Story archive for April 2009

Thursday, April 30

• Let’s not get carried away

• House down, Senate to go

• Time out

• Football season begins with the draft

• Looking Back

• House overrides Riley veto

• Swine flu: Now not the time to panic

• Orientation for Peach pageants this Sunday

• Softball game a video for church

• Advertiser hosts Chamber after hours event

• AHSAA shuts down all athletic events

• Looking Back

Wednesday, April 29

• County license bill still a go

• Area Red Cross being restructured

• Can election and free will be simple truth?

• Possible swine flu cases in Alabama

• Hatching a zoology lesson

• Church News for April 30

• Peach orientation Sunday

• Panthers one game away from regional

• Devils (both sets) have motivation for tourney

• Jenkins, Knight qualify for sub-state

• Two little, three little indians

• Walnut Creek has produced many stories

• April 30

• Looking Back

Tuesday, April 28

• Tired Tigers are county champs

• Billingsley advances to regional round

• Help us enhance your weekends

• Finding a solution together

• Riley vetoes alcohol bill

• Thorsby’s police chief retiring after 19 years

• High school dropouts the focus of new program

• Clanton woman killed in crash

• CCHS tennis savors first trip to state

• Panthers rested and ready for playoffs

• April 29

• County tournament will benefit participants

• Practice fire

• Looking Back

Monday, April 27

• Officials: Caution not panic

• Higgins Ferry swimming area could remain open

• County loses dedicated servant in Royce Davis

• Truck strikes power pole, 1 injured

• Council adopts grant to fund sidewalk project in Lomax

• Historic cemetery found, dedicated

• Clanton Police reports

• The beginnings of a career in writing

• Battle swine flu with hygiene

• Job well done to firemen, paramedics

• Devils, Mustangs take command

• Players of the Week

• Local golf promising for this week's sectionals, beyond

• 41 local athletes qualify for state meets

• Quail habitat restoration effort recognized

• Power outage in Maplesville

Sunday, April 26

• Looking Back

Saturday, April 25

• $165K and still counting

• Trials by fire

• Winn Dixie prepares to unveil revamped look

• Advertiser to unveil new Weekend edition

• Young authors honored

• All-Area basketball team

• Isabella athletes qualify for state

• Bailey, Clements deserving of basketball honors

• April 27

• Divorces

• Marriage Licenses

• Land Transactions

• Join us for Business After Hours

• Cleaning up helps us all

• 'Hope for everyone'

• Special Relay for Life recap section coming

• Advertiser hosting Chamber After Hours

• Jemison spring cleaning pick-up to start Monday

• Looking Back

• Thorsby moves closer to E-Crash

Friday, April 24

• Church news for April 25

• Coach preaches own funeral

• Meditating on Psalm 121

• Role reversal

• True Rebel

• Several local athletes qualify for state

• Season keeps getting worse for Earnhardt, Mears

• April 25

• Looking Back

Thursday, April 23

• Student of the Week: Jessica Boddie, Clanton Middle

• Many connect deeply to Relay

• Time is running out for making bill right

• Bears victorious on Senior Day

• CCHS, Jemison make state

• Local track thrives despite long odds

• Softball tournament set for next week

• Sports safety course rescheduled for May 2

• April 24

• Talladega means big dollars for state and city

• Let the counting begin

• Erwin’s Tim Tebow bill sacked

• Students help with ‘Special’ T-shirts

• Second round pairings

• ASWA softball poll

• Looking Back

Wednesday, April 22

• Moore: Upcoming budget better than the alternative

• Clanton soldier off to Kuwait

• CITY might get much-needed funding

• Earth Day spruce up

• CCHS, Jemison in good shape to make state

• Tigers power surge continues

• You can’t use my river

• April 23

• Mistakes produce an unpleasant odor

• Education funding needs fixing

• Afternoon wreck ties up traffic

• Looking Back

Tuesday, April 21

• Alcohol sales bill passes state senate

• Group targets area domestic violence

• Church to host ‘Town Hall for Hope’

