Story archive for March 2009

Wednesday, April 1

• Looking Back

Tuesday, March 31

• License bill set to go in Legislature

• Ready for the unthinkable

• Jemison cleaning up in April

• Peach applications now available

• Woman raising money for research

• Until we meet again...

• The fewer the clinics, the better

• Alabama AD to visit county

• Mustangs have no problem with Marion

• 3 games postponed due to rain

• Heroic efforts by a teenager

• April 1

• Taken right into the danger zone of sports

• Looking Back

Monday, March 30

• We have liftoff

• Appeal for methadone clinic fails

• Reed: Trip to Washington a success

• Jemison plotting local cemetery

• Jemison to receive Gold Award

• Police Reports

• A walk in the park gone wrong

• This isn't the right time

• Jobless rate hits Alabama hard

• ATV crash was preventable

• Clanton Intermediate School Honor Roll

• Jemison High School Honor Roll

• Mustangs breeze by Devils

• Rebels still perfect in area play

• Jemison tennis sweeps Wetumpka

• Players of the Week

• Legislature to decide on Wildlife Violator Compact

• Trailer burns

• March 31

Sunday, March 29

• Committee prepares to review Riley contracts

• Mr. Martinsville: Johnson wins again at paper clip

• Grant calls Alabama his 'first choice'

• Auburn swims past Texas for NCAA team title

• County works on dangerous crossroads

• Several humane society board members resign

• Minooka gets grant to inspect trails

• One vehicle overturned, no injuries

• Ribs-to-Go, Associated Foods help Relay

• Storm floods parts of Alabama, Mississippi

• James has eye on governor's office in 2010

• Land transactions for March 29

• Reeves to lead Advertiser staff

• Road safety can always be improved

• ATVs do not belong on streets

• World Briefly

• Tornado spares all but a good friend

• Learning through reading

• Chorale and CAPA prepare for Praises 2009

• 13-year-old in need of kidney transplant

• Invasion of the lady beetles

• Raised beds make your backyard a garden

• Brand celebrates 2nd

• Mims is 5

• Gothard turns 1

• Church to celebrate 32 years, pastor

Saturday, March 28

• Marriage Licenses

• Divorces

• The beginning prayer

• Looking Back

Friday, March 27

• McFarland named Ms. Senior Chilton County

• Rain causes flooding in county

• Jobless rate continues to climb

• Commissioners disagree on bond spending

• Good celebrating 32nd anniversary as pastor

• Church News

• UA student from Jemison participates in canoe, bridge competitions

• Clanton Middle School Honor Roll

• Alabama hires VCU coach Anthony Grant

• Haigler no-hits Hatch in Isabella win

• Alabama waits on word from VCU's Grant

• 2nd short track provides just as much excitement

• March 28

• State's unemployment rate rises to 8.4 percent

• County softball tournament rained out

• Folsom says Legislature will shore up PACT

• Looking Back

Thursday, March 26

• Saving is essential

• Parks a part of county's solution

• Excessive dog barking a problem in warm weather

• Student dies from ATV crash

• Betas with bottles

• Martin: PACT should repay money

• Bail set for murder suspect

• Austin Smith — Maplesville School

• Reeves returning to Advertiser, Maze to Alex City

• March 27

• Anybody’s ballgame

• Auburn's Todd eager to join QB race after surgery

• ASWA baseball, softball polls

• ‘Bama should learn from AU’s, UAB’s mistake

• Severe weather rumbles across parts of state

• Looking Back

Wednesday, March 25

• 28-year-old charged with murder

• Spill gates open for dams

• County parks see high attendance

• McKinnon, Stokes offer chance at $500

• Panther Stadium getting new look

• County cuts unfortunate, necessary

• VCU's Grant meets with UA officials on campus

• Tornado kills one, leaves heavy damage

• Getting deeper into March Madness

• March 26

• CCHS soccer falls despite strong second half

• Bill to remove state sales tax from food fails

• Summary of action in Alabama Legislature

• PACT program freezes enrollment

• State Senate approves Harbert as Auburn trustee

• Riley signs bill to give film incentives

• Baylor overcomes Auburn, moves into NIT semifinals

• Chizik: Auburn players open with clean slate

• Looking Back

Tuesday, March 24

• ‘We don’t need no dope ...’

• Anti-grocery tax bill not good gov’t

• Any savings is good savings

• $1.2 million shortfall expected

• County could issue business licenses, increase in fees

• Sessions: Stimulus won't stimulate U.S.

