Heflin NewsLocal news for Heflin, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.County approves financial assistance to firemen and Heflin cleanup efforts- May 22, 2008 Following discussions Monday night with Cleburne County Volunteer Firemen Association members Chad Roberts and Larry Addison, the Cleburne County Commission approved a "one more time" payment of $6,000 to the ...http://www.topix.net/city/heflin-al/2008/05/county-approves-financial-assistance-to-fireme... F-1 tornado hits Heflin- May 20, 2008 Cleburne County officials have been meeting with state and federal officials this week in order to seek outside assistance for victims of the May 11, F-1 tornado that impacted the City of Heflin and other areas ...http://www.topix.net/city/heflin-al/2008/05/f-1-tornado-hits-heflin?fromrss=1 Heflin recovering from early morning storm- May 13, 2008 "To see this much damage, I'm so thankful that nobody was hurt" Taylor Pappas lost the Mother's Day card she had bought when a tree slammed into her mom's bedroom early Sunday morning and landed inches from her face. via Anniston Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/heflin-al/2008/05/heflin-recovering-from-early-morning-storm?fro... More than 7,000 lose electricity in Jefferson, Shelby counties- May 11, 2008 "We expect to have the bulk of them back on by the end of the day" Posted by Jeremy Gray -- The Birmingham News May 11, 2008 7:48 AM Storms that swept through over night left 17,502 Alabama Power customers across the state without power this morning. via Everything Alabamahttp://www.topix.net/city/heflin-al/2008/05/more-than-7-000-lose-electricity-in-jefferson-... Heflin gets $330,339 for downtown revitalization- May 3, 2008 "This grant will take us one step closer to helping our downtown merchants attract more business and give the City a much needed facelift" Mayor Anna Berry received a letter from Governor Bob Riley this week, awarding the City of Heflin a $330,339.00 transportation grant for the phase two plan of the downtown revitalization project. via Cleburne Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/heflin-al/2008/05/heflin-gets-330-339-for-downtown-revitalizatio... Hospital board "offended" by county action- May 1, 2008 "They overstepped their bounds" In a meeting last week, members of the Cleburne County Hospital Board said they were "offended" and saddened by recent action of the county in temporarily placing garbage dumpsters on their property in ... via Cleburne Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/heflin-al/2008/04/hospital-board-offended-by-county-action?fromr... |