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July 28, 2008
Local event hopes to send kids back to school with fresh cut, positive attitude
Sunday, Kareem Mark, owner of House of Kutz, and several of his barbering buddies will host the annual Free Kutz for Kids event aimed at building the self-esteem of school-aged boys who come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds by providing them with a free haircut in preparation for the first day of school.
Second status conference set for Jones
Judge set the next status conference for 2 p.m. Sept. 30.
Man arrested after barging into home, business
Man arrested after barging into home, business
Budget time: CORRECTION
The first city budget work session will start at 5:30 p.m. in the CITY MEETING ROOM behind Cheeburger Cheeburger. (122 Tichenor Ave. in Auburn)
King boosts staffers’ salaries
Attorney General Troy King has used his appointment authority to boost the salaries of some of his top aides.
Gas prices fall in Alabama
AAA-Alabama reports that the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Alabama dropped a penny overnight to $3.88. That’s three cents less than Friday and six cents less than last Monday.
Georgia Tech student killed in skydiving accident
After two routine skydiving jumps Saturday, Olen Reid Ashe III’s third jump of the day ended in tragedy.
Ex-Hurricane Dolly floods parts of NM, Texas
Flooding caused by torrential rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Dolly kept hundreds of evacuees away from their homes and campgrounds Monday, authorities said. Two people were listed as missing
Man dies after being hit by train near Jemison
A Shelby County man has died after being hit by a train in Chilton County
Jennifer Foster: Media must redouble its commitment to fairness
The media is meant to tell the story. Not be the story. But now it is, as the line of objectivity has become increasingly blurred during this presidential campaign.
Man charged in Tenn. church shooting that killed 2
Authorities on Monday were investigating why an apparent stranger entered a Unitarian church and opened fire during a children’s performance based on the musical “Annie,“ killing two, including a burly usher hailed as a hero for shielding others from gunfire
Former Roanoke officer arrested in Mississippi
A former Roanoke police officer who is suspected in an armed robbery was arrested in Mississippi over the weekend, Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said. Franklin said Jonathan Heard was arrested around 4 a.m. Saturday in Biloxi. The Central Store in Central, a town near Wetumpka, was robbed at about 6:30 p.m. Friday night. Franklin said the suspect went into the store several times during the day Friday, asking for “directions and things like that.“
Gas prices in Alabama drop 6 cents in a week
AAA-Alabama reports that the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Alabama dropped a penny overnight to $3.88. That’s three cents less than Friday and six cents less than last Monday. Diesel dropped about a penny on the day to $4.68.
Favre a no-show to Packers camp _ for now
Brett Favre didn’t report to the Green Bay Packers’ training camp Sunday, temporarily easing tensions in the three-time MVP’s ongoing standoff with the team. Packers spokesman Jeff Blumb confirmed Sunday that Favre did not report to camp with Packers players, who were required to report at 7:30 a.m. CDT. Favre told si.com that Packers general manager Ted Thompson had asked him for “a couple of days” to resolve the situation.
As costs rise, inflation’s next front is retailers
Coming to a store near you: Even higher prices. Most inflation this year has come from food and fuel, as retailers resisted passing along to strapped consumers the higher prices manufacturers charged them, but coming increases from companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Hasbro Inc. may leave them with no choice.
Buried loot a mystery for authorities
The businessman arrived at the Treasury Department carrying a suitcase stuffed with about $5.2 million in petrified, nearly unrecognizable bills. He asked to swap it for a cashier’s check. Money like this normally arrives after a bank burns or a vault floods. It doesn’t just show up at the visitor’s entrance on a Tuesday morning. But Franz Felhaber’s banking habits had stopped making sense to the government long ago.
July 27, 2008
Warm welcome
Places and Faces: Red Door June
Budget time: Auburn City work sessions start Monday
Budget time: Auburn City work sessions start Monday
Saturday night crash still under investigation
Saturday night crash still under investigation
July 26, 2008
Rainer Meadows: In his own words
Rainer Meadows, a candidate for mayor of Opelika in the Aug. 26 municipal election, answered the following questions posed by the Opelika-Auburn News. Here are his responses:
Mayor Fuller: In his own words
Here are Opelika Mayor Gary fuller’s answers to two questions posed by the Opelika-Auburn News. Fuller faces challenger Rainer Meadows in the Aug. 26 municipal election.
Washington helps out homeowners
WASHINGTON — Congress approved mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners Saturday as part of an election-year housing plan that also aims to calm jittery financial markets and bolster the sagging economy. President Bush said he would sign it promptly, despite reservations.
July 25, 2008
Ole Miss Coach Nutt at SEC Media Days
Ole Miss Coach Houston Nutt addressed the media at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Al.
Georgia’s Coach Richt at SEC Media Days
Coach Mark Richt addressed the media at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Al.
Not too late to register for Opelika election
It’s not too late for Opelika residents to register to vote in order to have a voice in the Aug. 26 municipal election.
Corporate spelling bee raises money for good cause
Local organizations gathered Friday to raise money for the Lee County Literacy Coalition (LCLC) and to test their spelling skills in the fifth annual Public Relations Council of Alabama (PRCA) Corporate Spelling Bee at Lee-Scott Academy.
‘Last Lecturer” dies
Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose “last lecture” about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.
Sen’Derrick Marks at SEC Media Days
Auburn University’s Sen’Derrick Marks addressed the media at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Al.
Jason Bosley at SEC Media Days
Auburn Center, Jason Bosley, address the media at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Al.
Shots fired into auto at car wash
Several shots were fired into an unoccupied vehicle at an Opelika car Thursday.
