Lanett NewsLocal news for Lanett, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Lanett police release more information on shooting- April 25, 2008 "It's going to be investigated thoroughly by them" The man shot by a Lanett police officer Sunday morning has been identified as J.B. Evans, 58, of Lanett, according to a statement released Monday by Lanett police Chief Teddy J. Morris. via Opelika-Auburn Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/lanett-al/2008/04/lanett-police-release-more-information-on-shoo... Police Involved Shooting in East Alabama Leaves Lanett Man in Critical Condition- April 23, 2008 "The officers yelled at the defendant to put his gun down and surrender, but he didn't. At one point, shots were fired by defendant and one of the officers" A Lanett police officer, on the force for three years, is on paid administrative duty after he fired his weapons at a suspect. via WSFA-TV Montgomeryhttp://www.topix.net/city/lanett-al/2008/04/police-involved-shooting-in-east-alabama-leave... Police: Man shoots at Lanett officers, gets shot- April 21, 2008 "The subject was told several times to put the gun down" A man authorities say fired shots at Lanett, Ala. police Sunday morning is in The Medical Center after he was shot by an officer. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirerhttp://www.topix.net/city/lanett-al/2008/04/police-man-shoots-at-lanett-officers-gets-shot... PETA Urges Lanett to Ban Bullhooks, Electric Prods as City Prepares to Host Circus- April 15, 2008 "Tear that foot off! Tear it off! Make 'em scream!" This morning, PETA sent a letter to Lanett Mayor Oscar Crawley and the City Council urging the city to enact legislation that would ban the use of bullhooks, electric prods, and other devices commonly used to ... via People for the Ethical Treatment of A...http://www.topix.net/city/lanett-al/2008/04/peta-urges-lanett-to-ban-bullhooks-electric-pr... Habitat founder continues building houses for poor- April 12, 2008 "It's very economically depressed right now" Since the last of five textile mills closed in Alabama and Georgia's Chattahoochee Valley last year, people there have been struggling financially. via Birmingham News Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/lanett-al/2008/04/habitat-founder-continues-building-houses-for-... Cartoonist grew up in textile town- April 1, 2008 "I love to travel. I hate to arrive" One of the new cartoonists for the Danville Register & Bee may not be from here, but his roots are deep in the textile mills of Alabama. via The Eden Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/lanett-al/2008/04/cartoonist-grew-up-in-textile-town?fromrss=1 |