Story archive for August 2008

Sunday, Aug. 31

• Governor: Be aware of Gustav

• Court case appealed to Atlanta court

• State tutoring program gets expanded

• Labor Day travel expected to dip

• Study: Minimum drinking age of 21 reduces deaths

• Advertiser visits

Saturday, Aug. 30

• Land transactions for Aug. 31

• Get behind your leaders

• Tuesday elections important to county

• News briefs for Aug. 31

• Crashed

• A family tradition

• Scrapbooking the digital way offers ease, speed

• Porter turns 2

• Frech-Thomas

• Tide gets physical with Clemson

• Bates-Connell

• Tate, No. 10 Auburn coast past La. Monroe

• What a way to start the season

• Tulsa blows out UAB for conference win

• Georgia gives UGA VII a win in first game

• NASCAR Lineup

• Alabama watching new storm closely

• Ministry aims to cushion the pain of loss

• Golf tourney supports Arthritis Foundation

• Labor Day travel to decrease overall

• Thursday chase suspect still at large

• Sentence upheld

• Fay brings heavy rainfall with damaging winds

• Divorces for Aug. 30

• Marriage licenses for Aug. 30

• Why the fight? Who will win

• Local radio personality nominated for award

• Religion breifs for Aug. 30

• News briefs for Aug. 30

Friday, Aug. 29

• Devils double up Bears

• Verbena capitalizes on Rebel miscues, wins opener

• Thursday's high school volleyball roundup

• No. 10 Auburn trots out new offense against ULM

• Clemson stars look to shine at home

• Tide's Gibson suspended for 2 games

• Sabates misfires on comments about Sorenson, Texaco

• Fishing report

• Looking back

• Four more teams open '08 with rivalry games

Thursday, Aug. 28

• Streak-busting seniors

• No. 7 Mustangs run record to 3-0

• Mistakes cost Marbury a win in opener

• Thursday's high school football scores

• Chilton County almost out of drought

• Commission forum set for September 8

• Government offices to close Monday

• Gulf Coast braces for Gustav

• Gay rights group sues Birmingham mayor

• Convicted killer may get life sentence

• News briefs for Aug. 29

• BOE approves emergency hires

• Big find

• Restaurant scores for Aug. 29

• Don't be caught by surprise

• Scanning the credits

• Auburn's backs expecting big but changed roles

• Instant coffee, good; instant replay, bad

• Aug. 29

• Fishing report

• Looking back

• Gulf Coast states prepare as Gustav strengthens

• Police investigate after couple found dead in fire

• A New Era of Tiger football

Wednesday, Aug. 27

• Bears go back to the basics

• Quality over quantity

• Red Devils reload

• Rebels rising

• Best foot forward

• Bulldogs answer the call

• Movin' on up

• Rivals ready despite short week

• Tide gets pop quiz

• AU begins quest to defend lofty preseason ranking

• New storm puts Alabama on watch

• Plans for progress

• Prayer event to include meals, worship

• TVA asks NRC to renew build permits for two new reactors

• BOE to fill vacancies in meeting Thursday

• BOE sets two public hearings for September

• If you can't say something nice...

• New leaders will need our support

• News briefs for Aug. 28

• Houston TV station says Fanuzzi will attend Rice

• SEC East notebook

• Braves send Kotsay to Red Sox for minor leaguer

• Gov. Riley declares ‘College Colors Day’ in state

• Streaks define county rivalries

• Aug. 28

• Fishing report

• Looking back

• Biffle the unheralded driver lurking in top 10

• SEC West notebook

• Darlington festival on former Southern 500 weekend

• Said has taken long road to carve niche in NASCAR

• Johnson eager to get Chase started

Tuesday, Aug. 26

• Numbers crunch

• Driver wins mayor again

• 7 arrested in Clanton drug bust Monday

• Local teams set out to raise $30K for walk

• Cities, towns see low voter turnout

• Online photo ordering returns soon

• Fishing for smiles

• Reed wins without runoff

• Bentley, Hilyer locked in run-off

• Wallace upsets W.C. Hayes

• Community Briefs for Aug. 27

• Alabamians take more AP classes, test higher on SAT

• Alabama Power ask for rate hike

• Coffee topping 'Bama's running back rotation

• Municipal Election Results

• Plenty worth watching this high school football season

• Advertiser needs help during football season

• Fishing report

• Looking back

• Low turnout at polls

• Auburn starting QB won't be announced

• Jasper man dies after walking in front of train

• Alabamians advised to use caution in flood waters

• 4 jailed in the deaths of 5 men in Shelby Co.

