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Alabama Republicans to cast their votes in straw poll

Submitted by Brianne Britzius, Fox 6 Digital Producer

Thursday, October 27th, 2011, 11:00am

Alabamians will have a chance to let the 2012 Republican Presidential nominees know where they stand at this weekend's Alabama Straw Poll. The event will take place at the Bryant Conference Center on the University of Alabama campus Saturday, Oct. 29. The doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for a light breakfast and the straw poll will officially begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12 p.m.

The event is organized by the West Alabama Republican Assembly (WARA), UA College Republicans and Tuscaloosa Young Republicans. Hermain Cain is the only confirmed candidate attending the event and will make an appearance at 10 a.m. There will also be information booths and state candidates for attendees to visit with.

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Alabama's covered bridges

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Friday, October 21st, 2011, 4:31pm

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Book club begins in Bibb County

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Thursday, September 1st, 2011, 2:52pm

A new book club for adults will hold its first meeting tonight at the Brent/Centreville Public Library. The club will meet on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the book everyone has read during the prior month.

The book club is a venture of both the Bibb County Community Education and the Brent/Centreville Public Library.

Beverly Brown and Emily Blake are two of the leaders for the book club. Brown said she expects around a dozen people to attend tonight's meeting but she hopes that the club's membership will grow as more people find out about it.

The schedule for the first three books the group plans to read is as follows:

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Changes at Bibb County Circuit Clerk's office

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer

Monday, August 15th, 2011, 5:08pm

Starting Monday, Aug. 22, the Bibb County Circuit Clerk’s office will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., but will close from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. due to cutbacks to the justice department. These changes will not affect courthouse hours.

As of July 30, the clerk’s office stopped acting as a passport acceptance agent. From now on, residents seeking a passport will have to visit travel.state.gov to find a passport agency.

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Brent-Centreville cuts two days from schedule

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer

Monday, August 15th, 2011, 5:06pm

Brent-Centreville cuts two days from schedule

Due to budget cuts, the Brent-Centreville Public Library is cutting two days of service from its weekly schedule.

The library will be closed on Fridays and Saturdays. The library is also closed on Sundays; however this is not a new change.

On Monday, the library will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Information from the Centreville Press

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New hours for the Brent-Centreville Public Library

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011, 3:13pm

New hours for the Brent-Centreville Public Library

The Brent-Centreville Public Library will be closed on Fridays and Saturdays due to budget cuts. The library will be open Mondays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., according to its Facebook page.

The library is located at 20 Library Street in Centreville.

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Fresh Air Family - April 2011 Calendar of Events

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer

Friday, April 1st, 2011, 2:48pm

Fresh Air Family - April 2011 Calendar of Events

From Fresh Air Family:

Spring has sprung and we could all use some fresh air! Take time to smell the roses and explore the wildflowers with Fresh Air Family by joining us for great events designed with your entire family in mind. There’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

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