CULLMAN —
Good morning, readers, this is what's happening in your county today:
Traffic:
The Cullman City Street Department will have an asphalt patching crew working on 10th St. SE and 2nd Ave. SE.
Weather:
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph.
Best bets:
Calling all “Ozzies”, auditions are today! The national theater group, Missoula Children’s Theater, will be coming to Cullman for a weeklong rehearsal and presentation of “The Wizard of Oz”, with a cast of 50-60 Cullman area children. Auditions will be at 3:30 p.m. at McGukin Civic Center in Cullman. Open to children in grades k-12, and 50 actors; all must be committed to practicing from Tuesday through Friday after school and from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, when two performances will be given. Those chosen for the play will pay a $20 fee, which includes two parents tickets good for each show. Info: McGukin Civic Center at 256-734-9157 or email Wade Harbison at wharbison@cullmanrecreation.org.
Bosom Buddies support group: This support group will meet at 6 p.m. in CRMC’s Ave Maria Room, POB 2, 1912 Highway 157, Cullman 35058. Guest speakers are Scott Lockridge of the Scott Lockridge Foundation and Rhonda Neal, RN of CRMC’s Nurse Navigation Program. Info: Mary Dyer at 256-734-8729.
Lifesouth blood drive: CRMC will host a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: Lifesouth at 888-796-2707 or visit www.lifesouth.org.
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:
1. OBAMA TAKES OATH TO LEAD DEEPLY DIVIDED NATION
The 17th president to win re-election faces a weak economy and a partisan Congress in his second term.
2. DOZENS OF BODIES PULLED FROM SITE OF ALGERIAN STANDOFF
The death toll topped 80 at the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara.
3. MINISTER RECALLS MLK’S WORDS OF NONVIOLENCE AT NEWTOWN
The Rev. James A. Forbes says the civil rights leader’s words “are needed now more than ever” after the deadly school shooting.
4. ‘FAST-TRACK’ TRIAL BEGINS FOR INDIA GANG RAPE SUSPECTS
Five men were due in court less than a month after the assault and killing of a student aboard a moving bus in Delhi.
5. HOW ‘BRAIN PACEMAKERS’ MIGHT SLOW ALZHEIMER’S
Currents from tiny wires inserted into holes drilled in a patient’s skull could offer hope for staving off dementia.
6. INDICTED MEGAUPLOAD FOUNDER LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
Half a million users registered for Kim Dotcom’s “Mega” site in 14 hours.
7. SON FACES MURDER CHARGES IN NEW MEXICO FAMILY SLAYING
Police say the 15-year-old killed his Fire Department chaplain father, mother and their three children aged 2 to 9.
8. WHY SOME CAN’T CALL OUT SICK IN A NASTY FLU SEASON
More than 40 million Americans work for companies that don’t pay for sick leave, as New York City considers a proposal to mandate it.
9. WHY OBAMA CAN THANK HIP-HOP
John Legend, who was honored at the Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball along with MC Lyte and Doug E. Fresh, says the genre played its part in electing America’s first black president.
10. COACHING BROTHERS TO FACE OFF IN SUPER BOWL
John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens will play younger brother Jim Harbaugh’s 49ers in New Orleans on Feb. 3.
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The Times' Morning Update for Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
Early weather, traffic and community news
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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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BREAKING: Cullman Co. Schools' appointed superintendent bill passes
All future superintendents in the Cullman County school system will be appointed, following the last-minute passage of a local bill Monday night in the Alabama legislature.
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The Times' Morning Update for Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Good morning, readers, this is what's happening in your county today:
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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51 (UPDATED)
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.
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Home, sweet home: U.S. Army Charlie Company returns to Cullman (Updated: With Video)
U.S. Army Capt. Heath Brown has three children, but until Monday afternoon, he’d only met two of them.
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