2008 News Stories
December
• High school football more
than a pastime PART I - by Roy Mitchell - 12/29/08
• Christmas comes early for
Madison Smith and family - by Kevyn Bowling - 12/22/08
• Education cuts deeper
than Johnson expected - by Scott Wright - 12/22/08
• Species of palm found
growing in Cherokee County - by Roy Mitchell - 12/15/08
• Warriors fall short in
Class 4A title game - 12/08/08
• Mark Chesnutt in concert
at Cherokee Arena Friday - 12/01/08
November
• Cherokee County
Warriors headed to Class 4A title game - 11/29/08
• Justice Dept. sides with
Alabama in water dispute - 11/24/08
• SBOE appoints Harrison
president of Gadsden State - 11/24/08
• Givens: Absentee ballot
issue probably won't be over soon - 11/17/08
• Wilkie says Cherokee
Electric customers will see rates drop - 11/17/08
• Town council candidate
Smith files election protest - 11/10/08
• Veterans Day brings back
memories of father for local man - 11/10/08
• Johnson, St. Clair win
local races; GOP closes in - 11/05/08
• EDITORIAL: What the election
is really about - by Gary Palmer - 11/03/08
• EDITORIAL: Learn more
about T. Boone's plan - by Kevyn Bowling - 11/03/08
• Cedar Bluff absentee case
may be over - 11/03/08
October
• Owens optimistic about GOP's
chances on Nov. 4 - 10/27/08
• Book delves into history
before, after Weiss Lake was built - 10/27/08
• Judge tosses out disputed
Cedar Bluff absentee ballots - 10/27/08
• EDITORIAL: Mike Rogers has
got to go - by Kevyn Bowling - 10/20/08
• Houston goes from
practice field to pulpit - 10/20/08
• Construction of new Centre
Middle School on schedule - 10/20/08
• Team Ian event to help fund
research for rare disorder - 10/13/08
• Cedar Bluff ballots
opened in Gadsden courtroom - 10/13/08
• Gadsden judge: Bring C.B.
ballots to me - 10/06/08
September
• Robbie Hodges: From local
paper to national TV - 09/29/08
• Athletics facilities the
focus of campus construction - 09/29/08
• Hearing set over Cedar
Bluff absentee ballots - 09/25/08
• Former Bama star took road
less traveled - 09/22/08
• New Centre mayor ready
to hit the ground running - 09/22/08
• Pair of Chinese buffets
battling it out in Centre - 09/15/08
• Three candidates challenge
election in Cedar Bluff - 09/09/08
• O'Dell can't hide
disappointment over decision by Rains - 09/08/08
• Hackneys find new use for
old caboose - by Roy Mitchell - 09/08/08
• Buttram named to GSCC
presidential search committee - 09/01/08
• Wilkie unseats Powell;
runoff for mayor in Cedar Bluff - 09/01/08
August
• Wilkie unseats Powell in Centre; protest in Cedar Bluff
- 08/28/08
• Dixie Youth players recall
the good old days - by Roy Mitchell - 08/25/08
• Army Corps to hold public
meetings on manual rewrite - 08/25/08
• Cooperative rate hike
expected to be "significant" - by Scott Wright - 08/18/08
• Most candidates take advantage
of forum in Cedar Bluff - by Scott Wright - 08/18/08
• State drops murder charge
against Robert John Scheiss - by Scott Wright - 08/11/08
• Billy Godfrey still going
strong at 90 - by Roy Mitchell - 08/11/08
July
• Higher gas prices
increase rural store traffic - by Roy Mitchell - 07/28/08
• St. Clair, Sprouse win
runoffs for County Commission seats - 07/21/08
• Officials need more help to
fight meth spread - by Roy Mitchell - 07/21/08
• New Gadsden State head
Lavender ready to get started - by Kevyn Bowling - 07/14/08
• Barbara Ann Roberts
guilty of capital murder - by Scott Wright - 07/07/08
• EDITORIAL: A look at
Libertarians - by Kevyn Bowling - 07/07/08
