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Helicopters from the State Marijuana Eradication Unit hovering above the Wallace home on Sterling Street. Photo: Eddie Burkhalter Helicopters spot marijuana, arrest is made
Cory Wallace, 29, was arrested last Tuesday afternoon at his home at 203 Sterling Street in Piedmont, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana I.
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No broadband for Piedmont … maybe later
Gov. Bob Riley announced this month that more than $132 million in grants, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, are headed to companies to expand broadband Internet service in Alabama. Piedmont, however, will not see a benefit from the funds. At least not right away.
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Friday storm causes blackout,football game postponed
Hokes Bluff may have been happy to postpone the outcome of its match-up with the mighty Piedmont Bulldogs, but the fast-moving storm that sent Friday’s game into Saturday also knocked a portion of downtown into a blackout for several hours Friday evening.
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An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the fire that killed four people inside the old Borden Springs Post Office. Photo: Eddie Burkhalter Borden Springs fire leaves four dead
The morning after a Sunday night house-fire took the lives of their family, Wallace Boddy and his wife, Virginia, found themselves sifting through the ashes for photographs and listening to passersby try and put into words feelings of sympathy.
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Reports and arrests for August 15-23
Scramble Burgers come to town
by Eddie Burkhalter
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There is just something about the smell of ribs slow-roasting over real hickory wood. Not hickory-flavored charcoal, but real splintery chunks of hickory. It usually means something good to eat is coming.
Piedmont Outdoors celebrates 35 years
by Eddie Burkhalter
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The family owned Piedmont Outdoor will celebrate its 35th year in business this week. A three-day sales event will kick off Thursday at its 613 North Main Street location.
City helps solve the great skate debate
by Eddie Burkhalter
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If a bicycle rider were to come from Jacksonville, down the Chief Ladiga Trail, and take a quick glace to the right just as they come to the post office, they would see something new. A sort of gift the city gave to a group of kids in Piedmont.
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Reports and arrests for August 7-15
Piedmont to be first in state with Macbook laptops for students
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@thepiedmontjournal.com
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News of the new Macbook laptops for each child in grades 4-12 spread like wildfire after it was announced last week. A crowd of curious residents came to the Piedmont High School cafeteria Monday night to learn more about the one to one laptop initiative.
City OKs purchase of tanker
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@thepiedmontjournal.com
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The city council passed a motion during Tuesday night's meeting allowing the Piedmont Fire Department to accept the bid on a 2000 model 23,000-gallon tanker truck. The council agreed to provide the down payment of $48,000 for the 10-year-old truck.

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