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Last Chance to sign up For the 7th Annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, October 15th, 2:16 pm

Saturday, October 16th is the 7th annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run. The men's 5K starts at 8am, the women's 5K at 9, and the survivors walk at 10am. You can find the map and all the details on the ribbon run by clicking here. The final chance for registration is tonight at Huntsville Middle School from 5 to 7pm. There will be a spaghetti supper for registered participants, a memorial, and a tribute luminary display. We hope you'll join tonight and tomorrow.

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Ala. Scottsboro Boys museum wins grants

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010, 10:00am

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) - A museum about the infamous Scottsboro Boys rape case has won a $5,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The money will go toward consultation with scholars about the trial, plus a historic trail of sites related to the case in the north Alabama town of Scottsboro.

Nine young black men went on trial in Scottsboro in 1931 on charges of raping two white women in a case that made headlines worldwide. The defendants became known as "The Scottsboro Boys," and the charges were revealed as a sham.

A small museum about the case opened earlier this year in an old church in Scottsboro. It recently received another grant to add audio visual presentations.

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Pond for Kids Day

Submitted by Bliss Bowman Wade, Digital Content Director

Friday, October 1st, 2010, 3:37pm

Collins Elementary School will be the first school in Jackson County to participate in the Ponds for Kids (PFK) program in partnership with the Alabama Outdoor Classroom (AOC) Program on Tuesday, October 13th. Collins Elementary students, parents, faculty and community volunteers from TVA Bellefonte’s Partners in Education and the Master Gardeners will help build and install a water garden, raised bed gardens and other outdoor classroom learning stations on their school grounds in one day.

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Alabama K-8 Schools Celebrate Walk to School Day

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 30th, 10:39 am

Students in Alabama schools in grades K-8 will be joining students from around the world in celebrating International Walk to School Day on October 6th.

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The Food Bank of North Alabama Receives Big Donation

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2:33 pm

The Food Bank of North Alabama has received a big donation that will help feed thousands in need.

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7th Annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 22nd, 10:05 am

Huntsville Hospital Foundation and the Huntsville Track Club are pleased to present the 7th annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run. The race will take place on Saturday, October 16th starting at the corner of Lowe Avenue and Adams Street, and ending at Huntsville Middle School.

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