News 2008-08-25 Andanh.com

Obama picks Biden for veep Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:21:00 CST
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware late Friday night to be his vice presidential running mate, according to a Democratic official and several news outlets including CNN and The New York Times.

Fay's storms pack a punch Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:20:00 CST
Tropical Storm Fay isn't done with us yet.

State military academy honors 1st leader Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:21:00 CST
Retired Col. Alton Barnes thought he was going to Fort McClellan for dinner.

Man, 33, drowns at Lake Martin Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:20:00 CST
WETUMPKA -- A Mobile County man visiting the tri-county area drowned at Lake Martin during stormy weather.

Starting QB has yet to be named Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:40:00 CST
AUBURN -- The most pressing question about Auburn's new offense will be the last one answered.

ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Nose tackles strong in trenches Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:28:00 CST
TUSCALOOSA -- Like many of the incoming freshmen, Terrence Cody has achieved almost legendary status at Alabama without taking a snap.

Giants' Umenyiora to miss season Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:25:00 CST
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora will have season-ending surgery on his injured left knee.

BISCUITS BASEBALL: Slumping Montgomery loses again at West Tenn Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:51:00 CST
JACKSON, Tenn. -- West Tenn took another from Montgomery at Pringles Park on Sunday evening, sending the reeling Biscuits to an 8-5 defeat.

LOCAL GOLF: Beck recovering from two knee surgeries Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:19:00 CST
Former Trinity star Karlin Beck, who sat out last season with a redshirt after transferring to Auburn from Birmingham-Southern, likely will be sitting out part of the coming season as well. Beck has had surgeries on both knees recently and currently is rehabbing at Auburn in hopes of getting back before the end of the fall season. Beck played in just one tournament this summer, a U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifier, and it was during that event that her knees began giving her considerable trouble, prompting her to go ahead with knee surgery. If all goes well, she should be in Auburn's top five by spring. MWGA member dies: Carol Ann Magdon, a very active member of the Montgomery Women's Golf Association who played out of Arrowhead, died on Aug. 17. She was a past president of the MWGA and also a board member.

HUNTINGDON FOOTBALL: Hawks wrap up preseason camp Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:45:00 CST
Huntingdon concluded its 2008 preseason camp getting closer to game shape by spending its final practice doing conditioning drills on Sunday afternoon.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Auburn women edge UAB Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:58:00 CST
AUBURN -- Kara Kasten's second goal of the year was the difference as the Auburn women improved to 2-0-0 with a 1-0 win over UAB on Sunday night.

NOTEBOOK: AU's McKenzie moves to defense Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:40:00 CST
AUBURN -- Maybe the depth chart has merit after all.

Ala. delegates not too 'green' at convention Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:27:00 CST
Alabama's delegation to the Democratic National Convention is not likely going to win the party's Green Delegate Challenge.

Teaching licenses of Ala. sex offenders not revoked Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:18:00 CST
Alabama education officials have failed to revoke the teaching certificates of four convicted sex offenders because officials say the men could not be found for a hearing required to start the process.

'Sweet Home Al-Obama' captures state Democrats' hopes Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:36:00 CST
WASHINGTON -- Delegates on their way to the Democratic National Convention in Denver might be humming "Sweet Home Al-Obama."

College looks to help older workers Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:32:00 CST
FLORENCE -- Being unemployed is tough enough, but job seekers who are middle-aged or near retirement age face significant challenges as they try to stay in or re-enter the work force.

Proposal could boot Shatner from Alabama television ad Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:39:00 CST
William Shatner, the "Star Trek" captain who now plays a lawyer on "Boston Legal," may have to give up one of his roles -- that of a TV pitchman for an Alabama law firm.

Reward grows for slaying information Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:40:00 CST
COLUMBIANA -- A reward offered for an arrest and conviction in the slayings of five men in an apartment outside Birmingham has grown to $30,000.

County still mulling bankruptcy Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:30:00 CST
BIRMINGHAM -- Jefferson County Commission President Bettye Fine Collins has told attorneys to begin researching what impact a bankruptcy filing for the county would have as it faces a $3.2 billion sewer debt and soaring interest rates.

Public invited to water hearings Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:39:00 CST
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced a series of public hearings in connection with its update of the water control manual for the Ala- bama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin, according to a news release from the Corps of Engineers.

ALABAMA HISTORY: White minister's home bombed Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:30:00 CST
On Aug. 25, 1956, during the ninth month of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the home of Montgomery minister and boycott activist Robert Graetz was bombed. A white West Virginian, Graetz pastored Trinity Lutheran Church, a black congregation. Graetz and his family were away from home when the dynamite blast occurred.

Church helps family after storm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:27:00 CST
HAYNEVILLE -- Power outages canceled church services throughout Hayneville on Sunday, so some worshipers met instead at a house where a giant pecan tree had crashed into the front porch Saturday night.

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