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- Job fairs to connect workers, plants
The nation may be in an economic downturn, but regional companies are hiring - and they will be the focus of two job fairs this week.
- Sturgeon plan available, public meeting set
The controversial Alabama sturgeon is in the news again with a proposed rule to designate habitat and a public hearing about the elusive fish.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Availability of the...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Availability of the Draft Economic Analysis and a Public Hearing Associated with Critical Habitat Designation for the Alabama Sturgeon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December ...
- Hearing scheduled on Alabama sturgeon habitat plan
Alabamians will get a say next month on a revised federal plan to list 326 miles of the Mobile River Basin as "critical habitat" for the endangered Alabama sturgeon.
- Radio refuge for Monroe Co. man born with dwarfism
Silver-haired, deep-voiced, and 4 feet 4 inches tall, David Stewart walks into Boo Radley's restaurant, greeting diners as he passes.
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Sara Wiggins loves to laugh By MaryClaire Foster Q: Where are you from and when were you born? A: Frisco City.
- Book briefs Author Rick Bragg honored
Calhoun County native Rick Bragg has been named the 2009 recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Alabama's Distinguished Writer of the Year, the Alabama Writers' Forum announced recently.
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With approximately 100 new employees being hired every week since Dec. 1, the Wind Creek Casino and Hotel is bringing in hundreds of potential new residents to Atmore.
- 11,000 Alabamians join the list of the unemployed in November
The state's jobless rate was one of the lowest in the Southeast. Unemployment across Alabama jumped last month, rising to a level not seen since June 2003 and triggering fears the jobless rate will continue to ...
- Plenty to celebrate on state's birthday
Whoever heard of a state giving itself a birthday party? Well, Alabama's been doing it for years and it underscores the love that residents old and new have for this unique little spot on the globe.
- Three cheers for Eagles; group in Orlando
The beat goes on for the Monroeville High School varsity cheerleaders. SUBMITTED Lauren Schafer, Joy Thompson - Capt., Mary Scheid, and Kaylin Hauler.
- The big read
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is available in bookstores and at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg library, which has added 100 copies to its collection.
- Holiday messages from servicemen and women abroad
Al.com is hosting the 25th Annual Holiday Greetings from American armed forces serving overseas.
- AbitibiBowater idles Monroe County newsprint mill
AbitibiBowater Inc. said Thursday that it would indefinitely idle its 170-employee Alabama River Newsprint mill in Perdue Hill, west of Monroeville.
- Outlook is dark in rural areas
An odd silence seems to reign over downtown these days. Gone are the usual rumblings and rattlings of log trucks.
- Patricia Neal, Joel Vig perform
The performance wasn't seen on Broadway, in the movies or on TV. The actors came to Rooster Hall in Demopolis for the performance.
- Mockingbird Market an escape for economic woes
At the Mockingbird Market, named for the book by Monroeville's most famous resident, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird , you'll find a courtyard full of vendors like artist Catherine Watson.
- Continue reading "Fruitcake: the great holiday divide"
Nobody can argue that we live in an increasingly partisan world, where folks are divided by such fundamental principles as politics, football and religion.
- Georgia-Pacific to shut down Alabama plant
Georgia-Pacific has announced it will lay off 300 workers and shut down its plywood mill in Monroe County in mid-January, a new blow to a rural county already fighting a high unemployment rate.
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City DescriptionMonroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 6,862. The city is the county seat of Monroe County.
Monroeville is located at 31°31′5″N 87°19′39″W / 31.51806, -87.3275 (31.518075, -87.327543).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.1 square miles (33.8 km²), of which, 13.1 square miles (33.8 km²) of it is land and 0.08% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,862 people, 2,687 households, and 1,870 families residing in the city. The population density was 525.8 people per square mile (203.0/km²). There were 3,016 housing units at an average density of 231.1/sq mi (89.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 53.09% White, 44.84% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,687 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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