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- Attorney general backs bills on crime for session
Attorney General Troy King announced a package of bills Tuesday that deal with online solicitation of children, gambling, evading police officers, revising the Com munity Notification Act for convicted sex ...
- Energy bills expected to top Legislature list
Gas prices have gone down, but the Alabama Legislature isn't letting up on a package of energy bills that will save energy, promote alternative energy and create jobs.
- Still time for Luverne students to apply for 2009 AMEA Scholarship Program
Will you be graduating from high school in 2009? Do you receive your electricity from a municipal electric system in Alabama? Then if your answer to these questions is a oeyes,a you could be eligible to receive ...
- Over 200 bikers turn out for Christmas Toy Run
Saturday, Dec. 13, started out cool and crisp, with overcast skies - " a perfect day to ride.
- LHS Lunch Bunch enjoys visit at Tea Room
Delatha Christian, owner of The Front Porch Tea Room in Brantley, came to her front porch and welcomed ten members of the 1947 LHS Classmates Lunch Bunch Thursday, December 11, at 11 p.m. This was a rainy, cold ...
- Siran Stacy visits Brantley School
Brantley Schoola s Fellowship of Christian Athletes held its annual Christmas breakfast on Thursday, December 18.
- In time of need Mobile pantry stocks, delivers nourishment
LUVERNE -- Johnnie Phillips sat in her wheelchair, bagging food to be given away to needy people, laughing and joking with other church volunteers.
- Commission recognizes SMART Alabama, LLC
The Crenshaw County Commission approved a resolution recognizing SMART Alabama, LLC for its recent Quality 5 Star Award.
- Luverne residents lose pets to roaming dogs
The city of Luverne may be known as the "Friendliest City in the South," but try telling that to the dogs running loose around town.
- 61 on Main: Upscale shopping downtown
Therea s nothing like seeing new life breathed into what once sat empty and still.
- Luverne man arrested for crack cocaine
A Luverne man was arrested Friday, Dec. 5, after a search warrant turned up approximately $800 worth of crack cocaine and over $1,200 in cash.
- Water plan for Alabama said to move at a trickle
Alabama legislators are working on a comprehensive water management plan, but the undertaking is still in its early stages, state Sen.
- Looking for closure after Springford trial
The long wait is finally over. Four years after the brutal murders of Brent and Charlotte Springford, former owners of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Luverne, their son, Winston Brent Springford, Jr., has ...
- S.M.A.R.T. - SAlabama, LLC earns company's 5 Star Award
Published Thursday, December 4, 2008 Ita s not often that a company can actually say it is the very best in the entire nation, but that is exactly the case for SMART Alabama, LLC.
- Can grocery tax ban get a second chance?
Alabama House Democrats will introduce a ban on the grocery tax once again. A ban on Alabamaa s four percent grocery tax passed the House of Representative but failed in the Senate in 2008.
- LHS - Sstudents cleared of gun charges
Two Luverne High School students were allowed to return to school after a two-week expulsion after School Board members voted to reinstate them.
- Family Friend Reacts to Springford's Guilty Plea
There's reaction to the surprising guilty plea by accused double murderer Brent Springford, Junior.
- Phil Lucas: Karma of Obama
In last week's episode, a cardboard cutout of Barack Obama vanished from a Democratic Party celebration.
- Learning about the good ol' days
What started out as one teachera s new idea 18 years ago has become a steadfast annual tradition for the fourth graders in all four schools in Crenshaw County.
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City DescriptionLuverne is a city in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,635. The city is the county seat of Crenshaw County.
Was founded in 1889 in the central part of Crenshaw County. Luverne, had its beginning because of the railroad. The site of the town is on land purchased by M.P. Legrand, S.D. Hubbard and George A. Folmar and sold to the Montgomery and Florida Railroad company.
Luverne is located at 31°42′52″N 86°15′48″W / 31.71444, -86.26333 (31.714427, -86.263323).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.2 km²), of which, 12.4 square miles (32.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,635 people, 1,107 households, and 710 families residing in the city. The population density was 212.7 people per square mile (82.1/km²). There were 1,249 housing units at an average density of 100.8/sq mi (38.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.25% White, 28.43% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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