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          <title>Red Cross keeps spirits high</title>
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Members of the Coffee County Red Cross were still in disbelief Friday as they salvaged items from their headquarters in the severely damaged Civic Center, which was hit by Wednesday&#8217;s tornado.
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          <title>Alleged rape suspect may be illegal immigrant</title>
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A man arrested Thursday in connection to an Aug. 29 rape is being investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to law enforcement officials.
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          <title>New Brockton to decide own garbage pickup</title>
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New Brockton weighs own garbage pickup.
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          <title>Civic Center regulars displaced, relocated</title>
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Insurance adjusters and Mayor Kenneth Boswell will tour the Enterprise Civic Center Friday morning to assess the amount of damage to the building from Wednesday&#8217;s tornado.
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          <title>2008 Enterprise Homecoming Queen and Court</title>
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The Enterprise High School 2008 Homecoming Queen, Shaloni Wallace, was crowned during a ceremony Thursday.&nbsp;
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          <title>Retiree Picnic the biggest ever</title>
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Despite Wednesday&#8217;s tornado nearly destroying the Enterprise Senior Center, retirees flooded the Johnny Henderson Family Park on Thursday for good music, food and company.
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          <title>City officials report moderate damage from tornado</title>
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Preliminary damage estimates for the tornado that struck Enterprise Wednesday totals $3.5 to $4 million, according to Mayor Kenneth Boswell.
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          <title>City departments release more information after storm</title>
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The city of Enterprise releases department head information after storm.
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          <title>Council votes to raise COLA for retirees</title>
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The Enterprise City Council on Tuesday voted to approve a resolution to raise the cost of living adjustment for retired city employees by 7 percent and offer a lump sum COLA of $300 per person. City Clerk Steve Hicks said the increases will vary based on years of service.
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          <title>Breast cancer speaker stresses early detection</title>
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On Sunday, Kathy Gates-Ferris was standing on a stage in New York City after a Breast Cancer Walk fundraiser, looking out over a sea of pink T-shirts. The next day, she was in Enterprise preparing to speak at Tuesday&#8217;s 9th annual Coffee County Breast Cancer Forum.
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          <title>Tornado causes damages in Enterprise</title>
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Tornado damages Enterprise Civic Center, other homes and businesses
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          <title>Tornado passes through Enterprise, Dale County</title>
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A tornado reportedly hit the Enterprise and Daleville area around noon Wednesday.
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          <title>Schools out early in Enterprise</title>
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Four schools were without power in Enterprise and all students will be let out early today at 2 p.m.
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          <title>Enterprise Civic Center, roofs and signs damaged in down burst</title>
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Witness to what is described as a down burst by local authorities, Enterprise Civic Center hit and damaged, along with Wal-Mart, other stores.
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          <title>Storm damage confirmed by Enterprise police, EMA</title>
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Police Chief T.D. Jones&#8217; initial report stated the storm was a downburst, not a tornado. The Enterprise Civic Center has sustained heavy damage in the parking lot area and windows on the side of the Civic Center were all broken out. The old Sessions peanut mill was heavily damaged in the storm.
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          <title>Is grocery shopping hazardous to your health?</title>
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Feeling nickel-and-dimed to death at the grocery store? 


