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March 18, 2008
League of Women voters discusses youth development
The League of Women Voters of East Alabama hosted a forum Monday night to discuss ideas on encouraging young people to develop leadership skills.
English guest speaker at OLLI morning meeting
No one was close to correctly guessing the number of different flags flown as official flags of the United States, when questioned by Lee County Probate Judge Bill English during the general meeting of OLLI at Auburn Monday.
March 17, 2008
Opelika to look at Jeter Avenue project audit
The Opelika City Council will have a work session at 6:15 p.m. today, immediately followed by its regular meeting at 7 p.m.
Police Briefs
Auburn police are investigating sexual assault reported Friday, Auburn police Capt. Tom Stofer said Monday.
Auburn to hold forum on strategic plan
The Auburn University chapter of the American Association of University Professors will hold a forum and panel discussion about the Auburn University strategic plan at 4 p.m. Monday, March 24, in 202 Thach Hall.
March 16, 2008
March Madness bad for business?
You’ll hear this time of year referred to by many different names — Bracketology 101, The Big Dance and more commonly as March Madness. But if you’re a college basketball fan, the rest of this month amounts to three weeks of basketball bliss.
Alabama ranks fifth in nation in STD rates
Alabama is ranked fifth in the nation among states with the most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), said Albert Woolbright, director of the Division of Statistical Analysis at the Alabama Department of Public Health.
March 15, 2008
Sunshine Week: Local governments vary on request procedures
Local governments in Lee County vary on how they accept requests for public records. Alabama law gives no specific time limit in which the records must be provided.
Sunshine week designed to shed light on the importance of open government
National Sunshine Week begins today to shed light on the importance of freedom of information and open government.
AU in process of establishing scholarship in memory of Burk
Auburn University is in the process of creating a scholarship fund to honor freshman Lauren Burk, who was killed March 4.
Two injured in early Saturday morning shooting
Two men were shot while dancing at a party in the Maryvn community during the early morning hours Saturday. One man was wounded critically and was sent to The Medical Center in Columbus, Ga.
Vacant house provides firefighters additional training
The Lee-Chambers Volunteer Fire Department got some on-the-job training Saturday morning in Beulah - courtesy of property owner Buddy Cofield.
Residential development back on track
A development that stalled after a developer went bankrupt is back on track, the owner says.
March 14, 2008
Storm rips through downtown Atlanta
Storm damage CNN Center and halt play in college tournament at the Georgia Dome
City vehicles going green
The City of Auburn now has a greener way to get around.
Man arrested, charged with two counts of robbery
Auburn police arrested a man and charged him with robbery after he allegedly held up a pizza restaurant Thursday.
Salvia
State leaders mulling ban of hallucinogenic herb
Suspect arrested in connection with Brookhaven shootings
Opelika police have made another arrest in connection with shootings reported at Brookhaven Trailer Park on March 3.
Nation’s first legally blind governor prepares to take office
SANDS POINT, N.Y. (AP) — When David Paterson takes office Monday to become the nation’s first legally blind governor to serve more than a few days, among those watching with the greatest interest will be those who cannot see.
March 13, 2008
Update: Preliminary hearing in Burk capital murder case set for April
Courtney Lockhart, 23, of Smiths Station, is charged with three counts of capital murder in the March 4 death of Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk, 18, of Marietta, Ga.
ADEM, local partners help revive streams
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is working with local partners to create healthier streams in Opelika and Auburn.
Alabama gas prices set new state record
According to the AAA Fuel Price Finder, the area average was $3.161 Thursday, compared to an average of $3.095 last week; $2.830 last month; and $2.420 last year. The price of a gallon of gas in Alabama reached an all-time high of $3.18 Wednesday.
Murder suspect linked to second slaying
DURHAM, N.C.—Authorities have charged a suspect in the slaying of the University of North Carolina student president with the January killing of a Duke University graduate student.
March 12, 2008
Attorney may seek change of venue for Burk murder trial
A change of venue for Courtney Lockhart, charged with murder, will be necessary, appointed defense attorney Joel Collins said. Lee County District Attorney Nick Abbett said discussion of a change of venue was “premature” at this point.
April municipal court date set for Opelika business owner accused of stealing power
The misdemeanor case involving the owner of Rose’s in downtown Opelika, who allegedly operated the business without a license and without authorized use of electricity, is scheduled for city municipal court next month.
Man wanted in Montgomery caught in Valley
A 27-year-old Prattville man wanted for murder and attempted murder in Montgomery was arrested in Valley about noon Wednesday.
Teen shears his locks for love
Kyle Law’s last two haircuts - three and a half years apart - have been free.
AU’s Panhellenic Council hosts security forum
President of Auburn’s Panhellenic Council Meredith Gaston, a junior, said the council had been organizing a self-defense class for all sorority sisters for about two months, but plans changed after AU freshman Lauren Burk, 18, a member of Delta Gamma, was murdered last week.
March 11, 2008
Autopsy: infant death case a homicide, cause of death undetermined
Autopsy results list the manner of death of an infant found last month in a ditch as homicide, Opelika police Capt. Allan Elkins said.
Local law enforcement gets new wheels
T3 vehicles look like stealthy, streamlined devices you might see in a science fiction movie. But area police departments are hoping they will prove to be down-to-earth tools against crime.
