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June 27, 2008
Tuition increases for AU, AUM students
The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved a 12 percent tuition increase Friday, despite one member’s opposition.
AU senior does best to promote watermelons in state
Samantha Dunn said people snicker at her all the time, particularly when she’s wearing her crown and sash.
AU shatters capital campaign goal
Auburn University raised $100 million more that it had planned in the latest capital campaign.
Cannon plans run for Opelika City Council
After serving for more than a year on the Opelika Planning Commission, Lucinda Samford Cannon said she’s ready to serve the city in a different capacity.
Motley plans run for Opelika City Council
After living in Opelika since he was born, Joey Motley said it’s time for him to enter the political arena and run for office to serve his hometown.
Raptors released at area preserve
Attendants of the Summer Ecology Camp at the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve were treated to an up-close look at four hawks that were released at the nature facility Friday.
Hay producers get a bundle of insight
A “Honda” is keeping tomatoes grown out-of-state from being smuggled into Alabama.
12-year-old becomes truck driver for a day
On Friday afternoon, 12-year-old Paul Liu landed his first job — as an honorary truck driver for Wal-Mart.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Gov. Riley
A judge has dismissed most of a lawsuit in which an indicted insurance executive accused Gov. Bob Riley and others of conspiring to drive him out of the insurance business
State watermelon queen to be at Opelika Wal-Mart Saturday
Samantha Leigh Dunn, the 2008 Alabama Watermelon Queen, will be at the Opelika Wal-Mart on Pepperell Parkway Saturday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., to offer tips on the economic and nutritional values of watermelon.
AU capital campaign
Auburn University formally announced the results of its capital campaign Friday during the Board of Trustees meeting at the AU Hotel and Dixon Conference Center.
AU Board to vote on tuition hike this afternoon
The Finance Committee of the Auburn University Board of Trustees approved a 12 percent tuition hike for the main campus, as well as Auburn Montgomery, Friday morning during committee meetings at the AU Hotel and Dixon Conference Center.
Opelika Police Department reports
Opelika Police Department reports
Obama donates $4,600 to Clinton’s debt relief
Barack Obama announced Thursday that he will help pay off Hillary Rodham Clinton’s more than $20 million debt, personally writing a check in a gesture meant to win over her top financial backers.
What’s it take to run for office in Opelika?
So you want to run for public office in Opelika? Former city council members and a former mayor discuss what it takes to hold public office in the city.
How to qualify as mayor or a city council member in Opelika
Each of the five wards in Opelika, as well as the office of mayor, will be on the ballot in the municipal election on Aug. 26. The qualifying process for mayoral and city council candidates is mandated by state law. This year, the qualifying process begins on July 1.
Senate Passes GI Bill Tied to War Funding
The Senate Thursday night voted to create new educational benefits for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of a $162 billion emergency war funding bill. The vote capped an 18-month fight for a new GI bill that Sen. Jim Webb introduced his first day in office in 2007. The Bush administration endorsed the bill (HR 2642) last week after being assured service members could transfer their education benefits to their spouses or children. The Senate voted 92-6 to pass the bill Thursday.
Johns saddened by arrest on drug charges
Lawyers for Jimmy Johns say the former Alabama linebacker is upset and “deeply saddened” by his arrest on six drug-related charges. His lawyers, Jim Roberts and Mary Turner, said Johns has withdrawn from school. The Birmingham News reported on its Web site that Johns’ attorneys filed a motion that he be allowed to go home to Brookhaven, Miss., while he awaits trial or further legal action.
Poll: Math, yes; standardized tests, maybe
A large majority of Americans think schools are placing too much emphasis on the wrong subjects, and more than half think they’re doing just a fair job in preparing children for the work force or giving them the practical skills they need to survive as adults, according to an Associated Press poll released Friday.
So what do people think the schools should focus on? More than a third said math. English was a distant second, at 21 percent. A tiny fraction picked art, music and the sciences, such as biology and chemistry
Gun ban ruling has Chicago thinking it’s next
As news spread of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the handgun ban in Washington, D.C., one thing was clear in Chicago: The city’s own ban now faces a challenge as serious as any in its 26-year history. From a visibly angry Mayor Richard Daley to a federal lawsuit filed within hours that challenges Chicago’s ban as unconstitutional, there was no mistaking that the high court’s opinion Thursday puts the city’s law squarely in the middle of a long legal fight.
North Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower
North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs. An explosion at the base of the cylindrical structure sent the tower collapsing into a cloud of white and gray smoke that billowed into blue skies as international journalists and diplomats looked on, according to video footage filmed by broadcaster APTN at the site.
June 26, 2008
EAMC given Medicare and Medicaid award
East Alabama Medical Center has been named a top performer in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a premier healthcare alliance pay-for-performance project that rewards hospitals for delivering higher-quality care in five clinical areas.
Kids D.A.R.E. to have fun
To his colleagues, Auburn Police officer Keith Horne is one of the driving forces behind this year’s weeklong D.A.R.E. (Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education) to Be Summer Day Camp. But if you were to observe Horne working with the 10- and 11-year-olds of the D.A.R.E. Program, it’s might be difficult to pick him out from the group.
Opelika power bills to get new look
Opelika Light & Power customers will soon see a new look for their monthly bills.
AU Board to tackle tuition
The Auburn University Board of Trustees will finally get to talk tuition Friday.
McNeill named vice president for development at AU
After a national search, Auburn University President Jay Gogue has named veteran higher education fundraiser, Jeffrey P. McNeill, as vice president for development.
Langford’s Olympic dream could do Birmingham good
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford wants to make a push to bring the 2020 Summer Olympics to Jefferson County. Really. We’re not kidding.
U.S. Supreme Court sides with gun-owners
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense in their homes, the justices’ first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.
Changes made to Opelika Light & Power bill format, processing
Opelika Light & Power customers will soon see a new look for their monthly bills. Starting in July, Opelika Light & Power bills will be printed on letter-size paper and mailed in envelopes instead of on postcards, according to Opelika Light & Power Director Jerry Posey. The newly formatted monthly power bills will be processed and mailed by Arista, an Atlanta-based company that the city has also contracted to process and mail the utility department’s disconnect notices.
Opelika man sentenced to 45 years for wife’s murder
An Opelika man charged last July with the murder of his wife pleaded guilty in Lee County Circuit Court Wednesday morning, according to District Attorney Nick Abbett.
