Daily Headlines, Saturday, 7/4/2009

Birmingham News – Kingston man shot by drug dealer says it won’t be the last time he puts his foot down against drugs in his community

Birmingham News – Vault of Tory records at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville offers insight into early days of what is now Alabama

Birmingham News – Tax collections for Alabama’s Education Trust Fund down falling at pace not seen in decades

Birmingham News – Alabama coal production declines

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: It’s sad that another former elected officeholder in Jefferson County, John Katopodis, has been convicted of federal crimes

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: The Fourth of July isn’t just a day to celebrate our country’s past, but its future

Press-Register – Mobile Mayor Sam Jones says his cancer is in remission

Press-Register – Big Fourth of July sky shows set for area tonight

Press-Register – Celebrate the Fourth, keep eye on leaders

Huntsville Times – Flouride hurts bass spawning, guides insists

Huntsville Times – Licensed fireworks event is safest way to celebrate

Huntsville Times – Racial slurs on van upset area family

Montgomery Advertiser – Permanent campers on the rise

Montgomery Advertiser – Chemical weapons incinerator now in final phase

Montgomery Advertiser – Secretary of Navy emphasizes costs, ship building

Montgomery Advertiser – Prattville’s new Web site easier, has more features

Montgomery Advertiser – Sales tax holiday deadline nears

Montgomery Advertiser – Declaration is crucial to history

Tuscaloosa News – Remember what America stands for

Florence TimesDaily – Green sector jobs see slow growth

Florence TimesDaily – Resident hopes homemade sign slows traffic

Gadsden Times – Freedom Saturday Map

Gadsden Times – Mountainboro controversy continues

Gadsden Times – Cedar Bluff sets annual Liberty Day

Gadsden Times – TEA Party slated in Leesburg

Opelika-Auburn News – Jacksonville State faces cost overrun on stadium