie Cooper passes away peacefully at a nursing home in Georgia. Earlier in the day, she’d had her hair set.
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The Times' Morning Update for Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012
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Arrests, incidents reports for Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Here is a look at the incidents that were reported to the Cullman City Police Department for Tuesday:
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NATION: Tornado damage nears $2 billion; mayor wants shelter requirement
The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a preliminary estimate suggests the cost of the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore could be more than $2 billion.
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Appointed superintendent bill passes for Cullman County
It’s official: Billy Coleman will be the last superintendent ever elected for the Cullman County Board of Education.
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The Times' Morning Update for Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Good morning, readers, this is what's happening in your county today:
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NARCOG expects to select new attorney
Members of the North-central Alabama Regional Council of Governments (NARCOG) board are expected to select a new attorney for legal representation at their monthly meeting today.
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NATION: With 24 dead, officials say Oklahoma survivor search is almost over
The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday.
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Arrests, incidents reports for Monday, May 20, 2013
Here is a look at the incidents that were reported to the Cullman City Police Department for Monday:
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Cullman teenager injured in Monday crash
A single vehicle crash left a Cullman teenager injured at 3:20 p.m. on County Road 1141 Monday.
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Couple honored for work on Clarkson Bridge
It was all Cullman County Parks manager Doug Davenport could do to get Ron and Julie Buker to the Cullman County Commission meeting last week.
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2 Cullman residents arrested on drug charges, child taken to DHR
Two Cullman residents were arrested on multiple drug-related charges and a child was placed in Department of Human Resource’s care after deputies searched a home on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
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