Monday, Aug. 25

• Chilton County gets big rain from Fay

• In his own cat-egory

• En Fuego sees first rainout in 12 years

• County abates taxes for KMA, CRH

• Clanton designates parking area for voting

• Elections for mayor, council are today

• Victim of motorcycle crash dies

• AU, UA score high marks on college list

• 42 percent of highway deaths involve DUI

• Heavy rain heightens threat of flash flooding in Alabama

• 2 Alabama elections to be monitored

• News briefs for Aug. 26

• Thanks for all your help this weekend

• Shackled by ‘apostrophic misunderstanding’

• Youth group participates in event at Chilton County Fair Grounds

• Inclement weather impacts LifeSouth blood drives

• Moving forward with momentum

• Tide's Julio Jones grabs starting job

• SEC, ESPN sign 15-year deal

• Jones, Hightower top 'Bama's depth chart

• No. 10 Auburn grooming youngsters – for present

• Cathedral Caverns an experience not to be missed

• Week of Aug. 25

• Aug. 26

• Fishing report

• Looking back

• County receives more than 4 inches during storm

Sunday, Aug. 24

• One Fatality in Alabama Related to Tropical Storm Fay

• Sunday's Olympic highlights

• Edwards eases Busch aside for Cup victory

Saturday, Aug. 23

• Governor Riley Declares State of Emergency, as a result of Tropical Storm Fay

• Municipal elections set for Tuesday

• Storm brings beneficial rain

• Wet 'n Wild

• Local restaurant noted in USA Today

• Police reports for Aug. 24

• World Briefly

• Devils tune up against two of state’s best

• Aug. 25

• Land transactions for Aug. 24

• Tide's Wilson trying to end on upswing

• Saturday's Olympic highlights

• En Fuego canceled

• Lovelady turns 4

• Logan turns 2

• Hayes

• Green-King

• Community briefs

• Tuesday elections important to county

• From the big house to the White House

• Billingsley, Thorsby ready to make significant strides

• Fishing report

• Looking back

Friday, Aug. 22

• Sheriff to motorists: Pay attention

• Fully equipped

• Trained dogs help protect state’s railways

• Alabama bracing for possible encounter with Fay

• Income requirements released for free/reduced price lunches

• County Humane Society to begin spay/neuter program

• Mineral Springs celebrates 80th church homecoming

• Divorces for Aug. 23

• Marriage licenses for Aug. 23

• Church news for Aug. 23

• The Holy Spirit’s work in becoming a Christian

• Tigers take to the air

• Jemison defense suffocates Red Devils in exhibition

• Kincheon Road homecoming is tomorrow

• Religion briefs for Aug. 23

• Storm brings valuable moisture to crops

• Wainwright, Cardinals romp to 18-3 win over Braves

• News briefs for Aug. 23

• Gibbs crew chiefs learn the hard way

• Auburn's Blackmon hoping for breakout year

• State Emergency Operations Center to activate Saturday

• Humane Society director to implement spay/neuter program

• 'Bama's Arenas aims to show he's a corner, too

• Roundup of Thursday's local volleyball matches

• Fishing report

• Looking back

• Friday's Olympic highlights

Thursday, Aug. 21

• Big-play Rebels fall to Blocton

• Isabella wins one, ties another

• Red Devils to visit Sweet Water tonight for jamboree

• Delgado's big night gives Mets sweep of Braves

• Fired up for En Fuego

• Crash victim's condition worsens

• Chilton still in extreme drought

• South Alabama prepares for soggy Fay

• Get ready to go vote on Tuesday

• World Briefly for Aug. 22

• Former deputies' lawsuit against Davis dismissed

• We want Fay's rain, but not tomorrow

• Officials: Schmitz never visited offices

• Jamborees the appetizer for a much anticipated main course

• Fighting crime

• Pedestrian injured in wreck

• Police seek to identify 5 found dead in Ala. apt.