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          <title>Ban is gone, but Atlantic offshore drilling still long way off</title>
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WASHINGTON-Although Congress let a ban on offshore drilling expire at the end of last month, don&#8217;t expect to see oil rigs along the North Carolina coast anytime soon.
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          <title>Downtown to welcome Boll Weevil Fall Festival</title>
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The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce said they are busy preparing for this month&#8217;s annual Fall Festival in downtown Enterprise which is expected to be the biggest fair yet.
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          <title>Election results from around the Wiregrass</title>
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Wiregrass race results reported.
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          <title>Council Seat District 1 Results</title>
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William E. &#8220;Bill&#8221; Cooper win Enterprise City Council District 1
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          <title>Bartender&#8217;s recipe leaves judges shaken and stirred</title>
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Liz Keister&#8217;s drink recipe was the chosen winner in a cocktail contest last month sponsored by Canadian Mist whiskey. Her reward was a 4-day/3-night trip with her mother and cousin to New York City, complete with $500 spending money and Trump Tower accomodations.
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          <title>Ozark comes out on top in Firefighter Competition</title>
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The Enterprise Fire Department  lost the championship it won last year to the Ozark Fire Department in  Saturday&#8217;s Firefighter Competition at Henderson Park.
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          <title>Enterprise police arrest man twice in one week</title>
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Enterprise police officers arrested 20-year-old Matthew Gilmore on a warrant Friday and charged him with a felony, two days after he was arrested and charged with three other felonies.
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          <title>Dauphin Jr. High student faces another courageous battle</title>
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There are those among us who are quiet heroes. They wear no uniform and they have no badges. They simply fight a courageous battle every day to survive. One of those quiet heroes is 14-year-old Crystal McGee.
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          <title>Runoff elections set for Tuesday</title>
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Runoff elections will be take place Tuesday, Oct. 7 to determine the outcomes of three municipal elections in Coffee County. The runoffs will allow voters to choose the final winners of the Aug. 26 races for mayor of New Brockton, Elba&#8217;s District 3 council seat, and in Enterprise&#8217;s District 1 seat.
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          <title>Take This Job: Wal&#45;mart cake decorator creates frosted art</title>
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Cliff Imai uses colored frosting, edible glitter, bavarian cream, strawberry filling, edible photos and airbrushed food coloring to make customers&#8217; cake dreams come to life.
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          <title>Guests laugh until they cry at women&#45;focused banquet</title>
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Speaker Lisa Smartt used humorous and inspirational anecdotes to entertain guests at the Healthy Woman Banquet Thursday night.
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          <title>Florida teacher suspension gets much local, national attention</title>
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Since it was first reported in the Jackson County Floridan  Thursday, the racial slur incident and subsequent suspension of Marianna Middle School teacher Greg Howard has been heavily discussed among residents and media sources all over the nation.
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          <title>Tightening of credit cards expected</title>
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Credit-card holders, you&#8217;re in for a rough ride. 

 
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          <title>Buyers go in together on homes</title>
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Longtime friends and empty-nesters Susan Grady and Sharon McAbee would talk on the phone week after week and lament their loneliness.&nbsp;
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          <title>How to deal with debt collectors</title>
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The Federal Reserve Board said consumer debt soared to an estimated $2.59 trillion in July, from $2.52 trillion in March 2008.&nbsp;
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          <title>Funding cuts could impact Alabama Reading Initiative</title>
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Alabama&#8217;s progress in raising elementary students&#8217; reading scores may be threatened by potential cuts to federal funds that complement the Alabama Reading Initiative.&nbsp;
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          <title>House passes Bailout Bill</title>
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The House has passed the Bailout Bill with additional tax breaks for business owners and the middle class included.
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          <title>Vice presidential debate</title>
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Watch the Vice Presidential Debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin live. The debate begins at 8 p.m.

>> Live debate blogging.
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          <title>Attention retirees! Mentoring program needs you</title>
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The Foster Grandparent Program, which allows retirees to share time, love, and experiences with schoolchildren, is in need of more volunteers in the Wiregrass, accoding to Program Manager Meria Nelson.
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          <title>Inside Palin&#8217;s foreign affairs file</title>
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WASHINGTON-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin may point to Russia when pushing her foreign policy experience, but public records and interviews show the Republican vice presidential nominee has more face time with her neighbors in Canada.&nbsp;
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          <title>State grant will support local performances</title>
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The Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA) awarded the Coffee County Arts Alliance (CCAA) two grants last month totaling $2,750 for performances of &#8216;The First Baptist of Ivy Gap&#8217; and &#8216;Rumpelstiltskin&#8217;.
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Medical Center Enterprise sponsored the Healthy Woman Expo, which featured dozens of tables for businesses such as 5-Star Catering, Bella Vita Medical Spa, AllKids, Becky Hancock Realty, Troy Bank &amp; Trust and Tastefully Simple.
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The Foggy Bottom BBQ Bash in Elba will host an array of entertainment, arts and crafts, and a Florida Barbecue Association&#8217;s event.
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WASHINGTON &#8211; Here&#8217;s a little good news for motorists who&#8217;ve waited in line at the pump: Gas shortages in the Southeast should be easing within the next two weeks.
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The architects and contractors working on several Enterprise City Schools had some positive news for the city school board Tuesday night.
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Four teams comprised of local fire department members will challenge each other this Saturday in the third annual Firefighter Competition.
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The end of Wachovia Corp. as a banking institution may have appeared as abrupt as a heart attack Monday.&nbsp;
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          <title>Outreach and education will help save lives of women</title>
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Coffee County Breast Cancer Forum Tuesday.
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Enterprise City School Board approves hires, resignations
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A handful of Enterprise businesses have stood the test of time for more than a half-century, adapting, evolving and overcoming economic peaks and valleys.
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A Houston County judge sentenced an Enterprise man Tuesday to serve six years in prison for two recent rape convictions.
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The Enterprise Police Department said they are seeking the public&#8217;s help in identifying the third owner of a gun that was likely used in last year&#8217;s double murder.
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Matthew Wayne Miller, 26, pleaded guilty at the Coffee County Courthouse in Enterprise Friday to four counts of felony second-degree (statutory) rape.
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          <title>Fort Rucker parties German&#45;style for Oktoberfest</title>
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Fort Rucker families and area residents celebrated Oktoberfest at Howze Field on Friday.
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          <title>Cyberbullying can manifest into real threats</title>
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Parents are invited to a cyberbullying and Internet safety program Thursday, Oct. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Enterprise City Schools Service Center.
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WASHINGTON &#8211; All but one of Alabama&#8217;s seven congressmen voted Monday for the economic bailout package.&nbsp;
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A Rufous Hummingbird, caught and banded by hummingbird expert Fred Bassett, has retured to Ike and Beth Behar&#8217;s same sugar-and-water feeder near Level Plains for the past seven years.
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          <title>Judge rules: Hearing against  DHR employee can continue</title>
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MONTGOMERY &#8211; A Montgomery County circuit judge ruled Monday that the termination hearing against a Coffee County Department of Human Resources employee can continue as scheduled.
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          <title>SUV sales out of gas</title>
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Buying a sport utility vehicle seemed like a good idea at the time. It was big, and with all that room, you could take long trips and carry just about anything.&nbsp;
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          <title>Zion Chapel crowns homecoming queen</title>
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Photos from Zion Chapel&#8217;s Homecoming Queen and her court. 

