Story archive for September 2009

Thursday, Oct. 1

• Looking Back

Wednesday, Sept. 30

• Schools tighten belts for 2010

• Coaching kids to stay in school

• Jury duty cancelled because of trial

• Tax assessor to be sworn in Thursday

• Volunteers vital to teams’ success

• County football statistical leaders

• Trotlines the lake’s most common trouble causer

• Football rankings

• Looking Back

Tuesday, Sept. 29

• Crosstie plant still in works

• County budget makes changes

• Schools face 7.5-percent proration

• Priorities need reevaluation

• Cooking as coping mechanism

• Arthritis Walk site for annual flu shots

• Conservative budget a good decision

• The most wonderful time

• Panthers could benefit from cancelled match

• Rebels win at JHS

• Football region standings

• Playoff prospects not as bad as they seem

• Flowers finds his fortune in old mine

Monday, Sept. 28

• Local governments take on gaming

• Acting like animals

• Commission approves new budget

• 1-2 punch: Ousley, Carter dominate Classic

• Woman fights land seizure

• Clanton passes cautious budget

• Isabella varsity, JV serve well in wins

• Billingsley to get walking trail

• Players of the Week

• Looking Back

Saturday, Sept. 26

• Agee leads Chilton Co. to needed win

• Devil delight: Verbena sends Isabella to 4th straight loss

• Devils dominant again, this time on the road

• Bears pounded by Patriots

• Jemison can’t convert late, fall at Chelsea

• Rebels score late to avoid shutout

• Football scores

• Neither CCHS, Thorsby can top Montevallo

• Martin: the ageless wonder

• Looking Back

Friday, Sept. 25

• Wells allegedly strikes again before arrest

• Education key for animal control

• Local group wins Battle of the Bands

• Wells arrested Friday morning

• Looking Back

Thursday, Sept. 24

• Run for it: Focus of CCHS offense turns toward ground

• Forever Wild area growing

• Volleyball rankings

• Sept. 25

• Vision for children’s home, camp becoming reality

• EMA headquarters goes green

• Library changes its focus

• County Fair Queen pageant to benefit charity

Wednesday, Sept. 23

• Church news for Sept. 24

• The hope I carry

• IHS wins in packed house

• Football statistical leaders

• Football rankings

• County’s rightful place in history

• Looking Back

• Mix-up leads to teen suspect’s release

• DHR sees effects of job losses

• Birthdays take on new meaning with ACS

• Arthritis Walk just days away

• Looking Back

Tuesday, Sept. 22

• Another robbery, another arrest warrant for Verbena teen

• Two roads partly washed away

• Grant will outfit cars with new computers

• Schools adopt messaging system

• Habitat for Humanity ham and turkey sale underway

• Idea not as good as it seemed

• Make sure school has your number

• Divorces for Sept. 23, 2009

• Mustangs sweep Springs

• Land transactions for Sept. 23, 2009

• Jemison holds serve in tournament

• What’s right with college athletics

Monday, Sept. 21

• Maplesville officers ambush robbers

• Roads closed due to floods

• Historic cemetery dedicated

• Jemison adopts new zoning

• Evening event to follow See You At The Pole

• Carter takes on father, field

• Swedish Fest gets bigger, better in ’09

• Players of the Week

• 2nd trip north not so good for CCHS

• IHS shut out in 1st half, lose at ACA

• Bad day for Rebels

• Use common sense to avoid flu

• Turn around...don't drown

• Enlightening young minds

• Land transactions for Sept. 22

• County under flash flood

Saturday, Sept. 19

• No use complaining

• Letter: Make better use of old buildings

• Community should welcome children’s center

• Sloppy survival: Panthers play poorly but win on homecoming

• Red Devils remove Hornets’ sting

• CCHS, THS IHS games postponed

• Bears come up inches short

• Loachapoka shuts out Red Devils

• Football scores

• Panthers 1st in area

• Mustangs Jr. High sweeps Thorsby

• Picked to lose? Prove me wrong

• Sept. 19

• Looking Back

Friday, Sept. 18

• Land transactions for Sept. 19

• Jobless rate unchanged

• Miner, pastor and now author

• Robots take over at Isabella High

• Two blood drives ahead

• Looking Back

Thursday, Sept. 17

• Divorces for Friday, Sept. 18

• Servants prepared for severe weather

• State closes bridge on Alabama 22

• Devils don’t mind being underdogs

• Child Protect office to open

• Fair comes to town

• Volleyball poll for Sept. 17

• Sept. 18

• Flounder reward worth the work

Wednesday, Sept. 16

• Church News for Sept. 17

• Jesus has victory over all our problems

• Into the fire: Jemison resident thrust into Osceola role

• Football statistical leaders

• Football rankings

• Look out, here he comes again!