• Thursday's Olympic highlights

• Aug. 22

• Fishing report

• Looking back

Wednesday, Aug. 20

• State infant mortality rate on the rise

• Storm track changes with Fay

• EAC pauses to remember two friends

• Machine testing set for Monday

• Panthers have leg up

• Alabama-Auburn rivalry extends to golf course

• Tide's Reamer finally getting shot on defense

• NASCAR hands out penalties, suspensions to Gibbs

• Kurt Busch hoping to build momentum at Bristol

• Jamaica's Bolt breaks 200 mark, gets sprint double

• Emulating Ali, Edwards seeking NASCAR title

• World Briefly

• Thorsby trying to deal with school traffic problems

• Chilton County gets new Marine recruiter

• House for little Panthers is an important project

• Life, camera, action

• The lost art of multi-sporting

• Fay could bring heavy rain to area Saturday

• Two New Members Initiated From Chilton County

• CORRECTION: Rising Tuition story

• Aug. 21

• Fishing report

• Looking back

• Jemison candidates speak in forum

• Board gives OK for new school plan

• Walnut Creek: History in the making

• ‘Boomerang’ Fay strengthens inland

• Absentee ballot deadline is Thursday

• The houses should’ve been packed

• My bad

• Bigfoot is nothing to mess with

• Why can’t county be like Jemison

• Some suggestions for newspaper

Tuesday, Aug. 19

• Alabama town celebrates UFO past with family festival

• News briefs for Aug. 20

• Fired chancellor says he helped Schmitz find job

• Tuesday Night Book Club discusses ‘A Hatchett Runs Through It’

