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November 20, 2008 06:28
NEW Today:
County man dies of weather-related causes; officials appalled by his living conditions
It wasn’t the cold weather that killed a 73-year-old Coffee
County man, but Chief Deputy Ronnie Whitworth said the cold
nights that have plagued the area more than likely played a
role.
Denver Neal was found dead in his home on
County Road 626 Wednesday afternoon. Original reports are Neal
died of pneumonia.
It is not only Neal’s death,
Whitworth said, that has left law enforcement officers concerned,
but also how he lived.
“It is a crying shame that he lived like
he did,” he said. Neal’s home
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November 19, 2008 12:23
School board opens bids for high school
Enterprise school officials will be happy to announce at next week’s school board meeting their recommendation after receiving five bids for the construction of the new Enterprise High School Tuesday afternoon.
“This is a historic day for our school system and definitely a day we have been looking forward to,” said Superintendent Jim Reese.
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November 19, 2008 12:21
American Education Week
Retired teacher’s impact continues
 Ann Burch has taught doctors, lawyers, engineers and pilots.
She’s inspired many of her students to become teachers themselves.
This week, as American Education Week is observed, Burch is content in knowing that humanity is benefiting from the talents and skills of men and women she taught during her 40 years in education.
“I’ve had the opportunity to meet some absolute gems in this world,” she said recently, looking back on a career that grounded her in Daleville City Schools.
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November 19, 2008 12:16
City Christmas queens to reign over festivities
 Pee Wee Miss Christmas Melody Jean Gilder, 14 months old, squirms playfully in the lap of Miss Christmas Taylor Holmes after the annual Enterprise Parks and Recreation Miss Christmas pageant Sunday afternoon. Melody, the daughter of Patrician and Stephen Gilder, and Taylor, daughter of J.J. and Jennie Holmes, will join Junior Miss Cortni Long, left, daughter of Bo and Tricia Long; Little Miss Josie Brianna Edberg, standing right, daughter of Wanda Cotter and Brian Edberg; and Petite Miss Christmas Jayle Marie Teele, seated right, daughter of Allen and Donna Teele in reigning during the holiday season. The queens will be featured in the Dec. 2 city Christmas parade and the tree-lighting ceremony Dec. 4. More than 25 girls participated in the pageant at the Recreation Center, where Sarah White and Payton Edberg served as emcees.
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November 19, 2008 12:13
County commission welcomes newly elected officials
Newly elected commissioners were welcomed by the Coffee County Commission and guests at the Nov. 12 meeting.
Probate Judge William Gammill swore in the new commission, consisting of three new members.
Re-elected commissioners took time to express their well wishes for the future to Dean Smith of District 1, Kim Ellis of District 2 and Al Britt of District 4.
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November 19, 2008 12:05
CD to help fund high school
 The pain felt by the families of nine people killed in a March 1, 2007 tornado can never be erased, but with the release of the album “We Are Enterprise,” Ronnie Gilley hopes the music will help heal the hurt of both the families and the community while also raising money to rebuild Enterprise High School.
The album, a compilation of country songs performed by award-winning artists scheduled to hit stores Dec. 16, was arranged to benefit the rebuilding of the school destroyed in the tornado that killed eight of its students.
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November 19, 2008 12:01
Judge rules against Pete Cash
Following a ruling in an Elba courtroom Tuesday, Pete Cash will be required to pay back more than $400,000 to Southern Independent Bank.
Circuit Judge Jeff Kelley ruled against Cash in a summary judgment hearing, finding that a lawsuit filed by Southern Independent Bank was warranted.
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November 14, 2008 11:32
Warhawks win!
Daleville advances to third round of playoffs with 17-6 win over Luverne
 The Daleville Warhawks beat the Luverne Tigers 17-6 to earn the
opportunity to advance to the third round of the Division 3A
playoffs.
The Hawks will take on Brewton's T.R. Miller
next week in
Daleville.
The Hawks dominated the
game, despite the rain. William Knight
hauled in a Tevin
Flowers pass to score the first
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November 13, 2008 05:07
Bragg begins military service in World War II
 James Owen Bragg was only 18 when, in the dead of winter, he rolled out of a transport ship at LaHarve, France. Cold and hungry, he waded in water up to his waist, carrying a duffle bag with all that he had.
Soon to be in the middle of one of the greatest battles of Word War II, Bragg thought about delivering groceries on his bicycle for the Jitney Jungle back in Enterprise. He thought about his grandfather growing vegetables and peddling them to the people around Rawls, Lee and Main streets.
Photo: In 1948 at Fort Lewis, Wash., Owen Bragg poses for a photo to send home to Ann Mixon, who would become his wife a year later.
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November 12, 2008 03:49
ALEXANDER FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
After a one-hour deliberation Tuesday, a Coffee County jury found Joshua Alexander guilty of murder in the 2007 shooting death of 24-year-old John Gray.
Alexander stood trial Monday and Tuesday in Circuit Judge Robert Barr’s courtroom, where the jury was asked to determine if Alexander was guilty of murder or acted in self-defense when he shot Gray after an altercation at Mikie Walding Apartments.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed Alexander shot Gray, but their arguments before the jury focused on intent.
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November 12, 2008 03:46
VETERANS DAY
City pauses for tribute
 The nation can learn lessons of loyalty and selflessness from its veterans, a Fort Rucker leader said Friday during the annual Veterans Day Ceremony.
The ceremony, hosted by the City of Enterprise and the local chapter Disabled American Veterans, is held annually in honor of those who have served their country and in some instances gave the greatest sacrifice, their lives. A moment of silence and the setting of a POW/MIA table were made in remembrance of those who lost their lives in battle. The table, set for one, represents those soldiers who lost their lives or who are still missing in action and are not able to participate in Veterans Day.
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November 12, 2008 03:39
‘Let it burn’
Longtime business owner puts firemen’s lives first
 Richard Fleming watched Thursday afternoon as his 60-year-old business went up in flames, but it was not Fleming Ford Tractor Company he was concerned about.
“I told them to let it burn,” he said. “I am so worried about those boys being in there.”
The business held material goods, but Fleming said he didn’t want Enterprise firefighters to be injured while trying to salvage the materials.
Photo: Fleming Ford Tractor Company, a 60-year-old business, was destroyed by a fire Thursday afternoon.
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November 12, 2008 03:35
Obama’s election historic
When William Cooper was a college student in Montgomery, listening to a young black pastor speak passionately about equal rights for all races, he didn’t know if the United States would ever have a black president.
It may have taken 50 years, but Cooper said the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., came true in part with the election of Illinois Sen. Barrack Obama in a historic Nov. 4 vote.
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November 12, 2008 03:31
Bids to be accepted for new high school Nov. 18
After a request by contractors to postpone the original Nov. 6 bid date for construction of the new Enterprise High School, interested bidders now have less than a week to do last minute calculations on the more than $60 million dollar project.
Site work for the new high school is around 90 percent complete.
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