http:///news/breaking_news/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Ledger-Enquirer.com en-us Copyright 2008 Ledger-Enquirer.com Breaking News 60 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:35:14 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Ledger-Enquirer.com http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/363438.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/363438.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:08 EDT A police-involved shooting that occurred early this morning on Cusseta Road has left one man dead. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362977.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362977.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:31 EDT Partiers 21 and older can look forward to a variety of nightlife offerings on July 4, including these standouts: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362802.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362802.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:27 EDT There were abreviated trading sessions Thursday for the stock exchanges because of the Fourth of July holiday. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362784.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362784.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:10 EDT Here are some standout options for Thursday night partiers: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362714.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362714.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57 EDT If crossing the Dillingham Street bridge is part of your daily commute today and tomorrow, start thinking of an alternate route. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362647.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362647.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:15 EDT The Columbus State University’s Schwob School of Music has received the Georgia Board of Regents 2008 Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award for departments and programs. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362619.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362619.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:32 EDT Columbus police are investigating a shooting that was reported on Lansing Avenue Wednesday night. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362593.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362593.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:08 EDT A fire at the home of Carolyn Davis and Randy Johnson caused $60,000 worth of damage Tuesday. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362541.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362541.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:46 EDT Auburn University ended its "It Begins at Auburn" campaign this spring by raising $608,862,727. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362538.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362538.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:36 EDT A team of Auburn University engineering students has built a robotic lawnmower that could soon help homeowners cut grass while relaxing on the back porch. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362528.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362528.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:07 EDT A three-day celebration of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender persons begins Friday in Atlanta. It is the Atlanta Pride festival. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362511.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362511.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:48 EDT Gregory Antonio McCollough, 23, of Lanett, Ala. has been arrested by the Chambers County Sheriff's Office and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. There were also two child support charges. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362510.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/362510.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:44 EDT Harold Brewer, 31, of Valley, Ala., was arrested by Valley police and charged with possession of marijuana. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361849.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361849.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:37 EDT Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) is inviting all senior citizens to Senior Summerfest 2008. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361846.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361846.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:32 EDT Michael Stoy, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Gainesville State College in Gainesville,Ga., has been named as the president of Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Ga. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361841.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361841.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:27 EDT With July 4 on Friday, most people will have a long weekend. Many will head for a backyard pool, water park, the beach or a lake. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361836.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361836.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:24 EDT The Medical Center Hospital Authority has signed documents to buy Hughston Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for $59 million, officials announced today. The hospital authority will officially take ownership from national health care company HCA Inc. at midnight. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361820.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361820.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:15 EDT Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and Department of Human Resources Commissioner Page Walley have announced that Alabama will receive a $1.7 million bonus from the federal government for the superior performance of Alabama's Food Stamp Program. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361658.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361658.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:13 EDT Computerworld magazine has named Aflac Inc. as one of the best places to work for information technology professionals. This is Aflac's ninth time it has appeared on the 15th annual list. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360805.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360805.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:34 EDT Iraqi security forces arrested three locally prominent supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday as part of a crackdown on Shiite militias in the southern city of Amarah, police said. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361592.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361592.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:21 EDT Hard rock group Trust Company will perform at The Roadhouse, 1047 Broadway, on July 10. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361504.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361504.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:47 EDT Troy University will hold early fall registration on the Phenix City Campus July 16 and 17 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361503.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361503.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:42 EDT Troy University Phenix City Campus will have an open house 6:30 p.m. EDT July 10 in the Phenix City Campus Education Building. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361470.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361470.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:31 EDT ATHENS -- Georgia baseball coach David Perno was rewarded Wednesday for the team’s dramatic run to the final series of the College World Series. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361446.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361446.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14 EDT The Lee County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Smiths Station man accused of shooting a juvenile last week. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361433.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361433.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:29 EDT A Pine Mountain woman is dead after a one-car accident Tuesday night in Harris County. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361021.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/361021.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:09 EDT Regional bankholding company Synovus Financial Corp. said Tuesday it has awarded 99 scholarships, amounting to $134,000, to children of Synovus employees in five states. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360993.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360993.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:38 EDT Here are the closing stock prices Tuesday on four major publicly traded companies headquartered in Columbus: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360992.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360992.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:37 EDT Movie theater chain Carmike Cinemas Inc. said Tuesday it will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 17.5 cents per share. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360886.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360886.