• Cherokee County's magical
rocking chair - by Roy Mitchell - 07/07/08
June
• Ronnie Moore: 30 years of
cuts and collectibles - by Scott Wright - 06/30/08
• Lessons on lightning
for the Fourth of July - by Roy Mitchell - 06/30/08
• Gadsden State Cherokee
construction still on schedule - 06/23/08
• Geimers spend vacation
chasing storms in the Midwest - by Scott Wright - 06/16/08
• Reservoirs still affected
by drought conditions - 06/10/08
• Serving vegetables while
serving time - by Roy Mitchell - 06/09/08
• Cedar Bluff Liberty Day set
for June 28 - 06/09/08
• BBC looking for Alabama family
to host teenagers - 06/02/08
May
• Cotton calamity not confined
to Cherokee County - by Roy Mitchell - 05/26/08
• Greens leave $580K to
University of Alabama - by Scott Wright - 05/19/08
• Rep. Lindsey looks back
on 2008 regular session - by Scott Wright - 05/12/08
• CMS 8th graders travel to
California over spring break - 05/12/08
• Chart of candidates for
local office in 2008 - 05/07/08
• Autism and optimism - by
Roy Mitchell - 05/02/08
April
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• Addictive game has a funny
name: Cornhole - by Roy Mitchell - 04/21/08
• Track time at Talladega
worth every penny - by Scott Wright - 04/21/08
• Lure-loving local has
impressive collection - by Roy Mitchell - 04/14/08
• Johnny Roberts has new
computer system almost ready - by Scott Wright - 04/14/08
• Owens won't seek second
term; others running unopposed - 04/08/08
• SchoolCast system keeps
Johnson in touch with students - by Scott Wright - 04/07/08
• Faith, friendship and
free throws at the ROC - by Roy Mitchell - 04/07/08
March
• Kathy Brown: A chronicle in
courage - by Roy Mitchell - 03/31/08
• Gadsden State Cherokee now
accepting applications - by Scott Wright - 03/31/08
• Adam Jolly: The Pied Piper of
punching - by Roy Mitchell - 03/24/08
• Rainfall levels near normal
across Southeast - 03/24/08
• AG Troy King gets
involved in Cedar Bluff alcohol fight - by Scott Wright - 03/17/08
• Alabama Power files suit
against two landowners - by Scott Wright - 03/10/08
• Rockin' Robbie Hodges: A
rodeo resurrection - by Roy Mitchell - 03/10/08
• County Commission revisits
animal control ordinance - by Scott Wright - 03/03/08
February
• Spring Garden girls win
Class 1A state title - 02/28/08
• Ground broken on new
Centre Middle School - by Scott Wright - 02/25/08
• Natural gas companies eyeing
Cherokee County - by Scott Wright - 02/18/08
• The devil and rhyming
words - by Roy Mitchell - 02/18/08
• FROM THE PULPIT: Advice
when you're in a tunnel - by Rev. Gary Hardin - 02/18/08
• Knightens selling Centre Dari
King after 41 years - by Scott Wright - 02/18/08
• Clinton, Huckabee win big in
Cherokee County - by Scott Wright - 02/05/08
• Officials: Full Weiss won't
mean end of drought - by Scott Wright - 02/04/08
• EDITORIAL: What, exactly, is
the writers' strike? - by Kevyn Bowling - 02/04/08
January
• Alabama primary set for Feb. 5
- 01/28/08
• Heritage Propane over 6o
cents higher than competitors - 01/28/08
• That's when grandma
slipped and fell - by Roy Mitchell - 01/28/08
• Crappie tourney to honor
J.R., Geraldine Tucker - 01/28/08
• Lindsey: State has budget
troubles on horizon - 01/21/08
• FROM THE PULPIT: America
the beautiful - by Rev. Gary Hardin - 01/21/08
• Cedar Bluff's Bedwell
recalls time spent playing for Bryant - by Scott Wright - 01/21/08
• Child support roundup set
for February - by Dawn Treglown - 01/14/08
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