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From A to Zip City, Alabama has odd place names

The speed limit in Zip City is a modest 45 mph. Burnout has a volunteer fire department.
Welcome to the strange world of community names.
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  • Music review: Gabe Larose
    Professional guitarist Gabe Larose is not a newcomer to the North Alabama music scene. Based in Harvest, he regularly performs in Huntsville and Madison venues such as Lee Ann’s with bandmates Rob Nelson and Newt Johnson in The Larose Band. He was also a three-year member of the now defunct Full Circle, a well-known area cover band.

  • Art students Doodle 4 Google

  • Social Security freeze means seniors must scrimp
    he government has said the Social Security checks Conti and tens of millions of other seniors rely on as their primary source of income will not increase next year as consumer prices have fallen overall. And while the retired hospital clerk will get by, she’ll be watching her spending even closer, knowing she can’t expect the annual raise she’s been accustomed to.

  • Dole withdraws lawsuit against Swedish filmmaker
    Dole Foods is withdrawing a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker after complaints in Sweden that it was trying to limit free speech, the company said Thursday. Dole had sued filmmaker Fredrik Gertten for showing his controversial documentary “Bananas!” despite a court ruling that said it was based on a fraud.

  • Ghostly tales and haunted trail in Athens, throughout Alabama
    Alabama’s haunted history comes to life in October with ghost trails, storytelling festivals, haunted trolley rides and ghost walks through historical neighborhoods across the state.

  • Around Limestone: Senior Olympics
    With a chest full of ribbons and medals, Regina Smith Pierce must have felt a little like Olympic swimming superstars Mark Spitz or Michael Phelps.

  • Dallas man’s collection of cow art set for auction
    When it came to collecting, former Neiman Marcus fashion executive Derrill Osborn had a singular focus: cows.

  • Tokyo makes environment a priority in 2016 Olympic bid
    Tokyo has spent months telling how important the environment is to its bid for the 2016 Games.
    Now it’s showing it.

  • G-20 spouses to take in Warhol art, arts education
    From the pop artistry of the late Andy Warhol to the work of student performers, a display of arts was in store for the spouses of world leaders on the final day of an international economic summit.

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