• A game of expenses

• Delgado, Mets rally past Braves with big 8th

• Talladega's fall Sprint Cup race rescheduled for '09

• Alabama awards scholarships to 3 players

• Alabama’s $4 million man worth every penny

• Fishing report

• Looking back

• Tuesday's Olympic highlights

Monday, Aug. 18

• Town to get master plan for old school

• Oh, deer: City needs help with bucks

• Going to school at a new place

• Thorsby moves council meeting

• 3 charged in car break-ins, jackings

• College presidents seek debate on drinking age

• Maplesville pulls officer out of county task force

• Red Cross sponsoring blood drives help meet urgent need

• Community Briefs for Aug. 19

• Class is now in session for college

• Paper losing ground in battle with technology

• Type is too small for some things

• World Briefly for Aug. 19

• What storm? Keys take Tropical Storm Fay in stride

• Mobile gets larger cruise ship

• CAEC annual meeting looks at future of electric industry

• Stay in step

• Brock is 2

• Helping hands

• Racing Report

• Barry Zito dominates as Giants beat Braves 5-0

• Source: Night race planned for Atlanta

• UAB Blazers focus on running, stopping run

• The late bird gets out the Carolina-rigged worm

• Looking back

• Fishing report

• Week of Aug. 18

• More Alabama residents on food stamps as prices rise

• Full speed ahead

• Edwards closes in on Busch with win at Michigan

Sunday, Aug. 17

• Lincecum limits Braves in Giants' 3-1 victory

• Alabama's college math: budget cut tuition hike

• Freshman Collins dies after Huntingdon's practice

• Tom Glavine out for season, hopes to pitch in 2009

• Tuberville: Auburn looks sluggish in scrimmage

• Wilson, Jones shine in Alabama scrimmage

• Hampton gives rotation lift; Braves beat Giants

• 'Bama's Smith has 2 separate personalities

• Looking back

• Fishing report

Saturday, Aug. 16

• Jemison, Maplesville to assist in blitz

• Meet the candidates

• Changes in coverage area proposed for SW Chilton

• Drought deepens in Chilton County

• Junior Miss practice begins today

• Parent ads for football due Wednesday

• Crime Report for Aug. 17

• Land transactions for Aug. 17

• Marriage Licenses for Aug. 17

• Divorces for Aug. 17

• Things could be worse

• Check out the changes

• There is no one perfect

• We need something for youth to do

• School system makes AYP goals

• C.I.T.Y. announces graduation Aug. 20

• World Briefly for Aug. 17

• Forecasters say Floridians should prepare for hurricane

• 5 children among 7 killed in house fire

• Lions Donation

• Helping hand

• DHR donation

• Community Briefs for Aug. 17

• 3 things you can’t miss this week

• Bringing Lincoln to life

• Mims graduates from Dental School

• Childress – Smitherman

• Edwards – Plier

• Holmes – McKinney

• Bice turns 1

• Scarbrough turns 2

• Porter turns 1

• Girl Scout registration now open for new school year

• Parity might rule this season in area volleyball

• Saturday's Olympic highlights

• Georgia is No. 1 in preseason AP poll

Friday, Aug. 15

• Jobless rate continues to trend upward

• Night riding returns

• Gulf states tighten catfish programs after audit

• Grant checks given to local fire departments

• State corn harvest moves forward, yields vary

• Teacher provides scholarship endowment for Jefferson State’s Clanton location

• World briefly for Aug. 16

• Senior support

• Trojans must overcome schedule, youth

• Tide's first 2 home games set for 6 p.m. kickoff

• Glavine returns to disabled list with sore elbow

• Hart begins duties with Alabama

• Gas mileage gamble costs Jr. this time

• How to be filled with the Holy Spirit

• United A.M.E. annual choir anniversary is Sunday

• Church News for Aug. 16

• Woman electrocuted after wreck

• Former Autauga County shelter director gets 14 months

• Religion Briefs for Aug. 16

• Friday's Olympic highlights

• Restaurant scores for Aug. 15

• Siegelman to speak to Colorado delegation

Thursday, Aug. 14

• ‘Bama wants to finish stronger

• Tigers young, old to take same field Sat.

• Tuskegee aiming for repeat in SIAC

• United Way kicks off 2008-09 campaign

• Signup

• Municipal election deadline is today

• Schools serving healthy foods

• US foreclosure filings surge 55 percent over the past year

• A testing blunder

• Take steps to keep you, kids safe from identity theft

• SEC, CBS agree to 15-year extension

• Thursday's Olympic highlights

• Forbes names Saban most powerful coach

Wednesday, Aug. 13

• Statewide safety blitz set for next week

• County life expectancy lower than state rate

• Politics not as usual

• World Briefly

• Growing pains

• Auburn scraps old-fashioned offensive ways

• Green is AU's singing blocker

• Cubs beat Braves 10-2 for sixth straight road win

• Stabler's court proceeding in DUI case postponed

• Dismissed by Oklahoma, Jarboe signs with Troy

• Focus on fitness

• Jemison High School to host political forum

• 2008 En Fuego pre-party planned for Friday night

• Getting used to the school-time schedule

• And the winner is...

• Wednesday's Olympic highlights

• Alabama student scores inching upward on ACT

Tuesday, Aug. 12

• JHS says ‘no’ to zeros

• Role reversal

• Working on vacation

• Olympic observations

• Something’s wrong with King

• Principal: Failure ‘not an option’

• Public meeting for mayor candidates set for Saturday

• Maplesville names poll workers for election

• Undiagnosed vision problems severely affect students

• FUMC preschool announces openings

• Wrecks slow down I-65 southbound

• Victim of murder identified

• Jeff State 'walk-in' regstration to be held Thursday

• SEC football fans’ passion missing in Beijing

• Tuesday's Olympic highlights

• Man found dead in Verbena

Monday, Aug. 11

• Council working with Historic Society on Town Homecoming

• Road superintendent steps down from post

• Clanton agrees to begin repair of city pool

• Back to School

• Red light, green light...

• World Briefly for Aug. 12

• Alabama state troopers encourage back-to-school safety

• Olympic spirit prevails

• Last chance at free money

• Seniors in Chilton County leaving money on table

• Elder spends summer in capital

• Dealership offers more incentives

• Character issue

• 2 Auburn quarterbacks still battling for job

• A deadly blow for a fowl practice

• Southern governors to develop energy plan

• Buckmasters Expo back in Montgomery

• Diamondbacks' Webb beats Braves for 17th win

Sunday, Aug. 10

• Foreclosures slow in Alabama, more bumps ahead

• Kyle Busch wins again

• US routs China 101-70 in historic Olympic opener

• Auburn receivers vying for catches

• Watch out for school buses tomorrow

Saturday, Aug. 9

• Bachus says benefits of nuclear energy may outweigh fears

• Peach crop good for most, despite early freeze

• Remember your Back-to-school traffic safety rules

• Police Reports for Aug. 10

• Divorces for Aug. 10

• Marriage Licenses for Aug. 10

• Land Transactions for Aug. 10

• Who has your support?

