Students graduating from high school in the spring of 2012, whose households receive their electricity from an Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) Member, could qualify for a $2,500 scholarship.  These scholarships are available to students who will be attending an Alabama college, university, technical or vocational school after graduation.

Each year the AMEA and its 11 member cities offer up to 33 scholarships, each worth $2500.  In 2011, the AMEA awarded $82,500 in scholarships to students throughout the state.

Applications are now available and can be downloaded from the following link.

Lori Huguley, Director of Economic Development for the City of Opelika, announced Tuesday that the City’s Industrial Development Authority has selected the joint venture of Primus Builder’s and Garner Economics to conduct a shovel ready site analysis of the Opelika Industrial Park to attract food and beverage companies.

The Authority decided to pursue food site certification of the Park since the city wants to attract those types of companies..

There are over 28,000 companies in the U.S. alone that are defined as food and beverage process manufacturers. These companies combined employ more than 1.4 million people.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Kroger is recalling ice cream sold in 10 states because it may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label.

The nation's largest grocery store operator says people with peanut allergies could have a serious or even life-threatening reaction if they eat the Private Selection Extreme Moose Tracks ice cream being recalled.

The recall involves only 16-ounce pints of the product with a sell-by date of June 18, 2012 and the UPC code 11110 52909.

The ice cream was sold at Kroger stores in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee, as well as the company's Jay C, Food 4 Less, Owen's, Pay Less and Scott's stores in Illinois and Indiana.

Kroger Co.