• Advertiser hosting open house April 30

• Dollars raised may end the fight

• Bill passage is positive move

• Ending the cycle of violence

• Cattlemen are 'green' pioneers

• Moore takes fans behind the scenes

• Tourney a first for county golf

• Panthers’ sectional today in Montgomery

• Evening Lions’ golf tourney this weekend

• CCHS tennis finishes at 12-1

• April 22

• Contribute your sports story, photo

• Head-on accident kills two

• Martin sentenced

• Earthquake rattles area counties, homes

• Looking Back

Monday, April 20

• A new idea for postage rates

• Fresh start for campaigns

• Maplesville gaining momentum

• Players of the Week

• This year’s Expo expected to be biggest ever

• April 21

• Man shoots ex-wife

• County sustains minimal damage

• Erwin’s run shakes up Senate seat

• Patterson earns state teen crown

• Jemison council cancels set meeting

Sunday, April 19

• Erwin launches run for Lt. Gov.

• Looking Back

Saturday, April 18

• Devils shut out in Sweet Water

• Postage to increase May 11

• Rounding 'em up

• Shelter to host Adopt-a-thon

• Church's first ride a success

• Land transactions for April 19

• State's food prices take dive in April

• Truly thankful for Relay's efforts

• Have an extra 2 cents handy

• Culpepper-Collins to wed

• Hayes to celebrate 90th

• Stewart surprised for 90th birthday

• Jones turns 1

• Patterson is 7

• Caton turns 1

• CCHS golf loses first match, then wins

• CCHS tennis bounces back to beat Wetumpka

• April 20

• Looking Back

Friday, April 17

• Mustangs KO’d by Reeltown

• Billingsley drops two at Holy Spirit

• Maplesville splits at Sweet Water

• Church News for April 18

• From the bottle to building missions

• CCHS rally not enough, Tigers bounced

• April 18

• Jobless numbers jump

• Ward to run for Senate

• Science department gets financial boost

• Bike ride to help Relay

• CITY golf tourney upcoming

• High school baseball scores

• Allmendinger the season’s surprise so far

Thursday, April 16

• Freeze damages 25 percent

• Fuel prices inching higher

• Martin’s voter bill passes House

• Raising the roof

• A little fun goes a long way

• Personal attacks out of bounds

• Panthers reaping benefits of tough slate

• Changes being made at Red Cross

• Playoff berth is only first step for Tigers

• Haigler to fill out Isabella rotation

• Baseball playoff pairings

• April 17

• Cold night doesn’t compare to hot meal

• ASWA Baseball, Softball Polls

• Looking Back

Wednesday, April 15

• No swimming allowed?

• Web site aims to reduce crime

• 2-car wreck injures one

• Relay for Life gears up for big night

• Final filers fill post office

• CCHS students honored at ACE

• Devils focused on improvement

• Rebels rounding back into form in time for playoffs

• Young Bears settling into new positions

• Difference between men and boys...

• April 16

• Bird makes drive more enjoyable

• Department pride not the first priority

• Looking Back

Tuesday, April 14

• Rebels are county champs

• Police arrest fire chief

• Pastor aims to flush cancer

• Organizers announce Peach Jam lineup

• Club honors Tuberville

• Maplesville reports sales tax revenues down

• Beating the tax clock

• Shopping locally helps

• Creativity aids fundraisers

• County Humane Society announces new hours

• Recycle, don’t bag, clippings

• CCHS tennis narrowly defeats Shades Mtn.