• 83 percent of Alabama schools make Adequate Yearly Progress

• Scholarship deadline is Dec. 1

• License inspector to attend anti-litter conference Aug. 12-13

• Reviving an old art form

• Keeping an open mind about tomorrow

• Oard - Teel

• Mims - Koh

• Rhodes - Roper

• Smitherman - Taylor

• Sansom celebrates second birthday

• Secret spreading

• Wilson shines in Alabama scrimmage

• Defenses will catch up to the spread – one day

Friday, Aug. 8

• Operation Lifesaver conducts safety blitz

• State Democratic Party director to speak here

• Arthritis Walk Kickoff celebration coming up

• Oxford school buses to stop pickups at homes

• Back in the saddle

• Jemison man injured after motorcycle crash

• Church news for Aug. 9

• Harvilles celebrating pastor anniversary tomorrow

• What the Holy Spirit wants to do in us

• Said’s chances rained on

Thursday, Aug. 7

• Mother and son arrested after standoff

• Sing it out

• Jeff State to hold class registration

• AG asks court to lift Arthur’s execution stay

• Humane Society no longer accepting drop-offs

• Bachus tours state EMA facility

• Bobby Cook announces bid for Ward 2 of Clanton Council

• Verizon Wireless purchases Rural Cellular

• Changes welcome at Chilton County Humane Society

• When it rains, it pours

• Front yard ponds, big problem

• Thank you for the support of our kids

• Reaching for new heights

• Bachus says what we need to hear

• Taking my own advice

• Favre saga over as QB gets fresh start with Jets

• Man arrested after lengthy standoff

• New year, new fleet

Wednesday, Aug. 6

• CERT refresher course planned for August 11

• Vaccinations part of school preparations

• Two Chilton cemeteries added to historic register

• Roush says Edwards ready to win title

• Lincecum leads Giants past Braves

• More awards from George

• Preseason football poll

• Hampton gets first win in almost 3 years

Tuesday, Aug. 5

• Bachus addresses county

• Faulkner to name field for John Mark Stallings

• National Night Out

• Need-to-know basis

• Stay safe during first days at school

• School orientations began this week for new and returning students

• Operation Lifesaver tackles railroad safety

• Coaching duo has shot at history

• AAA: Regular gas continues to fall

• Braves southpaw has 4 solid innings in rehab start

Monday, Aug. 4

• Drowning victim identified

• Park cameras serve purpose

• Thorsby Council reduces pay plan

• soapbox derby race

• More than 100,000 Alabamians missing $33 million from stimulus checks

• Changes in farmer’s fuel tax refunds take effect tomorrow

• County loses two to water

• Operation Lifesaver holds blitz in Thorsby

• A charade of political process

• Alabama senator receives reckless driving ticket

• Alabama teen planned killings for opening day of school

• McConnell/Barr tops at Watermelon 50

• State aims to keep track of deer kills

Sunday, Aug. 3

• Drowning claims 4-year-old

• Speeders endanger workers

• Railroad safety event planned

• Jemison observing National Night Out

• Number of new HIV infections underestimated

• Plants donated to Habitat

• A slice of Chilton County

• The crowning of two queens

• Land transactions for Aug. 3

• Marriages for Aug. 3

• Divorces for Aug. 3

• Police reports for Aug. 3

• Treat highway workers with courtesy

• It takes a lot more quarters these days

• It’s Mea Culpa Week

• Reader thanks learning center upon occasion of 20th anniversary

• AU freshmen include plenty of DBs

• Fellows wins in rainy Montreal

• Fielder hits 2 home runs in Brewers win

• Grandson sought in stabbing arrested

• Creating a new story to tell

• What germs lurk inside your keyboard, around the office?

• Helping your kids read can create them a better future

• FCS teachers attend conference

• Education scholarship announced

• Porter turns 6

• Water Authority hosting blood drive

• Bates - Connell

• Marshall - Humphrey

Friday, Aug. 1

• Two men in custody for cocaine, heroin

• Little relief from heat expected

• Maplesville Story Hour comes to a conclusion

• Unpaid bills mean no water in Wilcox

• Ceremony to be held in honor of crash victim

• Rain welcomed in areas, crop conditions still vary

• World Briefly for Aug. 2

• Top Dawgs

• Sports Briefs for Aug. 2

• Indy race was disappointing for everyone

• Griffey’s stay at home more bitter than sweet

• The greatest need and the only help

• Williamses celebrate sixth anniversary at church

• Church News for Aug. 2

• Alabama AFL-CIO endorses Obama, Figures, others