Semmes NewsLocal news for Semmes, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Corporate tax debate blocks work on budget- April 25, 2008 "This legislation is damaging and will be far-reaching in the business community" Extended debate over a bill to rewrite a law concerning corporate income tax collections is blocking the Alabama House from passing a $6.3 billion budget to fund education. via Montgomery Advertiserhttp://www.topix.net/city/semmes-al/2008/04/corporate-tax-debate-blocks-work-on-budget?fro... Man charged with first-degree rape- April 22, 2008 "He fled the scene ... but was found later that morning in the area of Terrell Court and Hamilton Bridges Road" Posted by Ron Colquitt, Staff Reporter April 21, 2008 7:20 PM Categories: Breaking News Mobile police arrested Jeremy Lyn Hopkins, 18, Friday on a first-degree rape charge in connection with the sexual assault ... via Alabama Livehttp://www.topix.net/city/semmes-al/2008/04/man-charged-with-first-degree-rape?fromrss=1 Gardens work to save ancient, rare blooms- April 17, 2008 "Nobody collected (azaleas) in the way they collected camellias, and there weren't azalea shows and azalea clubs" A group of gardeners across the South is on a hunt for century-old strains of camellias and azaleas that are vanishing as modern-day cultivators breed daintier hybrids with bigger, more vibrant blooms. via The Statehttp://www.topix.net/city/semmes-al/2008/04/gardens-work-to-save-ancient-rare-blooms?fromr... Catholic Cemetery getting new life- April 15, 2008 "I'm proud of what's been accomplished" Posted by GEORGE WERNETH April 14, 2008 6:44 AM The freshly manicured, rolling grounds of Mobile's historic Catholic Cemetery today contrast dramatically with the scene a decade ago, when the oldest section of ... via The Mobile Register Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/semmes-al/2008/04/catholic-cemetery-getting-new-life?fromrss=1 |