News 2008-08-16 Andanh.com

Huntingdon player dies Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:09:00 CST
Huntingdon freshman football player Sam Collins died Friday following the team's second practice of the season.

Pike Road wins annexation battle for Home Depot Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:09:00 CST
Pike Road scored a major victory Friday when a judge ruled that a Home Depot store was definitely a part of the town.

Photo galleries: ASU reopens dorms; area college students move to campus Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:13:00 CST
Alabama State university interim President William H. Harris tours a model dorm room in Abercrombie Hall at the reopening of Bibb Graves Hall and Abercrombie Hall dorms on campus following their renovation Friday.

Grand jury forgoes action in shootings Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:00:00 CST
PRATTVILLE -- The Autauga County grand jury took no action on two high profile shootings Friday.

Expo's opening day draws crowd Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:40:00 CST
The 2008 Buckmasters Expo today and Sunday will have just about everything a hunter could want. The expo will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center. Admission is one can of food for the Montgomery Area Food Bank. Charlie Daniels and Johnny Lee will perform at 7 p.m. today. The concert is for Buckmasters members only (reserve two free tickets by calling 800-240-3337). Attendees can join Buckmasters before the concert.

Robbery suspect turns self in Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:00:00 CST
A teenager wanted by Montgomery police in connection with a recent armed robbery turned himself in Friday.

Autauga County coroner's trial delayed Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:41:00 CST
PRATTVILLE -- The trial of Autauga County's coroner on charges of theft and ethics violations has been delayed.

Prattville mayor celebrates birthday Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:50:00 CST
PRATTVILLE -- Friday was a piece of cake, literally, for Prattville Mayor Jim Byard. The mayor's staff held an impromptu birthday celebration about 10 a.m., complete with a chocolate cake covered in white icing. Byard turns 42 on Sunday.

QUEST orientation set for Monday Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:00:00 CST
The QUEST Program, which serves gifted students in all 34 traditional elementary schools in Montgomery, is having a new student orientation at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Cancer society gala planned for Thursday Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:00:00 CST
The American Cancer Society's Junior Executive Board will host the Beat the Odds Gala on from 6:30 to 10 p.m Thursday at Kat-N-Harri's.

Phelps wins seventh gold medal Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:06:00 CST
BEIJING -- Michael Phelps swam into history with a magnificent finish Saturday, tying Mark Spitz with his seventh gold medal by the narrowest of margins in the 100-meter butterfly.

SUMMER OLYMPICS: Swimmers Coventry, Cielo earn gold medals Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:36:00 CST
BEIJING -- Kirsty Coventry and Margaret Hoelzer turned the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympic Games into an Auburn University intrasquad race.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: AU's Pierre-Louis already thinking big Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:32:00 CST
AUBURN -- Philip Pierre-Louis is a 5-foot-7 player in a 6-2 world.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Crimson Tide plans to test mettle in 2nd scrimmage Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:29:00 CST
TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama will hold its final preseason scrimmage this afternoon at Bryant-Denny Stadium, trying to fine-tune some areas before starting preparation for the Aug. 30 season opener with Clemson in the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff at Atlanta's Georgia Dome.

TROY FOOTBALL: Trojans go through second scrimmage Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:56:00 CST
TROY -- Troy running back Maurice Greer rushed for 56 yards and three touchdowns during the Trojans' second scrimmage on Thursday.

FAULKNER FOOTBALL: Eagles take close look at freshmen Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:17:00 CST
Faulkner head football coach Jim Nichols and his staff placed the talented Eagles' freshman class on center stage at Friday's practice at Cramton Bowl, trying to decide which of the first-year players are ready to compete at the collegiate level.

Former Bama star burns Biscuits Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:35:00 CST
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former University of Alabama catcher Kelley Gulledge hit his first home run of the season and scored three times to pace the Jacksonville Suns to a 7-3 win over the Montgomery Biscuits on Friday.

LOCAL BASEBALL: CAABL tournament continues Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:35:00 CST
The Central Alabama Amateur Baseball League's double-elimination tournament continues Sunday.

AUBURN NOTEBOOK: Freshmen focused on today's scrimmage Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:31:00 CST
AUBURN -- The Tigers' second test of the fall begins this morning.

ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Hart begins duties Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:13:00 CST
TUSCALOOSA -- Dave Hart said he thought it was a dream when he was offered an administrative job at the University of Alabama.

County facing $3.2 billion bankruptcy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:01:00 CST
BIRMINGHAM -- The state's largest county appears headed for the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a $3.2 billion mess created by the nation's credit crunch and a colossal, corruption-riddled sewer project.

Gulf states tighten distribution method for catfish farm aid Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:04:00 CST
WASHINGTON -- Alabama, Mississippi and other Gulf states have changed the way they distribute federal grants to catfish farmers after an audit found that millions of dollars in hurricane aid may have gone to farmers who suffered little or no losses from the storms.

Bat fans blitz through forest Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:02:00 CST
MOULTON -- A team of biologists had almost finished stretching a net across a portion of Brushy Lake in Bankhead National Forest when they heard the call of a screech owl.