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:04 EDT Don Ford, initially charged with the murder of Kintae Omar James, pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to two years' probation. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360868.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360868.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:51 EDT Callaway Gardens' annual Surf and Sand Spectacular is scheduled for Friday. There will be family-oriented beach activities including swimming in Robin Lake, playing miniature golf or shuffleboard, picnicking and riding paddleboats. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360855.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360855.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:41 EDT The new National Health Museum (NHM) is scheduled to open in Atlanta in 2013. The museum will be in downtown Atlanta near Centennial Olympic Park. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360795.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360795.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:26 EDT Authorities had been waiting to close the case of a 2006 robbery at the Macon Road Foot Locker. On Tuesday, they did. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360790.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360790.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:23 EDT Darrell Joseph is already serving a 30-year federal prison sentence for kidnapping a 1-year-old boy. The 20-year sentence he got Tuesday for escaping from the Muscogee County Jail won't increase that time. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360558.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360558.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:04 EDT After a month-long investigation of voting in the June 3 primary election, Russell County District Attorney Kenneth Davis said there were no improprieties or irregularities found. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360557.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360557.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:01 EDT Government watchdog group Common Cause Columbus on Tuesday asked the group running advertising in favor of a proposed 1-percent sales tax to pull the ads because they were misleading. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360556.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360556.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:52 EDT Usually, smokers at St. Francis Hospital can light up outside of the building. But after Friday, they will have to leave the premises to take a puff. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360509.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360509.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:43 EDT Local party band Haywire will perform a free show tonight at the Shanty Shack, 4475 Warm Springs Road. The music starts at 8 p.m. and it's open to partiers 21 and older. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360504.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360504.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:45 EDT Four people have been charged in Saturday's slaying of a Harris County couple, said Harris County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Neil Adams. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360503.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360503.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:32 EDT Georgia farmers planted corn and cotton and more peanuts and soybeans in 2008 compared with 2007 according to the United States Deapartment of Agriculture. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360483.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360483.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:52 EDT The Autism Hope Center, housed at Columbus Technical College, is accepting applications for its fall semester which begins August 11. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360474.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360474.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:40 EDT There will be a Fourth of July Fireworks display Friday in Valley, Ala. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360473.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360473.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:35 EDT There will be a free hearing screening at Health Matters of St. Francis on July 10 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360472.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360472.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:29 EDT Johnathan Sparks, 25, of Phenix City was arrested by police in Valley, Ala. and charged with domestic violence, criminal mischief and resisting arrest http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360065.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360065.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:05 EDT Columbus Police officer Christopher Anderson said he can live with the six-year prison sentence given Monday to Damien Toliver. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360062.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360062.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:02 EDT A 17- and 20-year-old walk into a bar, get past the doorman and order a drink. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360061.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360061.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:00 EDT At least two people are left without a home after a fire tore through a ground floor apartment on Lockwood Court this afternoon. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360035.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360035.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:30 EDT Here are the closing stock prices Monday on four major publicly traded companies headquartered in Columbus: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360030.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360030.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:28 EDT With Columbus Council canceling the meeting it normally would have held Tuesday, visitors would not have had much to see on the Government Center's plaza level. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360018.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/360018.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:08 EDT Theater of the Stars and Disney Theatrical Productions announced today that the touring production of Disney’s "High School Musical" will not be coming to Atlanta in August because of scheduling conflicts. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359948.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359948.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:47 EDT Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley said this afternoon that there are four suspects including a juvenile in the weekend murder of Jerry Church and Sherlene Robinson of Waverly Hall, Ga. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359851.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359851.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:41 EDT Ten bridges crossing Georgia's West Point Lake now bear signs identifying their location to boaters out on the water. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359847.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359847.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:21 EDT Auburn police have released the name of a 29-year-old who fell off an apartment balcony early Sunday morning and died. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359681.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359681.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00 EDT The Spencer High School Athletic Appreciation Association will hold A Night of Legends on July 19 at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359660.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359660.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:15 EDT The campaign committee Yes for Public Safety that's promoting Columbus' proposed 1 percent Local Option Sales Tax has reported more than $62,000 in contributions. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359583.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359583.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:13 EDT Every Monday, local musicians perform during open mike night at The Uptown Tap, 1024 Broadway. Open to partiers 21 and older, the action starts at 9 p.m. It's free. Call 706-653-8277. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359581.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359581.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:50 EDT The Phenix City campus of Troy University will hold an open house for prospective student on Thursday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Education Building. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359577.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359577.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:19 EDT Phenix City police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred early this morning. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359576.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359576.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:07 EDT Absentee balots for the July 15 Primary Run-off Election are available upon application at the Russell County Circuit Clerk's Office, Russell County Courthouse, 501 14th St., Phenix City. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359564.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359564.