• CCHS golf remains unbeaten with win

• April 15

• Fitting end for county baseball tournament

• Looking Back

Monday, April 13

• Commission asked to wait

• Thorsby firefighter injured in house fire

• 22 arrested on various drug charges

• Council votes to rezone local properties

• Travel changes helping local retail

• Car leaves bridge, no one injured

• County shows its humane side

• License details missing

• Crossing should be addressed

• Clanton Police Reports

• Thorsby, Jemison in title game

• Players of the Week

• April 14

• County baseball tournament schedule finalized

Sunday, April 12

• Looking Back

Saturday, April 11

• April 13

• Land transactions for Sunday, April 12

• Submit photos and join our team

• Commission should look at all angles

• Moore: Stimulus not the final answer

• Hats come out on Easter Sunday

• Hardesty receives top honor from Judson

• New industrial park construction continues

• Tigers playoff bound for first time since 2003

• Co. baseball tourney scheduled for this week

• Willis wins at Cajun Classic

• Something to like, dislike with football changes

• Looking Back

Friday, April 10

• Divorces for April 11

• Marriage licenses for April 11

• Erwin might enter Lt. Gov race

• Desperate need

• Alabama escapes drought’s grip

• Jemison Fire welcomes new equipment

• Church News for April 11

• Of first importance

• Once in a lifetime

• Iron Bowl moving to Friday for next 2 years

• April 11

• Looking Back

Thursday, April 9

• Smokers are fuming

• Seat belt, restraint laws are vital

• Cancer-fighting spirit

• CCHS tennis remains unbeaten

• Nothing like youth sports

• April 10

• 5-year-old killed in car crash

• Gun sales, permit requests increase

• Clanton Middle student coming back from major surgery

• Service to have largest cast ever

• Martin voter bill out of committee

• 5-year-old killed in wreck

• Super 6 moves to Auburn/Tuscaloosa

• ASWA Baseball, Softball Polls

• Looking Back

Wednesday, April 8

• Some refuse raise

• Some damage

• Thorsby updates dog ordinance

• Jemison PD’s quarterly calls exceed 600

• Holy Week, Easter services announced

• Easter needs a bonnet

• All deserve a smoke-free workplace

• Church's faith an inspiration

• Two more days should reduce lines

• Heartworm test discounts offered

• Clanton golfers like Tiger

• April 9

• Little Joe’s supper club

• Looking Back

Tuesday, April 7

• Burned church coming back

• Time is running out

• State expands driver’s license exam dates

• Relay’s Survivor’s Reception moved

• The fresh taste of Chilton County

• Farmers versus weather: The unending battle

• Tigers keep hope alive

• Argent reaches 100-win milestone

• Jemison boys, girls tennis sweep Brewtech

• April 8

• 2-week shutdown ordered for Maplesville lumber plant

• CCHS soccer ties Shades Mtn.

• Batting order important to baseball success

• Looking Back

Monday, April 6

• County outlines budget cuts

• Thorsby names new police chief

• City water inching closer to Oak Grove community

• Warm hopes

• Panther bats go cold

• Coaches not fans of Tebow bill

• People should vote on alcohol issue

• Clarity needed for bingo law

• April 7

• Players of the Week

• Marine Police has accomplished much in 50 years

Sunday, April 5

• Looking Back

Saturday, April 4

• April 6

• Weary Mustangs take title

• Jemison boys, girls tennis beat Shades Mtn.

• Freeze threatens crops

• Auburn Club to recognize Tuberville

• No-smoking bill delayed again

• Tim Tebow bill makes progress

• Palm Sunday begins Holy Week

• CCHS to host blood drive

• Building programs, people

• SEC basketball getting much more interesting

• Peach crop important to many

• Alabama AD, former AU coach welcome

• Childers celebrates 90th

• Looking Back

Friday, April 3

• Tigers’ bats abandon them

• Marshals nab rape suspect

• Little leagues get rolling

• Poker runs are fun for all

• United Way announces 2009 grants

• Erwin, council boost Jemison Panther pride

• Marriage licenses for April 4

• A diagnostic direction

• Hunter to celebrate 21st anniversary as pastor

• Church news for April 4

• YMCA to offer swimming lessons again

• Bruton Smith gets his way again

• April 4

• Looking Back

Thursday, April 2

• Yes, you can crash a bar stool

• Don’t be too quick to criticize

• Alcohol sales bill closing in on vote

• Furloughs for state workers not approved

• Time is running out for Easter Parade

• Those owing property taxes published today

• Chilton United Way approves allocations

• Spring prayer walk set for this Sunday

• Student of the Week: Beth Hamlin, Thorsby

• Area races hit home stretch

• All of Thursday’s games canceled

• Who’s laughing now?

• No harm done by Car and Driver’s fake story

• April 3

• ASWA baseball, softball polls

• Looking Back

Wednesday, April 1

• Pay raise for state legislators kicks in

• Transaction fees increased by commission

• Rain totals inching their way higher

• Commission meeting called

• Local church’s events focus on community

• Easy to grow blueberries rank first in antioxidant activity

• It’s easy to come back to Chilton County

• Legislator pay raise no scandal

• Tigers win another close one

• Maplesville rolls past Verbena

• Final days of a sports fan turned writer

• Schools to dismiss at noon

• Big winner

• CCHS drops first area game

• Looking Back