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July 25, 2008
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.
3 teens arrested, charged with Opelika rec center burglary
Three teenagers were arrested in connection with a burglary and theft at the Opelika Recreation Center early Friday morning after someone broke into the center at approximately 3:15 a.m. Friday.
Stabbing suspect back in jail
A Mobile County man accused of inciting a brawl in front of an Auburn University fraternity house is back in jail in Lee County, accused of bribing a mentally disabled man to admit stabbing victims in the melee.
Tommy Tuberville at SEC Media Days
Auburn Head Coach Tommy Tuberville addresses the media at SEC Media Day in Hoover, Al.
Spurrier, Gamecocks on tap at SEC
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier gets his say at the Southeastern Conference preseason football meetings.Spurrier and two Gamecocks, receiver Kenny McKinley and linebacker Jasper Brinkley, will talk about the upcoming season to SEC media on Friday. But Spurrier is likely to be more reserved than he was a year ago. In 2007, Spurrier said he thought the Gamecocks were ready to challenge for an SEC title.
South Texas begins cleanup after Dolly
Business at reopened restaurants was humming, grocery store parking lots were packed and residents of south Texas were venturing out on the newly dry roads again as the remnants of Hurricane Dolly moved well away from the Rio Grande Valley. But thousands were still without power Thursday and cleanup was ongoing following the Category 2 storm. Officials also warned that Dolly’s aftereffects were not necessarily gone for good.
Drought condition worsen across state
Alabama’s drought status has not improved, in fact, its getting worse. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor Survey, only 6 percent of the state is not being affected by some stage of drought. The worst areas are across northeast Alabama where D-2, or severe drought conditions, exist over 36 percent of the state.
July 24, 2008
Coach Bobby Johnson at SEC Media Days
Vanderbilt’s Coach Bobby Johnson at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Al.
Mike Slive at SEC Media Days
Mike Slive, SEC Commissioner, addressed the media at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Al.
Jeff Owens at SEC Media Days
Georgia’s Jeff Owens addressed the media Thursday at SEC Media Days in Hoover, AL.
Rogers Redding at SEC Media Days
SEC Coordinator of Football Officials
Opelika firefighter arrested for sale of pirated DVDs
An Opelika firefighter was arrested Wednesday on felony charges in connection with the sale of pirated DVDs, according to authorities.
Smiths postal carrier robbed, locked in mail truck for hours
Lee County Crime Stoppers and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are offering a reward for information after a Smiths Station postal worker was found locked in a postal vehicle. The postal carrier was not injured in the incident.
Squirrel causes fire at substation
In one of three power outages this week, a squirrel got into the East Alabama Power Substation at the intersection of Glenn Avenue and Dean Road Wednesday and went nuts — leaving 1,800 customers without power.
Two local buyouts keep jobs in Auburn
Two companies with Auburn plants recently changed hands, and with some work, kept the jobs in Auburn.
Questions remain in murder case of retired teacher
The investigation by the Tuskegee Police Department into the murder of retired Tuskegee educator Mary Hagins continues, as residents of the community she called home wonder about the motive in the 79-year-old woman’s death.
Video: Alabama DB Rashad Johnson Addresses the Media
Alabama defensive back Rashad Johnson addressed the media Thursday at the Wynfrey in Hoover during SEC Media Days.
Video: Alabama OL Antoine Caldwell Addresses The Media
Alabama OL Antoine Caldwell addressed the media Thursday at SEC Media Days at The Wynfrey in Hoover.
Video: Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban Addresses The Media
Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban addressed off-field issues and says he feels “really good about the direction of the program.“
State Sen. Ted Little lends support to AU’s College of Human Sciences
Alabama State Sen. Ted Little recently presented the Auburn University College of Human Sciences with a contribution of $5,000 to the Lois Hammond Meadows Endowment for Tuition Awards in the Auburn University Early Learning Center.
Officials: Local produce safer
The director of Alabama’s farmers markets says consumers can protect themselves against the recent salmonella outbreak by buying locally grown produce.
Opelika store robbed at gunpoint for two consecutive days
An Opelika store was robbed by men armed with handguns for the second time in two days, according to police.
Vols’ coach disputes subpoena
HOOVER, Ala. — Lawyers for a former Alabama football booster said they staked out the annual Southeastern Conference football media days Thursday and served Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer with a subpoena to testify about a lawsuit against the NCAA.
Editorial: Some state salaries need legislative intervention
The fact that Alabama has the nation’s second-highest paid attorney general is somewhere between hideous and insane.
Dozens of cities to get fewer anti-terror dollars
Dozens of cities will receive less federal money this year than last for anti-terror programs, The Associated Press has learned. The grant list to be released Friday by the Homeland Security Department shows that 43 cities are in line for fewer dollars in the current budget year than they got a year earlier. According to an early copy of the list, more money is heading to three large cities — Houston, New York and San Francisco
A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source
It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation’s outbreak.After tracing credit card receipts — to find what the restaurant’s healthy customers didn’t eat — there was good evidence that the jalapenos were sickening people. This gave officials a way of tracing the pepper shipments all the way back to three farms in Mexico.
