Story archive for February 2009
Saturday, Feb. 28
- Charity draws attention to animals
- Steady, sound advice puts Boyd among top financial advisors
- Selma could get federal funds
- Dallas County residents should prepare for possible flooding
- Incident report
- Arrest report
- Ballet dances into Selma
Friday, Feb. 27
- East boys rout West in AISA All Star Game
- Washington leads East All Stars to win
- Marion Bank celebrates first year at location
- Early college students remember Chestnut
- Final plans announced for Bridge Crossing Jubilee
- Dancers prepare for ballet tonight
- Tornado warning
- Arrest report
- Fire runs
- Incident report
- Severe weather blog --- now --- live
- National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warning
- Bobcats come up short
Thursday, Feb. 26
- Water Board talks about stimulus package
- Transparent government important
- Barbour County ahead of Hatch
- City lists nuisance properties
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- Weather briefing for upcoming bad weather --- live blog
Wednesday, Feb. 25
- AISA players get last hurrah
- Patriots changing the culture
- The List: Top choices for baseball’s soundtrack
- Ward 4 celebrates Black History Month
- Coming soon to a theater near you
- Building added to national, state registers of historic places
- One lesson in litter lasts lifetime
- Cell phones new contraband in prisons
- Text of President Obama's speech to Congress Tuesday night
Tuesday, Feb. 24
- Local Lion’s Club and members receive great honors
- WCCS technical programs' enrollment increases during recession
- County to see multiple infrastructure projects
- Battle of Selma gears up
- Thank you to Selma residents and establishments
- Lobbyists are deciding the nations future health care
- Fire runs
- Arrest report
- Fire runs
- Incident report
- Click here to participate in a live blog of the Selma City Council meeting, Tues., 5 p.m.
- Going for No. 4
- RC Hatch advances in state basketball tournament
Monday, Feb. 23
- New ordinances may come soon
- Selma University is accredited again
- Ash Wednesday marks beginning of Lent
- William Minor selected vice president of Dallas County School Board
- Freedom Foundation members target of prejudice in Selma
- Live blogging the Selma City Council garbage subcommittee
- Arrest report
- Fire runs
- Incident report
- Incident report
- Bobcats return to Birmingham and a shot at the state title
- Live blogging
Sunday, Feb. 22
- Live blogging the Academy Awards
- Fouls doom Patriots in loss
- Faulkner State beats Wallace 57-52
- Weighing in on the fight heard 'round the world
Saturday, Feb. 21
- Sheriff's department re-opening cold case
- Montgomery Ballet performs in Selma Friday
- Council subcommittee to hold meeting
- Residents should take responsibility for neighborhoods
- Storm shelter opened officially
- Brawl left a major black eye
- Arrest report
- Incident report
Friday, Feb. 20
- Keith’s upset bid falls short
- If the government handed out Oscars …
- Manners and sensitivity needed now more than ever
- A lot to consider with the movie theatre
- Selma City Council to carefully consider theater
- Pirates too much for Bobcats
- Diamonds to highlight concert series
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- The List: Top five reasons to hate the NFL Draft
- American Apparel's purchase secures jobs in Selma
Thursday, Feb. 19
- Genealogy workshop begins
- Selma City Schools audit report released
- Bain Hanning debuts as artist Friday
- Dallas County Technical Center hosts career fair
- Marriage seminar simulcast scheduled
- Unemployment, COBRA plan causes readjustments
- Old KFC spot undergoing rehab
- Incident report
- Arrest report
- Live Blog of Selma City Work Session
- Bush Hog reorganizes workforce, lays off 154 employees
- Rams press Southside to loss
- Toll road would help Black Belt
Wednesday, Feb. 18
- Trojans’ run reaches conclusion
- Bad news is still news
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- Fire runs
- Storms leave little damage in wake
- Earthquake reported in Black Belt
- Weather forces Meadowview game to postpone
- Tornado nearing Selma
- Tornado near Uniontown
- Dallas County under tornado warning until 5:15 pm
- Central Christian boys comeback falls short
- Defense ends Wildcats season
- Earthquake reported near Centreville
- Sparta overwhelms Central Christian
- Tornado watch issued
- Conerstone Christian girls lead Wilcox at the half
- Central Christian's late comback not enough
- Legislative committee votes $1 billion for roads
Tuesday, Feb. 17
- Dancing for a cause
- Selma School Board caution is proper
- Selma boys lose to Tigers
- Saints falter in regionals
- Bush Hog starting production again
- Stabbing suspect remains behind bars
- Teenage girl wounded during scuffle
- Carver, Valley game at Regionals ends in fight
- Arrest report
- Fire runs
- Incident report
- Riot breaks out at central regional between Valley, Carver
- BancTrust blames bad loans for 4th quarter loss
- Selma girls fall to Talladega