Church van overturns, killing 1 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:04:00 CST
TUSCALOOSA -- A church van overturned on an Alabama interstate Friday, killing a woman and sending five others to the hospital, authorities said.

Retired pastor guilty in shooting Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:05:00 CST
CENTREVILLE -- A retired Centerville pastor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife.

Man sentenced for Conn. scam Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:05:00 CST
NORWALK, Conn. -- A former Alabama man has been sentenced to 33 months in a Connecticut prison for fraudulent schemes.

Man shoots himself during standoff Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:05:00 CST
SYLVANIA -- A DeKalb County man who shot himself twice during a standoff with deputies and police at Sylvania has been charged with reckless endangerment.

ALABAMA HISTORY: Medal of Honor recipient born Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:01:00 CST
It was 138 years ago this month that an Alabamian was born who would sink his own cargo ship, fail in his mission and receive the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Airline industry pushes for alternative fuels Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:41:00 CST
PHOENIX -- With the price of oil still above $100 a barrel, everything from wood chips to chicken fat is being scrutinized as an alternative to traditional fuel. But when it comes to airplanes, finding the right mix poses a special challenge.

Industrial output up, auto industry rebound helps Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:43:00 CST
WASHINGTON -- Industrial output rose in July at a slightly better pace than expected as a further rebound in the auto industry offset a big plunge in output at the nation's utilities.

Montgomery company awarded $48.4M contract Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:43:00 CST
Montgomery's Caddell Construction Co. received a $48,463,000 million contract for the design and construction of simulations training facilities at Fort Benning, Ga.

Electric bike sales move quickly Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:43:00 CST
NEW YORK -- When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city.

RANTS AND RAVES: Buckmasters supports food bank Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:08:00 CST
RAVE: For the return to Montgomery of the Buckmasters Expo and for the Expo's support of the Montgomery Area Food Bank

Personal financial responsibility long gone Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:08:00 CST
The Democrat-controlled U.S. Congress, with the help of a large number of Republicans, is about to pass a massive financial bailout for the bankruptcy threatened Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac credit institutions.

Experience may be overrated factor Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:07:00 CST
Let me see here, am I getting this right? Are we supposed to call John McCain a hero because he got shot down? What about the pilots who did not get shot down? They did their jobs correctly. Seems to me they deserve the recognition, too. What's all this about experience?

Sherman's letter shows strategy Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:08:00 CST
I enjoy Rick Harmon's history blurbs, realizing that a blurb cannot address a total subject nor can one do much in a letter with an additional 250-word limitation.

Grown-ups show bad behavior at kids' parties Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:48:00 CST
Amy Herring has had enough of parents neglecting to R.S.V.P. for birthday parties for her three kids. It's happened so often that she now writes "call for directions" on invitations, so parents have to call if they want their children to attend.

Follow Christ's example in welcoming outsiders Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:00:00 CST
If your family is like my family, back to school means it's not long before everyone is back to the ball field.

Alexandria schools participating in seat belt study Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
ALEXANDRIA — Alexandria elementary and high schools are participating in a statewide pilot study to assess the impact of seat belts on bus safety. Four ceiling-mounted cameras will gather data, which University of Alabama students will examine and compare with data on buses without seat belts.

B.R. Williams celebrating 50 years Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
OXFORD — Ruth Williams could have quit any number of times. There were obstacles right from the start in running B.R. Williams Trucking Inc., and at times, she remembers, it seemed like the challenges would never stop coming.

Southerners' director to spend year in Tuscaloosa Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
JACKSONVILLE -- Ken Bodiford has landed a prized assistantship at the University of Alabama and will spend two semesters in Tuscaloosa pursuing his doctorate in conducting.

Southern states tighten catfish programs Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
WASHINGTON — Alabama, Mississippi and other Gulf states have changed the way they distribute federal grants to catfish farmers after an audit found that millions of dollars in hurricane aid may have gone to farmers who suffered little or no losses from the storms.

Jefferson County faces largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
BIRMINGHAM — Alabama's largest county appears headed for the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a $3.2 billion mess created by the nation's credit crunch and a colossal, corruption-riddled sewer project.

Church van overturns on Alabama highway, killing 1 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
TUSCALOOSA — A church van overturned on an Alabama interstate Friday, killing a woman and sending five other people to the hospital, authorities said.

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International team of monks and artists collaborating on Bible entirely by hand Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
SEATTLE — These days, when Bible verses can be pulled up instantly online and printed Bibles are readily available, an international team of monks, calligraphers and artists is creating a Bible the old-fashioned way.

Methodist bishop to lead 'prayerful conversation' about the war in Iraq Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
For the past three years at their annual conference, members of the United Methodist Church have proposed a resolution objecting to the war in Iraq.

Billy Graham film premiering in Bible Belt churches Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:00:46 CDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Sept. 2, up to 750 pastors and church workers are expected to crowd into the sanctuary at Calvary Church in south Charlotte, N.C. — some of them driving in from as far as 60 miles away. They're coming not to sing, pray or hear sermons, but to watch a movie.

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