Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Limestone County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Huggins ordered a controversial Belle Mina quarry to stop operations until it meets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A map of a limestone quarry near Belle Mina in Limestone County. A judge last week placed restrictions on the operations of the ...

Under the hills and valleys of Carroll County geologists find an odd assortment of rocks – products of earth’s complex geologic history. limestone, a sedimentary rock, is one we have in abundance.

As a state agency pushes toward approving a proposed limestone quarry in Belle Mina today, Auburn University officials worry about the impact on the Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Center.

Alabama State Sen. Arthur Orr calls a proposed quarry in his district “a travesty.” He also believes the Limestone County Commission has the authority to stop it from being built near the Belle Mina ...