- Selma boys exit tournament
Monday, Feb. 16
- Arrest report
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- Politicians should take a closer look at Lincoln's past
- Incident report
- Chamber After Hours set for Friday
- International Paper schedules downtime in March
- Davis talks about stimulus bill
- Stimulus package becomes bill Tuesday
- Dean's List Students Named at UA
- Shelby discusses economy during Selma breakfast
- Selma native announces bid for District 7 congressional seat
Saturday, Feb. 14
- Glass House patrons help sick friend
- Birmingham’s first black mayor to visit Selma
- Youth Leadership class sponsors blood drive
- Gray, T.I. to headline economic summit
- Patriots escape with win
- Superintendent says school closings not imminent
- This ‘lil piggy made it possible
- Consistency in message crucial to story
- Building for students’ safety
- Gray, T.I. headline Jubilee economic summit
- Former Birmingham mayor coming to Selma
- Spring blooms activities
- Second half rally falls short for Morgan Senators
Friday, Feb. 13
- Meadowview advances to Final Four
- Selma breaks away
- Local church gives special Valentine to couples
- Art Walk to feature two 'firsts'
- The Phoenix cruises the river
- Parents want walking bridge over U.S. 80
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- Fire runs
- Glenwood defeats Morgan, 46-37
- Glenwood leads Morgan at the half, 21-31
- Lady Senators fall to Lee-Scott in Elite Eight
- Lee Scott defeats Morgan
- Lee Scott leads Morgan at the half
Thursday, Feb. 12
- Warriors throttle Rebels
- Wildcats advance to Final Four
- Saints shoot their way into regional
- Thursday's basketball roundup
- School board expels student that brought gun on campus
- Brig. Gen. Sheryl Gordon returns home to talk about teaching and her promotion
- Appropriation will help complete Craig Field project
- Seatbelt stop yields stolen vehicle recovery
- Wallace's nursing students well-trained, maintain top scores
- From the AISA Basketball Tournament: Central Christian leads
- In the 4th, Central Christian still leads
- Wilcox Academy advances to next round in AISA
- Possibilities float on river
- Stimulus bill too vague and leaves too much to politicians
- Local voices need hearing on local, state and national level
- Selma High graduate congratulates students, coach
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- Legislators look at adding new alert
Wednesday, Feb. 11
- Why not Selma?
- Vote no for the Employee Free Choice Act
- Alabama legislators look to make new alert
- Bite the bullet, so to speak
- Cathedral enters baseball fray
- Five Selma teams prepare for Elite 8
- The List: No rules, no cheaters
- Police arrest three for marijuana possession
- Deputies make drug arrests
- Man arrested for selling another’s land
- Riverboat takes inaugural cruise Friday
- Arrest report
- Fire runs
- Fire runs
- Incident report
- High winds cause scattered damage in north Ala.
- Youth Leadership class to hold blood drive
Tuesday, Feb. 10
- Postseason schedule takes shape
- Teaching arts still important
- Treasurer reports city's budget $85,000 short
- Don't do it
- Gift ideas for the Valentine's Day shopper
- Movies might have to wait
- Charity Ball set for Feb. 17
- Heart doctor discusses misconceptions about native country'
- Sessions remarks on stimulus package
- Sen. Shelby opposes stimulus
- Military plane makes emergency landing at Craig Field
- Senate passes economic recovery plan
- James lands McClurkin as vice chair for gubernatorial bid
- Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model bears tanline
- Siren out near Sportsplex
- Weyerhaeuser announces mill closures at Pine Hill
- Carats visit ‘Springtime Soiree in Sentimental Selma’
- Norris lifts Selma to win
- Saints make it 3 straight over Carver
Monday, Feb. 9
- Participants: Prayer helps Selma
- The art of making art
- Zero tolerance keeps everyone safe
- A-Rod's confession is good for baseball
- Kendra Jones talks on National Public Radio
- King photograph of Selma to Montgomery March in Gandhi Museum
- Officials discuss consequences of weapons at school with Selma students
- Democrats criticize votes of Alabama's two new congressmen
- A-Rod admits to using steroids
- Where has all the music gone?
- Historic Marengo County church destroyed by fire
- Area gas prices at average $1.920
- Gas prices climbing in Alabama
Sunday, Feb. 8
- Knights shut Morgan down
- Senators fall but remain in the hunt
- Kiffin must enjoy putting his foot in his mouth
- Avoid the lines, sign up early
- Rouleau earns promotion
- Demopolis reaches agreement with USSSA
- Saturday's basketball roundup
Saturday, Feb. 7
- Comfort in troubled times
- Dallas County, Selma authorities seek 'most wanted'
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- Selma School Board seeks careful disbursement of at-risk money
- Actor James Whitmore dies
- Growing at home
- Saints escape with win
- Senators can’t overcome slow start in loss
- Saturday's prep basketball roundup
Friday, Feb. 6
- Lights! Camera! Action!