• Clanton resident charged with rape

• Schools suspend attendance rules due to flu

• Sept. 17

• Tornado touched down in Lomax

Tuesday, Sept. 15

• Deer food plot tips offered at seminar

• Celebrate National Hunting, Fishing Day on Sept. 26

• Sometimes less is more

• Reserve should keep system out of debt

• Grade levels picked for new Jemison school

• School system can handle 8 percent cut

• Clanton Explorers hold annual awards banquet

• Looking Back

Monday, Sept. 14

• Show teams more support

• Start of a new streak: Panthers return to winning ways vs. CCHS

• Players of the Week

• Rebels break through at tourney

• Building for the future

• Keep the playing field level for everyone

• County shelves storage buildings

• New bond deal will save city thousands

• Campground closer to reality

• Mayor Reed endorses Cam Ward for Senate

• Sheriff’s office secures dollars for vehicle

• Calera drops Jemison

Sunday, Sept. 13

• Davenport takes Junior Miss title

• Reserved seats installed at Tiger Stadium

• Support local football programs

Saturday, Sept. 12

• Red Devils yet to be tested

• Devils pull away late

• Wolverines defense stymies Chilton Co.

• Jackets strike early and often against IHS

• Highly ranked Tornadoes top Thorsby

• Bears win at John Essex

• Football scores

• High school volleyball poll

• Petty Motorsports’ merger, switch to Ford surprising

• Support local football programs

• Fair memorable tradition

• Stay calm, but be on guard

Friday, Sept. 11

• Another arrest in shooting

• Road meeting set for Monday

• Clanton Elementary honors grandparents

• Peachtree Bank celebrates 90th anniversary

• Marriage licenses for Sept. 12

• Looking Back

Thursday, Sept. 10

• Mustangs can’t afford 0-2 start in region

• CCA falls to Victory

• BASS revisits Central Alabama

• High school football poll

• Town works to preserve past for future

• Residents remember 9/11

• Town discusses wet/dry vote

• Grants help abuse victims

• Looking Back

Wednesday, Sept. 9

• H1N1 flu spreads quickly

• Depot newly renovated

• Chilton County Junior Miss is Sunday

• Changing of the guard

• Local football statistical leaders

• Looking Back

Tuesday, Sept. 8

• Rebels let one slip away against SCHS

• More arrests in home invasion

• Sentence given for pit bull cruelty

• A haunted hunt: Paranormal investigators come to town

• City approves sewer line

• Players of the Week

• Chizik makes all the right moves

Monday, Sept. 7

• Officials: Uniforms improve conduct

• Tourney will benefit United Way

Sunday, Sept. 6

• Three people die in Saturday crash

• Panthers look like class of county

Saturday, Sept. 5

• CCHS comeback comes up short

• Devils record another shutout

• Jemison rebounds to beat Southside-Selma

• Devils drop defensive struggle

• Looking Back

Friday, Sept. 4

• Football scores

• Rebels have one of best performances

• Mustangs continue to improve

• Labonte, a proven winner, treated poorly by Yates

• Man charged in home invasion

• Obama’s student address optional

• More county classrooms going online

• Troopers get ready for busy Labor Day weekend

• Pay attention to school buses

• Thanks to those that made En Fuego possible

• What is Board’s position on Obama's address?

• Is message the problem—or party affiliation?

• Looking Back

Thursday, Sept. 3

• CCHS out to prove it’s a better team this year

• Panthers make it 10 straight

• Football rankings

• Another successful season concludes

• Sept. 4

• Our streets are a little safer

• Charges keep mounting for teens

• Officers train in child car safety

• Working like a dog

• Most offices closed for Labor Day, meetings moved

• Looking Back

Wednesday, Sept. 2

• Church News for Sept. 3

• Male chorus begins service at Holly Grove Baptist

• All 3 Clements brothers have started at QB for Jemison

• Local football statistical leaders

• Coming up

• Man shot during home invasion

• Railroad company considers Clanton

• More robbery charges against Verbena teen

• Golf tourney funds needed Batten research

• Looking Back

Tuesday, Sept. 1

• Déjà vu: Teen charged again

• 10 face drug charges

• Bridge still underway on Alabama 22

• Chilton, Autauga Habitat affiliates join forces

• Football means much to many in the South

• En Fuego beneficial to county

• Rebels rebound after uneven tourney showing

• Minooka part of prepping for fall

• Looking Back