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Alabama mayor wants Confederate statues New Orleans removed

HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama mayor is offering to take Confederate-related monuments recently disassembled in New Orleans. Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail wrote to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, asking him to consider donating the monuments for display in Veterans…

Volunteers hunt for dumped rabbits at forest preserve

ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) - Dozens of domesticated rabbits at a forest preserve in Georgia have been captured. WSB-TV reports volunteers with the Georgia House Rabbit Society were at the Big Trees Forest Preserve on Sunday after capturing 24 rabbits the…

Canine Influenza Detected In Dogs In Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)  — The state veterinarian is advising dog owners to monitor their pets due to reports of canine influenza in Tennessee. The UT College of Veterinary Medicine recently confirmed detection of canine influenza (CI) in four dogs in…

3 found dead at Tennessee home in apparent murder-suicide

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) - Three bodies have been found dead in a Tennessee home, in what authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide. News outlets report that Oak Ridge Police Chief Jim Akagi says officers conducting a welfare check Thursday…

Alabama gets $100K to get schools to buy more local produce

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama is getting a $100,000 federal grant to encourage school districts to buy fresh local fruits and vegetables. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries said Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture grant will support…

Board raises liquor prices; money for courts, prosecutors

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has voted to raise the state mark-up on liquor to get about $8.2 million for prosecutors and state courts. The three-member board on Wednesday unanimously approved the increase. The state…

Nashville airport honored for being fastest-growing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville International Airport (BNA) has been named the fastest growing airport of its size in the country following a surge in passenger traffic last year. Airport officials say that more than 12.9 million passengers traveled in…

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