• Board of Education refinances bond, saves $140k

• Martin votes to bring up bill

• Financial aid rep to visit Clanton

• Chilton County tennis arrives

• Baseball Roundup

• Alabama gets OK to talk to VCU's Grant

• Combine two tournaments into one grand event

• Commission passes acts to raise fees, set business licenses

• AP News in Brief

• Ready for fair

• Newspaper closings a disturbing trend

• Looking Back

Monday, March 23

• Clanton Police reports

• Commission discusses courthouse issues

• World Briefly

• Clanton to purchase 4 new cars

• Morton says 3,800 jobs saved by stimulus

• Pine Hill Cemetery drawing presented to Jemison council

• Man dies on track at drag strip

• Mustangs win wild one

• Jemison wins with solid pitching, defense

• Both Jemison tennis teams top Shades Mtn.

• Rutgers knocks off No. 2 seed Auburn 80-52

• We can't always rely on stimulus

• Service for fines

• March 24

• Benefits you may not know about

• BOE to hold special meeting

• Stocks surge on bank plan, rise in home sales

• Players of the Week

• Sheepshead an underrated catch, meal

• States missing out on extra unemployment benefits

• Debate looms in Alabama House over food tax

• Riley signing bill to regulate steel coil hauling

• Sayonara! US ousted by Japan in WBC semifinals

• AP News in Brief

Sunday, March 22

• Busch dominates at Bristol for 2nd win of season

• Dale turns 1 year old

• Local economy isn't so bad

• Land Transactions

• Looking Back

• Knight celebrates 90th birthday

• Learning to be healthy

• The numbers behind stimulus

Saturday, March 21

• Captured on canvas

• Court offers fine payment alternative

• Billingsley scales back

• Care Net observing Red Envelope Day

• Close call

• President Obama says treasury secretary's job is secure

• Cleanup day set for Monday

• World Briefly

• Eagles pound their way past IHS

• ‘Bama basketball fans still have reason to watch

• March 23

• Wilson to join Army

• Cleckler named to Provost's List

• Bonner scores 26 as Auburn beats Lehigh 85-49

• Looking Back

Friday, March 20

• $560k seized from gaming center

• Bojangles' may build new restaurants here

• PSB renovating its office building

• David Ring to speak at area church

• Grocery shoppers see cheaper prices for milk and eggs

• Divorces for March 21

• Marriage Licenses for March 21

• Prayer: Asking and receiving

• Church news for March 21

• New Convert hosting benefit program for Rev. H.S. Davis

• Walk-off single lifts Tigers

• Eury might take fall for Junior’s lack of success

• The glory of spring

• Looking Back

• Being SMORT about disasters

Thursday, March 19

• New ministry aimed at area college students

• CITY facing 70-percent staffing cut

• Kicking off the season

• Alabama online: State fares well in records survey

• Hilyer hopes trip is successful

• Alabama authorities seize machines from bingo hall

• Prayer will help

• A possible solution

• Duking it out in Mississippi

• Artist paints new 'Bama picture while suit pending

• State teams not keeping basketball talent at home

• March 20

• Commission Minutes

• Thorsby baseball holds strong, Maplesville softball enters top 10

• Looking Back

Wednesday, March 18

• Prepping for the worst

• Army reviews troop use after fatal shootings

• State's tax amnesty producing lots of calls

• Sides of I-65 to be cut back

• Welcome center reopens after tests

• Mims is continuing to serve

• Youth group collecting clothes for community’s needy

• We, as a family, are dining in

• State money isn’t the answer

• Tigers blank DCHS in five

• Reed leads Auburn past UT Martin in NIT

• Like this is going to be about anything else

• March 19

• Harangody scores 24 to lead ND to win over UAB

• Morehead St. opens NCAA tournament with 58-43 win over ASU

• Looking Back

Tuesday, March 17

• Trafficking leads to jam

• Spring lake cleanup set for Saturday

• Thorsby church to host ride for Relay

• Rescue plan proposed for PACT

• Is PACT or colleges the real problem?

• Third repeater was much needed

• Lake cleanups make an impact

• Bill needs to pass Senate

• Bears get back on track

• Four arrested in I-65 chase

• March 18

• I called her Mary Plump

• Chizik needs to maintain positive momentum

Monday, March 16

• Tuition plan becomes 2010 issue for governor's race

• Thorsby contributes to S.K.I.P.