Zion Chapel crowns homecoming queen Friday night before the football game against Kinston. For video of the football game, click here.
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          <title>Chamber of Commerce banquet honors award winners</title>
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The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce held its 67th annual Membership Banquet at Hillcrest Baptist Church Thursday night, with honors going to the 2007-2008 award winners and community leaders.
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          <title>A layman&#8217;s guide to the financial bailout plan</title>
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As lawmakers hammer out a $700 billion deal aimed at reviving the nation&#8217;s financial system, many Americans feel more than a little bewildered by it all
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          <title>County, state unemployment down slightly</title>
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The unemployment rates in Coffee County and in Alabama fell slightly in August, but are still much higher than the same time last year, according to the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:30:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Holley&#8217;s homemade honey is &#8216;sticky&#8217; business</title>
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Retirees made the best of a &#8220;sweet&#8221; situation.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:52:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sunrise Rotary to host dinner/auction to benefit Habitat</title>
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Third annual Sunrise Rotary Club dinner and auction will benefit Habitat for Humanity.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Elba High College Fair provides scholarship opportunities</title>
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Elba High School seniors, along with high school seniors from New Brockton, Kinston and Zion Chapel, attended the annual College Fair at Elba school Thursday.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:48:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Preschoolers pedal to donate money to St. Jude</title>
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The First United Methodist Church preschool classes held their fifth-annual Trike-a-thon to earn money for St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital.
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The Enterprise Police Department has made drug, theft and rape arrests this week.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:38:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Bank president thinks bailout is bad deal</title>
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For John Allison, the high-risk rollers on Wall Street are getting too much of the ear of Congress and having too much say in resolving the financial nightmare that they created. 

That&#8217;s why Allison, the chairman and chief executive of BB&amp;T Corp., submitted a 14-point letter Tuesday to all 535 members of Congress with a simple message regarding the proposed $700 billion bailout. 


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          <title>Chew on this: local gym hires nutritionist</title>
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A new registered dietician is in Enterprise and is ready to tackle addictions to Southern-fried favorites and modify traditional holiday recipes.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:53:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Coffee County Youth Leadership students named</title>
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Coffee County Youth Leadership students were recognized during a ceremony Monday night as family, friends and guests congratulated the students from all five schools in the county.
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          <title>Obama, McCain head for debate showdown</title>
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WASHINGTON - John McCain and Barack Obama meet Friday at the University of Mississippi for their first of three 90-minute debates&#8212;showdowns that experts say could be their last best chances to move undecided voters.&nbsp;
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          <title>Taste of Coffee County draws restaurants, crowd</title>
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The first Taste of Coffee County deemed a success.
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          <title>Biden on the road</title>
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Democratic Vice Presidential candidate speaks in Woodbridge, Virginia.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:36:00 CDT</pubDate>
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ABC Enforcement agents arrested a 25-year-old man in front of Walgreen&#8217;s Friday after he attempted to purchase marijuana from an undercover police officer.
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          <title>Fort Rucker MP faces three charges</title>
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Enterprise police arrested  Fort Rucker Military Police officer Terri Nicole Gordon, 27, early Saturday morning and charged her with disorderly conduct, public intoxication and resisting arrest, all three misdemeanors.
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Downing Tires is back in business this week after the Alabama Department of Revenue ordered the businesss to be closed and padlocked and the owner filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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The annual Coffee County Farm-City Petting Zoo attracts hundreds.
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          <title>NBHS ceremony dedicates season to former Gamecock</title>
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New Brockton High School recognizes deceased Gamecock.
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          <title>Commission commends conservation council</title>
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The Coffee County Commission Monday declared the week of Sept. 21 through 27 Wiregrass Resource Conservation and Development week. Commissioners Linda Westbrook and Bernest Brooks were on hand to accept the proclamation.


