Aliceville NewsLocal news for Aliceville, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Willie King's Annual Blues Blast coming up deep in the woods of Old Memphis- May 29, 2008 Willie King's 11th annual Freedom Creek Blues Festival will take place this Friday and Saturday near Aliceville, on Old Memphis Road in Old Memphis, Ala.http://www.topix.net/city/aliceville-al/2008/05/willie-kings-annual-blues-blast-coming-up-... Prison plans upset some landowners- May 25, 2008 Many Pickens County residents hope a proposed federal prison will help their county, but some owners of land where the prison is proposed say the offers for their property won't be helping them.http://www.topix.net/city/aliceville-al/2008/05/prison-plans-upset-some-landowners?fromrss... College news- May 19, 2008 Judson College The annual Honors Convocation was April 8 at Judson College. Honorees included the following: Aliceville: Tina Odell was inducted into the Kappa Delta Epsilon education honor society. via Tuscaloosa Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/aliceville-al/2008/05/college-news?fromrss=1 Tea-cake treasure- May 14, 2008 "If that magazine had been closed, or if it had been opened on another page, I could have never known" Lizzie Lee didn't realize that the college care package she sent her daughter Gina, then a student at Alabama State University, would become a springboard for the young woman's career dreams years later. via Birmingham News Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/aliceville-al/2008/05/tea-cake-treasure?fromrss=1 Area sites included in state funding- May 8, 2008 "We had requested money for the industrial development board to start an industrial park" The General Fund budget for 2008-09 being considered by Gov. Bob Riley contains nearly $7 million in earmarks in the budgets of the Department of Tourism and Travel and the Alabama Historical Commission. via Tuscaloosa Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/aliceville-al/2008/05/area-sites-included-in-state-funding?fromr... Farmers receive conservation award- May 6, 2008 "Annie and Mike Dee share their knowledge of conservation with communities and individuals across Alabama regularly and with distinction" Two Pickens County farmers have become the first Alabama residents to receive the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Excellence in Conservation Award. via Tuscaloosa Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/aliceville-al/2008/05/farmers-receive-conservation-award?fromrss... Pickens County Farm Wins National Conservation Award- May 2, 2008 "It's not one thing that's been done on our farm or one person that's helped us, but it's a whole community coming together to get us to where we are today" A Pickens County row crop and cattle farm today received the U.S. Department of Agriculture's highest award for conservation during a ceremony at the Renaissance Hotel in Montgomery. via Neighborshttp://www.topix.net/city/aliceville-al/2008/05/pickens-county-farm-wins-national-conserva... |