Pinson first in Alabama free from Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON - The city of Pinson is now the first in Alabama to be free of the Voting Rights Act requirement that election related changes get prior approval from the federal government. In a Friday court order, a three-judge panel in...
http://blog.al.com/sweethome/2012/04/pinson_first_in_alabama_free_f.html
Published: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:45:49 -0700
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The Chelsea High School boys’ soccer team fell to Pinson Valley 3-2 in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 5A quarterfinals May 5. It took two overtimes and ultimately, a penalty kick shootout to decide the match.
http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2012/05/07/hornets-fall-to-pinson-valley-in-quarterfinal-match/
Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 06:31:35 -0700
Pinson 1st Ala. city exempt from Voting Rights Act
PINSON, Ala. (AP) — The city of Pinson is the first in Alabama to be free of the federal requirement for prior approval of election-related changes. The Birmingham News reports (http://bit.ly/IlWBUj ) a three-judge panel in Washington has signed off on the deal reached last month between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice to let Pinson out of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The ...
http://www.wdef.com/news/state/story/Pinson-1st-Ala-city-exempt-from-Voting-Rights-Act/g21f35w5jEeY_ryNVLlReg.cspx?rss=3472
Published: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:20:12 -0700
Sylacauga takes on Pinson Valley tonight
Surviving and advancing is the only thing that matters to Sylacauga head soccer coach Matt Zedaker this time of year. The Aggies have the opportunity to do just that, as they hit the road to take on Pinson Valley in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Class 5A playoffs tonight at 7 p.m.
http://www.dailyhome.com/view/full_story/18413883/article-Sylacauga-takes-on-Pinson-Valley-tonight?instance=lead_story_left_column
Published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:13:14 -0700
Jefferson County middle school students hear dangers of social media (video)
"Taking it 2 Far" is a pilot program aimed at teaching eighth-graders how to responsibly use social media and technology.
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/04/middle_school_students_hear_da.html
Published: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:20:58 -0700
Gun-toting women arrested after making threat in Pinson Valley High School parking lot
The women were upset about a neighborhood conflict that had nothing to do with school, authorities said.
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/05/jefferson_county_pair_of_women.html
Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 06:37:36 -0700
Birmingham police investigate brazen armed robbery
Birmingham Police are investigating a brazen daytime robbery that happened April 21 at a residence on Indian Summer Drive near Pinson Valley Parkway.
http://www.wsfa.com/story/17699963/birmingham-police-investigate-brazen-armed-robbery
Published: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:11:52 -0700
Prep baseball playoff pairings set for second round
Second-round best-of-three weekend series for the remaining seven Alabama High School Athletic Association Wiregrass teams in the state playoffs were finalized Monday.
http://www2.dothaneagle.com/sports/2012/apr/23/prep-baseball-playoff-pairings-set-second-round-ar-3660451/
Published: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:35:22 -0700
Wreck victim remembered as great dad, soldier, fan
Brandon Earl Martin loved his family, his country and Alabama Crimson Tide football. Martin, 27, of Joppa died Monday in a car wreck on his way to work. The wreck happened on Ala. 79 in Blount County near Locust Fork.
http://www.thearabtribune.com/articles/2012/05/01/news/news7.txt
Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 09:06:54 -0700
First Ala. city freed from Voting Rights Act
The city successfully argued it doesn't have the history of voting discrimination that caused Congress to impose the anti-discrimination law's requirements on certain places across the country in 1965.
http://www.wsfa.com/story/17662423/ala-city-is-first-to-be-free-of
Published: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:12:42 -0700