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          <title>Jack Day helped raise funds for school literacy projects</title>
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Jack Day at Zion Chapel School provides literacy fundraising opportunity.
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          <title>Tornado victims get a new Habitat</title>
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The Coffee County chapter of Habitat for Humanity dedicated two new homes Sunday in Enterprise to families who lost their houses in the March 2007 tornado.
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For the second year, local alpaca farmers will participate in National Alpaca Farm Day. Last year&#8217;s event only had two farms &#8212; one in Ozark and one in Dothan. This year&#8217;s event, set for Sept. 27 and 28, will have five local alpaca farms (two at one location) open for the public to visit and get a closer look at these creatures.
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Indictments handed down by the Coffee County grand jury in August led to felony charges being filed against five people, all of whom were already being held in the Coffee County Jail.
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The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Thursday to commemorate the completion of the Highway 84 Bypass lighting project.
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Enterprise man receives Paul Harris Fellows Award from Sunrise Rotary Club.
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          <title>Elba boy highlighted in national down syndrome video</title>
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Joseph Cline of Elba will appear in a National Down Syndrome video production to be shown in New York City at Times Square.
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          <title>Enterprise wins biodiesel grant</title>
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Governor Bob Riley awarded the City of Enterprise a $200,000 grant this week to help pay for a facility to convert cooking oil into biodiesel fuel for the city&#8217;s vehicles.
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          <title>Grammy winner to sing at Chamber&#8217;s Retiree Picnic</title>
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The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday that country music singer John Anderson will entertain attendees of next month&#8217;s annual Retiree Picnic.
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Knights of Columbus to have annual fundraising Toostie Roll drive
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Enterprise fireman Marcus Pope admits he resembles a Star Wars villain when he&#8217;s wearing all of his firefighting gear.
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          <title>Enterprise BOE to receive AASB President&#8217;s Award</title>
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The Enterprise Board of Education will receive the AASB President&#8217;s Award.
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Leon Adams of the Coffee County Sheriff&#8217;s Department was awarded his Master Chaplain credential in Mobile this summer.
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Coffee County 4-H clubs celebrating 100 years
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The Enterprise City Council on Tuesday reviewed the largest budget in the city&#8217;s history.
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          <title>Habitat for Humanity celebrates dedications on special day</title>
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Habitat will celebrate International Day of Prayer Sunday with two home dedications.
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April Gales &#8220;kids&#8221; are the dozens of Dachshunds, shitzhus, Jack Russell terriers, chihuahuas and miniature pinschers she looks after at Lil Tykes Rescue &amp; Adoption on Highway 84 West near Daleville.&nbsp;
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WASHINGTON &#8211; A new report from a government watchdog group says three southeast swing states may be poorly prepared for Election Day.
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The first performance of the Coffee County Arts Alliance season is a free event Thursday evening.
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          <title>And the award goes to&#8230;</title>
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The Enterprise Chamber of Commerce held its 2007-2008 awards ceremony Monday, with The Enterprise Ledger, WVVL 101.1, The Coffee County Arts Alliance, Army Fleet Support, and Ronnie Gilley Entertainment among this year&#8217;s winners.
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The Sunrise Rotary Club is sponsoring a dinner/auction for Habitat for Humanity.
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Two Enterprise men were each charged last week with five counts of third-degree felony robbery. Two of the incidents, which took place at private residences, occured in Elba and three were in Enterprise, according to law enforcement officials.
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The Enterprise Police Department arrested 39-year-old man on Friday afternoon after a search warrant was executed at his home and officers allegedly discovered illegal drugs and firearms.
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The Coffee County Farm-City committee has finalized plans for most of the upcoming Farm-City events.
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