West Blocton NewsLocal news for West Blocton, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Military News- January 28, 2008 Army Reserve Pfc. Kimberly L. Sparks has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. She is the daughter of Kenneth Sparks Sr. via Tuscaloosa Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/west-blocton-al/2008/01/military-news?fromrss=1 Hospital board chairman retires- January 12, 2008 "I'm 72 years old. I'm an advocate of letting younger people come in and learn how to take over, because one day they'll be running everything." When Jim Oakley was appointed to the Bibb County Hospital Board, it probably didn't seem like a great honor. via Tuscaloosa Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/west-blocton-al/2008/01/hospital-board-chairman-retires?fromrss=... Central Alabama community wants park at beehive coke oven site- January 2, 2008 "We'd like to have flea markets and bluegrass music in the amphitheater" Back in the 1880s, beehive coke ovens helped fuel a bustling steel industry in this Bibb County town. via The Mobile Register Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/west-blocton-al/2008/01/central-alabama-community-wants-park-at-... |