• Repeater removing dead spots in western areas

• 1 die, 2 injured in Sunday wreck

• Clanton Police Reports

• Food products gone political

• Trip should be productive

• Tuesday Night Book Club discusses several works

• Players of the Week

• Event draws muzzleloading enthusiasts

• Auburn a No. 2 seed, faces Lehigh

• ASU, Morehead State tip off NCAA tourney

• Conservation board revisits dog deer hunting

• Multi-car wreck injures 10

Sunday, March 15

• ALDOT plans to improve tight traffic hub

• City leaders headed to Washington

• Army specialist gets to know Iraqi people

• PACT parents want lawmakers, Riley to act

• Local agency recognized by governor

• Land transactions for March 15

• Will Rogers would be amazed

• A hero in the eyes of many

• McCoy-McGaughy

• Smith-Corn

• Latimer-Easterling

• Wyatt celebrates 90th birthday

• Students rise to top in Skills U.S.A. welding competition

• World Briefly

• A lifetime of service

Saturday, March 14

• Vols advance to 1st SEC title game since 1991

• Job couldn’t have been more appropriate

• Spring can only mean one thing...college football

• Make room for prayer

• Looking Back

• Divorces

• Marriage Licenses

Friday, March 13

• Cut backs for child day-care postponed

• Convenience store robbed at gunpoint

• Not just another pretty face

• Filing returns from home computers up 20 percent in state

• Video addresses teenagers' concerns about stuttering

• Being a Survivor for a good cause

• Morning Star hosting women's conference today

• CCHS wins in extra inning

• Auburn beats Florida in SEC tournament

• Open weekend and bizarre Atlanta incidents

• Alabama's I-10 welcome center still closed for tests

• County baseball tournament postponed

• Man arrested in West End shooting

• AG Troy King seeking re-election in 2010

• Looking Back

Thursday, March 12

• Reed: City is in compliance

• Local man injured in shooting spree

• Participants vent over PACT

• Church hosting countywide youth event

• Spell your name, please

• Our hearts are saddened

• Don't change it

• Kristen Millard, Jemison Middle School

• CCHS turns in year’s best score

• 7th grader gives Panthers historic win

• Alabama defeats Vanderbilt in SEC tourney

• Dixie Wilson was one of river’s unique characters

• Plenty of reasons to watch county tournament

• March 13

• Bill to extend wet-dry provision passes House

• Legislators to increase penalties for fleeing

• Summary of action in Alabama Legislature

• UAB defeats Southern Mississippi in OT

• AG opposes execution delay for injection review

• Police still looking for log truck driver

• Suspect faces murder

• ASWA baseball, softball polls

• McFalse alarm

• Man arrested for rape, sodomy

• Looking Back

Wednesday, March 11

• Outages last nearly 4 1/2 hours

• County’s jobless rate jumps by 2 percent

• DA says shooter had revenge list of employers

• Furlough plan approved for Alabama state workers

• Changes needed at intersection

• Combination of several factors could mean end of CCHS’s reign

• Top shocking sports moments of the past week

• March 12

• State Jan. jobless rate highest since 1987

• Summary of action in state Legislature

• Public hearing planned on state tuition plan

• Gov. Riley opposes limit on state Ethics Commission

• Reap the benefits of the Internet

• Maplesville cracks down on businesses with no licenses

• Sheriff’s Reports

• Looking Back

Tuesday, March 10

• Devils dash past Eagles

• Auburn rallies to beat Alabama in Montgomery

• Something’s gotta give

• Gearing up for Peach Classic

• Shooter kills 9, himself in South Alabama

• Rebels prepare for co. tournament with win

• Jemison boys, girls defeat Montevallo

• Easterling hits 4th ace at country club

• If nothing else, Selig got Classic right

• Truck strikes power pole in Clanton

• Alabamians get $25 boost in unemployment benefits

• State slow sending income tax refunds to taxpayers

• Reports: Ala. AG's ex-employees called to testify

• Substance identified as soap, rest areas reopened

• AG King reportedly under federal investigation

• Morals are morals, no matter whose

• Tuition program turns risky

• Looking Back

• Clanton Police Reports

Monday, March 9

• Rebels tame the Wildcats

• Players of the Week

• DeSoto now has even more to offer

• March 10

• Sheriff: County should oversee inmates' meals

• State could extend DL testing

• Climbing high

• Education News

• BHS gets gift for fieldhouse

• Clanton puts $1.5M in six banks

• Even in recession, some companies are hiring new employees

• Dy receives national commendation

• Tuition program faces trouble

• The rules are in place for a reason

• Inaugural attendee

• Legion seeks nominees for Boys, Girls State

