Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) articles from September 2007

Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL) archives from September 2007

Countless hours, volunteers required to put on LPGA.
September 27, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 27--PRATTVILLE -- A ton of ice, 40,000 feet of plastic rope, 60 port-o-lets, enough grub and people to produce about 850 meals a day, and plenty of ice-cream treats. And guess how many pieces of iron re-bar...

Riley urges Medicare fraud awareness.
September 25, 2007... Byline: Francis X. Gilpin Sep. 25--Gov. Bob Riley and a trial lawyers group have launched a campaign to educate Alabama senior citizens about Medicare fraud. A $75,000 grant from the Alabama Association for Justice will be used to...

Lake Martin high and dry; marina owners, residents anxious.
September 24, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 24--Businesses and boaters along Lake Martin are casting nervous glances at the lake level, wondering how low it will go. The most recent data puts the lake at 478.84 feet, about a foot below the normal...

'No Man's Land' annexation deal could finally happen.
September 23, 2007... Byline: Francis X. Gilpin Sep. 23--Edward Williams lives in a place Montgomery County officials call "No Man's Land." As he strolled recently in Macedonia, though, Williams said he doesn't feel abandoned. The 39-year-old resident of...

ASU trustees consider library expansion.
September 22, 2007... Byline: Josh Barker Sep. 22--Work on a $9.2 million library expansion could begin next year after Alabama State University trustees viewed the proposed design and gave it their stamp of approval. And trustees want to hire a private...

$1.2M divides Prattville, Elmore County.
September 20, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 20--PRATTVILLE -- The city of Prattville owes Elmore County $1.2 million, but Mayor Jim Byard said the money will not come from the city's $1.2 million budget surplus. The Prattville City Council passed a...

Going green growing in the U.S.
September 19, 2007... Byline: Josh Barker Sep. 19--Montgomerians can do their part to help the environment. One simple way is a trip to a recycling center, according to local recycling and environmental experts. The idea of going green is growing in the...

Blount's legacy to be honored today.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Robyn Bradley Litchfield Sep. 18--Montgomery area residents are surrounded by gifts the late Montgomery industrialist and arts patron Winton M. "Red" Blount left behind. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Blount Cultural Park and...

Incarceration rate for juveniles soars.
September 17, 2007... Byline: Kenneth Mullinax Sep. 17--Montgomery County is one of four Alabama counties chosen to receive funding aimed at reducing incarceration of non-violent juvenile offenders and crimes committed by youths. John Davis, a retired...

Autauga community supports teen correctional site.
September 17, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 17--PRATTVILLE -- Most people new to the Prattville area are surprised to learn the Department of Youth Services runs a modified boot camp program for male juveniles about seven miles north of town. The DYS...

Area United Way picks next campaign leaders.
September 15, 2007... Byline: Josh Barker Sep. 15--The River Region United Way has selected four area businessmen to lead the agency's annual campaigns until 2011. Current campaign vice chairman Will Sellers of Balch and Bingham will lead the 2008...

Economic expansion tied to roads, schools.
September 14, 2007... Byline: Francis X. Gilpin Sep. 14--Alabama House Speaker Seth Hammett managed to find more accomplishments than disappointments Thursday as he picked through the ruins of the 2007 legislative session for Montgomery business leaders. ...

I-65 best route to clean fuel.
September 14, 2007... Byline: Francis X. Gilpin Sep. 14--An advocacy group for cleaner air wants Alabama motorists to have at least 11 new places to stop and fill their tanks with cleaner fuel by next fall. As crude oil hit $80 a barrel, members of the...

Fundraising set for children's museum.
September 13, 2007... Byline: Josh Barker Sep. 13--A campaign to raise money to fund a children's museum for the downtown area will get under way in early 2008, a board official said. Plans to hire a consultant to help devise a fundraising plan,...

Prattville proposes record budget.
September 11, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 11--PRATTVILLE -- Mayor Jim Byard has warned City Council members to plan on one more "very lean budget year" before tax revenues from retail growth begin to make an impact on the city's bottom line. The...

State needs money for roads.
September 11, 2007... Byline: Francis X. Gilpin Sep. 11--Alabama won't be able to fuel its future road upgrades at the pump, and while transportation officials say help may come from Wall Street, that help may literally take a toll on state drivers. ...

LPGA tournament will have economic impact.
September 10, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 10--PRATTVILLE -- When 144 of the world's best women golfers hit the greens later this month at Prattville's Capitol Hill golf course, cash registers all over town will start ringing. The LPGA Navistar...

Bell Ridge brings back charm of older neighborhoods.
September 9, 2007... Byline: Josh Barker Sep. 9--WETUMPKA -- Bringing back old neighborhood traditions is what Bell Ridge Patio Homes in Wetumpka hopes to do for residents. The subdivision models its area much like Old Cloverdale in Montgomery. "The idea...

Business is booming for Prattville eateries.
September 9, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 9--PRATTVILLE -- Bobbie and Jason Hunter usually travel from their east Montgomery home to Prattville to eat out five or six times a month, and they have plenty of company. Over the past five years the...

Week-long event to teach successful business methods.
September 8, 2007... Byline: Cosby Woodruff Sep. 8--Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce officials see the Minorities & Women in Business week, which starts Monday, as a chance to teach the importance of business networking and the best way to put it into...

MAX members vote to change charter.
September 8, 2007... Byline: Cosby Woodruff Sep. 8--MAX Federal Credit Union members have voted to change its charter from a federal one to a state one. The vote passed by a little more than 5 percent. MAX members voted 52.7 percent to 47.3 percent...

State troopers target highway danger zones.
September 8, 2007... Byline: Kenneth Mullinax Sep. 8--The largest single allocation of federal highway safety funds in Alabama history is on the way to state troopers, but it will not come in time to help a 62-year-old Kentucky woman. After a Friday accident...

Holmes questions number of design contracts.
September 7, 2007... Byline: Francis X. Gilpin Sep. 7--A Montgomery legislator questioned Thursday why a big architectural and engineering company based in his hometown is getting so many state contracts. "They're on just about every page you turn," said...

Teacher incorporates technology in classroom.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Josh Barker Sep. 6--WETUMPKA -- Students studying broadcast journalism at Wetumpka High School are launching a daily news show that will feature school information and in-depth stories about issues relevant to teens. ...

Prattville's prosperity built on cotton mill, but some fear loss of history.
September 3, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 3--PRATTVILLE -- Without the gin shop, there would be no Prattville. After 175 years of continuous operation, the Continental Eagle cotton gin plant is closing. The business is older than the growing city of...

Melrose offers flexibility in design.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Josh Barker Sep. 2--Flexablility is the one word that might describe living in Melrose. Buyers looking to build their dream homes have almost unlimited options. Located in east Montgomery, Melrose sits just off Vaughn Road...

Ozark newspaper a true 'Southern Star'.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Al Benn Sep. 2--OZARK -- Two years after the Civil War, a former Confederate soldier with no journalism experience decided to start a weekly newspaper. Joseph A. Adams didn't do too badly in his venture because the Southern...

Whitewater Festival roars into Wetumpka.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Marty Roney Sep. 2--WETUMPKA -- When Justin Bell rounded a bend on the Coosa River on Saturday morning and saw Mocassin Gap for the first time, he knew he had come to the right place. He worked his kayak's paddles and picked...

Water levels up for festival.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Teri Greene Sep. 1--What looked to be a lazy float down a shallow river for boaters in today's Coosa River Whitewater Festival has turned into what could be a no-holds-barred whitewater experience, with water levels raised to...