Families to welcome troops

National Guard?s 224th Engineers will be back in Albany soon By Cathy Ingalls Albany Democrat-Herald Mandy Rebel of Albany was married to her husband Casey Renfro less than two months when he shipped out last June to Iraq with the 224th Engineer Co. of the Oregon Army National Guard.
From: www.gazettetimes.com

Storm water rally is set for Raleigh

RALEIGH - The North Carolina Coastal Federation is heading to Raleigh to show its support for new coastal storm water rules and is inviting interested residents to join the rally.
From: www.jdnews.com

24 people hurt in train-garbage truck collision

Several people were injured in an afternoon collision Tuesday between a Waste Management garbage truck and an Amtrak passenger train at the crossing at Hartley Lane in Crystal Springs.
From: www.zwire.com

Amtrak Train From Chicago Crashes In Mississippi

A City of New Orleans Amtrak train from Chicago crashed in Mississippi Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least seven people injured, two critically.
From: cbs2chicago.com

National guardsmen return to Rhea County

Soldiers with the Dayton unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard returned home Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, a week ahead of schedule and just under a year from the day they left town to serve in Iraq.
From: www.rhea.xtn.net

VeraSun to host open house on Thursday

VeraSun Energy will hold a ribbon cutting and open house celebration for its Albion biorefinery beginning at 10 a.m. May 2...
From: www.columbustelegram.com

A nationwide effort to thank WWII vets got its start in Enon

The din of chatter aboard the Boeing 717 comes to a hush as Jim Salamon delivers the prayer given at the start of every Honor Flight.
From: www.daytondailynews.com

Animal shelter gets some tender loving care

A sea of red T-shirts descended on the Metro East Humane Society facility in Edwardsville Tuesday, giving it a needed makeover.
From: stclairjournal.stltoday.com