Judge's order clears way for sale of Richard Scrushy's Lake Martin home

Michael Tomberlin - The Birmingham News

Date: 11/5/2009

A Jefferson Count Circuit Court judge denied Richard Scrushy's attempt to block the sale of his assets this morning, paving the way for the sale of his $7 million Lake Martin home to be sold at an auction Monday. Judge Allwin Horn held a hearing this morning to hear various motions from lawyers for HealthSouth… Read More

Bankruptcy, lawsuits raise questions about backers of Selma pellet mill

Staff Writer - Mobile Press-Register

Date: 10/5/2009

A deal to build a wood pellet mill in Jackson is dead, says Mayor Richard Long, although the city is looking for someone new to build a similar mill on the same property, which it spent $500,000 to prepare. "They have given it just about all the time they could give it and I would say they're not coming," Long said… Read More

Ala. high court upholds large boat ban at 3 lakes

The Associated Press - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Date: 9/26/2009

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans houseboats, cigarette boats and some other large boats from three lakes in east Alabama.The court ruled Friday that the law passed by the Alabama Legislature in 2006 is not vague and provided sufficient notice to the public concerning what… Read More

CMT Insider: Alan Jackson Interview at Aquapalooza

CMT News - Country Music Television

Date: 7/27/2009

"I'm gonna tell you, this has got to be the coolest show I've ever done here tonight," Alan Jackson said Saturday (July 25) to some 35,000 fans who traveled by boat to attend his concert on Lake Martin near Alexander City, Ala.In addition to the crowd estimate, law enforcement agencies also reported that more than 4,000… Read More

ADPH issues 2009 fish consumption advisories

Neil L. Sass, Ph.D. - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Date: 7/15/2009

Concern about protecting the public from possible exposure to mercury from eating fish led tothe issuance of nine new fish consumption advisories for bodies of water in Alabama in thefollowing counties: Barbour, Covington, Escambia, Greene, Russell and Shelby. Advisories forthree other bodies of water also were modified… Read More