 02/28/10 Gov. Bob Riley has awarded a $25,000 grant to a nonprofit organization that assists victims of sexual assault in four east Alabama counties. The grant to Rape Counselors of East Alabama, based in Opelika, will help provide support services to victims in Chambers, Lee, Macon and Tallapoosa counties.
 02/26/10 In addition to Tiger Basketball tickets, this remarkable Auburn hotel will provide a great place for sharing pre- and post-game excitement with other Auburn Tiger fans as well as some of the finest amenities offered by any hotel in Auburn, Alabama.
 02/26/10 Residents have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with five judicial candidates next Tuesday when the Bleecker Ruritan Club hosts a Lee County Circuit Court Place 2 forum.
 02/25/10 Who were we fooling? Did we really ever think the Frederick Road project in Opelika would be completed anytime soon? Opelika officials promised it would. Alabama Department of Transportation officials promised it would too. Uh-huh. Yeah, right.
 02/23/10 By Adam Jones Staff Writer The sentencing of Roy Johnson, former two-year college chancellor and Tuscaloosa legislator, was delayed for the fifth time Friday.
 02/22/10 Johnson, pleaded guilty to 15 federal charges almost two years ago. He was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Birmingham. An order issued Friday postponed the hearing until April 27.
 02/22/10 Sentencing has been delayed for the former chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system. The former official, Roy W. Johnson, pleaded guilty to 15 federal charges almost two years ago.
 02/22/10 In a vote of 3 to 2, the Lee County Commission has amended its dirt road paving policy to suspend most of the dirt road paving throughout Lee County, shifting funding into resurfacing paved roads.
 02/22/10 The Auburn High boys golf team took home the title in the Auburn Invitational at Indian Pines on Monday, shooting a combined 301, 28 strokes ahead of second-place Smiths Station.
 02/21/10 By Patrick Rupinski Staff Writer In recent years, McFarland Mall has struggled, losing first its movie theater, then some of its key anchor stores and most recently many of the smaller retailers that depend on the big stores to attract shoppers.
 02/09/10 The suspect in a high speed police chase in East Alabama makes a quick stop at a fast food restaurant during the pursuit. But it wasn't exactly part of his getaway plan. Now, the Opelika man is facing charges.
 02/09/10 The Great Treasure Hunt is encouraging residents in the area to dig deep into their attics, basements, and closet shelves.
 02/09/10 OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) - Four Opelika residents are under arrest and facing a variety of drug charges. Christopher Bailey, Crystal Henry, Jeri McDonald and Luther Mosley were arrested Monday.
 02/09/10 Former Alabama two year college chancellor Roy Johnson has been ordered to forfeit millions of dollars.
 02/09/10 SMITHS STATION, Ala. -- Thirty-four-year-old Russell County corrections officer Candy McGuire faces an assault charge after a Monday morning shooting incident involving her 42-year-old husband.
 02/08/10 An Opelika man faces a misdemeanor charge and multiple citations after he allegedly tried to run from police, and crashed his 1991 GMC Sonoma pick-up into the side of a Burger King restaurant in Valley
 02/08/10 AUBURN -- Proclaiming victory on National Sign ing Day is a hollow and trite endeavor.
 02/07/10 Alabama Power Co. blames a spike in complaints about the company's new smart meters on bad timing, but the Alabama Public Service Commission is checking to make sure it is not more than that.
 02/07/10 An Opelika, Ala., man who police say led officers on a car chase Saturday night collided his car into a Burger King and had to be pulled from his vehicle by the Jaws of Life.
 02/07/10 An Opelika, Ala., man who police say led officers on a car chase Saturday night crashed his car into a Burger King and had to be freed from his vehicle using the Jaws of Life. |