- Local student remembers historical day and gives thanks
- Thank you to customers giving to charity
- Incident report
- Regional officials meet, discuss stimulus package
- Area schools untouched by tainted peanut butter
- Regions picks up failed bank
- Canopy at C.H.A.T. provides health lesson
- Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb to address Legislature
- Davis' remarks in Birmingham
- Davis announces run for governor
- Jobless rate 7.6 pct; 598K job cuts most since '74
- Davis to run for governor
- Road construction on Broad forces detour
- Saints 'steal' 79-23 win over Chilton County
- Thursday's prep basketball roundup
- The List: Sports, music and something I can't make out
Thursday, Feb. 5
- Selma High schedules choral performance
- Jack Daniels kicks off concert season
- The letter of the law is what matters
- Roof ready for interpretive center
- Fire runs
- Arrest report
- Dallas County Sherriff's Department Report
- Incident report
- State hero celebrates birthday
- Chestnut did more for the community than most know
- AG Eric Holder to attend Jubilee
- Roll call vote on Smitherman
- Smitherman chosen as president pro tem of Alabama Senate
- Thursday's summary of action in the Alabama Legislature
- Man sentenced to life without parole
- U.S. Highway 80 corridor to get facelift
- House committee votes to remove sales tax from groceries
- Baptists unveil music technology
- Text message ban voted out of committee
- Happy birthday to Hank Aaron
Wednesday, Feb. 4
- Saban keeps the momentum rolling
- For six weeks on the job, Chizik did well
- Mahan, Owens sign scholarships
- Concordia inks 27 on signing day
- Selma citizens asked to help Illinois students
- City concerns should be more than just about street name
- Signing day still means education
- Committee seeks change in public buildings policy
- Committee will ask for changes in Selma's public building policy
- Teenager arrested for carrying gun into Selma High School
- Alabama misses on Randle
- Alabama, Auburn get top prospects
- Richardson firms up commitment
- Riley says stimulus key to budget
- Legislative summary
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- Incident report
- Tide adds No. 6 of the day
- Former Samford president dies
- Greenville area sees two sign for scholarships
- Demopolis area signees announced
- Selma's Tedric Owens signs with Alabama A&M
- Dre Kirkpatrick chooses the Tide
- Kelly commits to Alabama
- Andrew Mahan of Dallas County High School signs with UAB
- Tide adds three players on signing day
- A.J. McCarron highlights
- It's all happening at the library
- Riley brings back former cabinet member
- Auburn lands receiver
- Bama gets Tana Patrick
- Robert Massie signs with Mississippi
- Alabama's commitment list
- Pat Patterson picks Ole Miss
- Mississippi schools list of signees
- Dallas County pulls out 70-63 win
- Runs give Hornets the win
- Signing day's key players
Tuesday, Feb. 3
- NSD: What to watch for
- Henry Brick to 'temporarily halt production'
- Questions linger after address
- Nico Johnson signs with Alabama at 2 p.m.
- Selma crime rate drops
- Schoolchildren learn about their heritage in Selma
- It's National Signing Day — right here
- State of the State speech text
- Counselors help in school life
- Arrest report
- Incident report
- A closer look at Sessions opposition to stimulus package
- Teachers learn about butterflies
- Health initiative comes to Dallas County
- Alabama officials propose stadium expansion
- Ala. Honda plant to lay off 706 workers
- Summary of action in Alabama Legislature on Tuesday
- Obama pick could open up top GOP slot on Budget Committee for Sessions
- Senate proposes tax cuts for new car buyers
- Gusty winds expected Tuesday night, Wednesday
- The Selma Times-Journal's top 10 Alabama High School prospects
- Henry Brick to 'temporarily halt production'
- Today 50 years ago, the day the music died
- Gov. Riley to unveil budget plan on Wednesday
- Oil prices hover around $40 as OPEC cuts supply
- GM to offer buyouts to all hourly employees
- Troy gets Sulligent's Massey
- Habitat for Humanity co-founder dies
Monday, Feb. 2
- Wallace gets back on track
- Not all peanut butter is harmful
- Arrest report
- Fire runs
- Incident report
- Fire runs
- Incident report
- No bump, no thump at ghost hunt
- Arson ruled cause of house fire
- Sure bet: Davis will enter race
- Selma's Wallace College to host Ron Polk
- Public buildings committee meets Wednesday
- Living in chaotic times
- Hands learn trades
- Federal court upholds man's mental retardation claim
- Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow: Six more weeks of winter ahead
- Obama stimulus plan faces changes in the Senate
- Correction officers say Ala. system is 'time bomb'
- Riley says he'll push to improve ethics law
- Rove deposition postponed in Siegelman case
- Davis to reveal plans Friday for governor's race
- Dallas County Commission meeting canceled