• Extension helps people get started with gardening

• Knight joins Army under delayed entry program

Sunday, March 8

• Prepare to brake for farm traffic on state roads

• 'Other' Busch runs away with dominating win

• Roddick sweeps US to Davis Cup win

• Alabama grabs last-second win over Tennessee

• Looking Back

Saturday, March 7

• Bus accident results in changes

• Businesses can enhance Web presence

• CMS student faces major surgery

• Jemison FFA hosting ‘Ag Roundup’ April 17

• Graduation exams begin Monday

• Land Transactions

• More daylight means more to do

• YMCA cuts a sign of the times

• Officers deserve praise for bust

• Reward offered for missing Yorkie

• Littleton turns 1

• Mills turns 90

• World Briefly

• When economy bottoms out, how will we know?

• It’s not about the politics

• Panthers find their strokes

• Bryan brothers stake US to 2-1 Davis Cup lead

• Auburn beats No. 12 LSU

• Local softball hierarchy difficult to determine

• March 9

• Woman airlifted from wreck scene

• Narcotics officers bust 12 meth labs

• March declared Colon Cancer Awareness Month

• Student released from hospital

• YMCA discontinues basketball, cheer programs

• Three people charged with vehicle break-ins

• Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow

• World Briefly

• Divorces for March 7

• Marriage Licenses for March 7

• Church News for March 7

• I choose the frontier of prayer

• Auxiliary Day program set for Sunday

• Looking Back

Friday, March 6

• Experienced Mustangs expect much

• Roddick wins to even Davis Cup match

• March 7

• I-65 shut down for wreck

• Bonner sets mark in Auburn's win over Ole Miss

• Few have avoided early season engine problems

• Religion News in Brief

• Summary of action in state Legislature

• There's no day like a snow day

• Looking Back

Thursday, March 5

• Student injured during school dismissal

• 'Move Over Bill' passes Alabama House

• MPD nabs diner burglary suspect

• Health fair scheduled for Saturday

• Progress copies still available

• Stimulus includes breaks for saving energy

• Drinking and boating do not mix well

• Savannah Pratt — Isabella School

• Jemison girls learning the ropes

• Lady Devils top CCHS

• CCHS tennis defeats Holtville

• March 6

• Rebels struggle early but win first area game

• Alabama admits to NCAA violations over textbooks

• YMCA to host Spring Gymnastics Competition

• Cup could signal change in Birmingham sports scene

• Siegelman commends committee for Rove agreement

• Looking Back

Wednesday, March 4

• Riley launches contract Web site

• Bill would treat state boat wrecks like car wrecks

• State jobless could get stimulus help after all

• Summary of action in state Legislature

• Thorsby Police Chief to retire May 1

• Beta Clubs filling bottles for Care Net

• Feeding the people

• World Briefly

• Ousley’s heat thaws snow covered hills

• March 5

• Salesman vs. hatchetman

• Crime goes beyond drugs

• Senate split on road help

• Car versus house

• Tigers make statement in opener

• Bears blow by St. Jude

• Deals that helped keep the family together

Tuesday, March 3

• Auburn rallies to beat Alabama

• It's not crazy, it's just Alabama

• Broadband is our door to the world

• Raises make sense

• Near head-on collision

• Radio show provides health info

• Chilton Co. tennis remains perfect

• Rebels move to 7-0

• Jemison boys tennis sweeps Thompson

• ESPN to televise Alabama's spring game

• Two arrested for selling drugs

• Riley wants to expand broadband

• All county roads that closed Saturday are open again

• Missing Ky. toddler found in Mexico with father

• House OKs bill allowing sale of more potent beer

• ‘Blast’ to catch up Saturday

• Alabama PSC caps charges for prison phones

• Looking Back

• Ivy's walk-off single lifts Bears

• State PSC OKs new area code for 256 area

• NASCAR endings now the only drawback

• Looking Back

Monday, March 2

• Peach farmers keep fingers crossed

• Reading Seuss style

• Minooka Park to open for spring break

• Jemison annexes property

• Thorsby gives raise to full-time employees

• Police Reports

• Softer America is at risk

• What's right with education

• Railroad needs bailout funding

• Verizon Wireless expands service in state

• Red (hot) Devils down Billingsley

• Players of the Week

• March 3

• Alabama booster seeks new trial in NCAA suit

• Southern walleye becoming hard to find

Sunday, March 1

• Busch drives from the back to win on home track

• Winter Wonderland in Chilton County

• My relationship with Tony

• The classroom backstage

• Land Transactions

• 3 things you can't miss this week

• Looking Back

• State is going to survive

• Blackerby celebrates 95 years