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Demopolis (United States)

Type: City

Name: Demopolis (United States)

Country: United States

Latitude: 32.517601

Longitude: -87.836403

population: 7,253

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

West Alabama Church Vandalized

A west Alabama congregation is left in shock after its church was vandalized recently with satanic graffiti. Around 6 AM Monday, members of Hope Baptist Church, which is located outside the town of Sweet Water, discovered that their church had been covered ... [Published WTOK-TV - May 21 2013]

Entities: Vandalism, Baptist, Demopolis (United States)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Mary Ward Brown: A Black Belt treasure passes (Commentary by Wayne Flynt)

On Friday, April 17, in the little cemetery behind St. Wilfrid's Episcopal Church in Marion, Ala., a gathering of Mary Ward Brown's friends, disciples, fans, and devotees from across the South returned her earthly remains to the rich Black Belt soil from ... [Published Huntsville Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Wayne Flynt, Ernest Hemingway, Warren Joyce, Demopolis (United States), Southern Regional Council

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Motivational speaker encourages young Fairfield teens Friday

FAIRFIELD — A motivational speaker spread a positive message to hundreds of middle school students during an assembly at Lawrence Junior High School Friday afternoon.click image to enlargeMotivational speaker Patrick George addressed students at Lawrence ... [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 18 2013]

Entities: Motivational Speaker, Demopolis (United States), Canada

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Tuscaloosa church builds 2nd campus in Demopolis

Cornerstone Full Gospel Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa is expanding. The 20-year-old church will open a new location, Cornerstone South Full Gospel Baptist Church, at 7 p.m. today in Demopolis.Elder Adrian Knox, pastor-elect of Cornerstone South, said he?s ... [Published Tuscaloosa News - May 07 2013]

Entities: Demopolis (United States), Adrian Knox, Tuscaloosa (United States)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Small-town Dixie Jews a dying breed

Small but vibrant communities of Jews have lived in small towns scattered across the Deep South of the United States for generations. Many of them are disappearing for good. Bert Rosenbush Jr. enjoys a bittersweet form of celebrity in his hometown of ... [Published Haaretz - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Demopolis (United States), 19th century, Civil Rights, Cotton, Celebrity

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

World's Widest Yard Sale set to span more than 300 miles through Alabama's Black Belt Region

Montgomery, Alabama -- The World's Widest Yard Sale will take place on May 31 through June 2 along U.S. Highway 80 and other areas of Alabama's Black Belt Region.The yard sale will span more than 300 miles with sites staged along the highway beginning ... [Published al.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Notasulga (United States), Demopolis (United States), Phenix City (United States), Ron Sparks, Tuskegee (United States)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

RockTenn's Earnings Beat, Revs Miss Zacks

Rock-Tenn Company’s (RKT) second-quarter fiscal 2013 adjusted earnings came in at $1.12 per share, up 15% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 97 cents per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02.The quarter excluded a tax benefit ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Operating Income, Recycling, Demopolis (United States), P H Glatfelter Company

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Southern Jews a Dying Breed as Small-Town Communities Dwindle Fast

courtesy of goldring/woldenberg institute of southern lifeLast Man: Herb Rosenbush Jr. is a local celebrity of sorts. He’s the only Jew left in the small Alabama town of Demopolis.Bert Rosenbush Jr. enjoys a bittersweet form of celebrity in his hometown ... [Published Forward - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Demopolis (United States), Communities, African-Americans

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

St. Paul's to host season’s last concert

MERIDIAN — St. Paul's Episcopal Church will host its last concert of the season Thursday at 12:05 p.m. in the parish hall.The concert will feature Carey Smith and Friends.About the musicians:Carey Smith will perform on piano and is the group's compo ... [Published Meridian Star - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: B. Scott, Paul Simon, Mundell Lowe, Hal Galper, Butch Miles

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Young event brings awareness to human trafficking

Stella was an orphan in Moldova, a country tucked between Romania and Ukraine. She was handicapped and had aged-out of the orphanage at age 16.At age 16, a child has to leave the orphanage. They are given the U.S. equivalent of $30 and a bus pass back ... [Published Demopolis Times - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Moldova, Human Trafficking, Constantia (United States)

First reported Jan 25 2013 - Updated Jan 25 2013 - 1 reports

Author Christine J. Dial-Benton Ph.D. Collects True Stories of the Prejudice Faced by Racial Minorities and Women Today

New Book Chronicles Shocking Encounters with Discrimination in Modern America Discrimination is still very much alive in the United States. Despite the victory of the civil rights movement, racism and prejudice still linger on in the nation, taking up ... [Published PRWeb - Jan 25 2013]

Entities: Doctor of Philosophy, Xlibris, Demopolis (United States), Civil Rights

Quotes

"Basically, when I saw it my reaction was just total shock!" says Barbara Sessions, who is the musician at Hope Baptist. She was the first member to arrive at the scene

West Alabama Church Vandalized [Published WTOK-TV - May 21 2013]

...at her birth, raised her until she married and left home, consoled her in sadness, and encouraged her in accomplishment, Mary Ward explained: "Though she was small, light-skinned, and far from stereotype, her lap could spread and deepen to accommodate my wound. It smelled of gingham and a smoky cabin, and it rocked gently during tears. It didn't spill me out with token consolation but was there as needed. It was pure heartease."

Mary Ward Brown: A Black Belt treasure passes (Commentary by Wayne Flynt) [Published Huntsville Times - May 20 2013]

"The next time someone says to you, 'Who do you think you are?' you tell them, 'Who do you think you are, telling me I can't?'"

Motivational speaker encourages young Fairfield teens Friday [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - May 18 2013]

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Choice Hotels International Opens 128 Hotels in Q4 2012 [Published AndhraNews.net - May 04 2013]