Monroeville NewsLocal news for Monroeville, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Column: Race problems still plague small Alabama town- May 30, 2008 The link to Harper Lee proved irresistible. When journalists reported on a lawsuit alleging racism in a public school in my hometown, Monroeville, Ala., they pointed out that the town was the inspiration for ...http://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/column-race-problems-still-plague-small-a... ACLU Files Suit Against Monroe County Schools- May 26, 2008 The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama filed a complaint in a class-action lawsuit Wednesday accusing Monroe County school officials with subjecting African American students at Monroeville ...http://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/aclu-files-suit-against-monroe-county-sch... Parents claim racism in Harper Lee's Ala. hometown- May 24, 2008 Monroeville, the south Alabama town that was the inspiration for the setting in Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird," is finding itself as the backdrop for a real-life legal case involving allegations of ...http://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/parents-claim-racism-in-harper-lees-ala-h... More woe for Monroe- May 23, 2008 Georgia-Pacific Corp. cut 67 employees from its Peterman plywood mill last week, adding to Monroe County's job woes.http://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/more-woe-for-monroe?fromrss=1 Fruit of the Loom Closing Alabama Plants- May 21, 2008 Fruit of the Loom Incorporated announced it will close its Vanity Fair Brands dye plant in Monroeville and its knitting facility in Jackson by the end of 2009, cutting 270 jobs.http://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/fruit-of-the-loom-closing-alabama-plants?... Fruit of Loom closing area plants- May 20, 2008 Posted by Jeff Amy May 19, 2008 6:12 PM Fruit of the Loom will close its Vanity Fair dye plant in Monroeville and its knitting plant in Jackson by the end of 2009, shuttering its last remaining manufacturing ...http://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/fruit-of-loom-closing-area-plants?fromrss... Red Hills yield new wild azalea- May 17, 2008 Posted by BILL FINCH May 16, 2008 6:36 AM Scientists have identified a new species of wild azalea in the Red Hills region of south Alabama, an azalea whose unusual genes suggest that it may be the ancestor of ... via Everything Alabamahttp://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/red-hills-yield-new-wild-azalea?fromrss=1 Jefferson County closes countywide reading- May 8, 2008 The Jefferson County Library system has closed its month-long, countywide reading of "To Kill a Mockingbird" with a public reading of the book's last page. via WLOXhttp://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/jefferson-county-closes-countywide-readin... CityFest goes to the dogs, hot dogs and hams- May 7, 2008 Although I was here dur ing the time of CityFest in Prattville last year, this was the first time my schedule allowed me to spend a significant amount of time at the event. via Montgomery Advertiserhttp://www.topix.net/city/monroeville-al/2008/05/cityfest-goes-to-the-dogs-hot-dogs-and-ha... |