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:58 EDT George Flowers has been named dean of the Auburn University Graduate School. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359561.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359561.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:54 EDT Jeffrey P. McNeill has been named as Vice President for Development at Auburn University. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359559.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359559.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:49 EDT A special meeting of the Georgia Board of Regents has been called by Board Chair Richard L. Tucker for July 1. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359558.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359558.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:37 EDT Johnathon Colley, 19, of Lanett, Ala., was arrested by police in Valley, Ala., and charged with possession of marijuana. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359557.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359557.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:35 EDT Fairfax Elementary in Valley, Ala. was hit by burglars over the weekend. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359143.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359143.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:45 EDT Portions of South Commons were taken over by man's four-legged friends and those that love them this weekend during the Aflac Outdoor Games. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359002.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359002.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:09 EDT Police are looking for a man accused of shooting a woman outside a Columbus night club early Sunday morning. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359001.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/359001.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:07 EDT Columbus police are looking for a man who robbed a store at gunpoint early Sunday morning. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/358785.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/358785.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:25 EDT Hilary Pulos, Miss Satilla's Outstanding Teen, was named the 2008 Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen Saturday night at RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus, Georgia. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/358825.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/358825.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:17 EDT There were tiaras. And sequins. And one guy with a really, really annoying circus whistle. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/358452.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/358452.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:19 EDT ATHENS, Ga. – Uga VI, Georgia’s beloved English bulldog mascot, died Friday night in Savannah, Cecelia Seiler confirmed Saturday morning. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/358093.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/358093.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:21 EDT As Maggie May navigated the obstacle course in the Agility Dogs event, Maggie Bulk was preparing for her first heat race against Taylor Duffy in the Boom Run portion of the Stihl Timbersports series Friday afternoon at South Commons. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357947.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357947.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:44 EDT Get ready, reality TV fans. Bravo has confirmed that "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is really happening. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357940.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357940.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:43 EDT The biggest issue Pacelli baseball players may have with new coach Ken Miller is what to call him. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357946.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357946.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:39 EDT Beacon University, a Christian liberal arts school on Veterans Parkway, is closing, the school announced Friday. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357881.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357881.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:45 EDT The newest addition to the Columbus nightlife scene, H20, celebrates its grand opening tonight. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and there's no cover until 8:30 p.m. After that, cover is $15. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357817.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357817.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:49 EDT Calvary Baptist Church, 7556 Old Moon Road, will be 100 years old on the first Sunday in July. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357719.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357719.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:01 EDT WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the passage of a Congressional resolution last night, U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers said today he is pleased the U.S. Capitol Rotunda may soon be the site of a ceremony honoring the beginning of the integration of the Armed Forces. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357708.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357708.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:44 EDT The Muscogee elections office was on "Glenn Watch" for a few tense moments today as the end of local candidate qualifying neared and no one had heard from Columbus Councilor Glenn Davis. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357579.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357579.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:01 EDT Today is National HIV Testing Day and the Columbus Health Department wants you to participate. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357578.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357578.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:00 EDT Operation Zero Tolerance is in full swing so don't even think about driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357576.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357576.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:47 EDT POSTED By JERRY F. RUTLEDGE jrutledge@ledger-enquirer.com http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357575.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357575.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:42 EDT AUBURN, Ala. -- The Auburn Parks and Recreation Department and the Auburn Bicycle Committee will host the Inaugural Summer Sizzler Challenge Ride Saturday. This ride is Part 3 of the Auburn Bicycle Challenge. This event is open to anyone, however you must compete in all four Auburn Bicycle Challenge events to be eligible for prizes. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357574.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357574.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:38 EDT The Valley City Council will have a called meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the council chambers of the Valley City Hall, 20 Fob James Drive, Valley, Ala. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357569.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/357569.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:26 EDT MOBILE, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, West Point Project in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 81, will conduct a personal watercraft and boating safety course at the West Point Project Management Office from 6:30 p.m. -9:30 p.m. EDT July 15 and 17. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356919.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356919.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:21 EDT Controversial author Salman Rushdie appears as part of the Carter Presidential Library's Author Lecture Series at 7 p.m. July 7. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is at 441 Freedom Parkway in Atlanta. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356914.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356914.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:21 EDT The cement work on the pools and flat work at The Jonathan Hatcher Skateboard Park should be completed this weekend. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356839.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356839.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:17 EDT By Tess Hollis thollis@ledger-enquirer.com http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356820.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356820.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:03 EDT Local singers looking for "American Idol" fame will have to travel outside their comfort zones this year. Literally. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356798.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356798.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:53 EDT A two-vehicle collision at I-185 and the J.R. Allen Parkway in Columbus is delaying traffic in the interstate's northbound lanes. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356791.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/breaking_news/story/356791.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:51 EDT The incumbent District 1 school board member just got competition.