Smiths Station NewsLocal news for Smiths Station, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Churches struggle to rise from ashes- March 24, 2008 "The congregation's in high spirits." One of the four east Alabama churches hit by arson and vandalism around the beginning of the year expects to resume its worship services sometime in April, its pastor said Tuesday. via Alabama Livehttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-station-al/2008/03/churches-struggle-to-rise-from-ashes?f... Peek named Chiefs' interim head coach- March 21, 2008 "I'm getting about four calls a day. I'm already getting emails and already getting resumes" Shawn Peek has been named the interim head football coach at North Jackson. North Jackson principal Sam Houston said Peek will lead the program on an interim basis as the Chiefs begin the process of filling ... via Daily Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-station-al/2008/03/peek-named-chiefs-interim-head-coach?f... Resistance was futile- March 17, 2008 "You can lead a bureaucrat to water, but you can't make him think" - Ric Keller Prior to 2001, there had been a number of attempts to make some sense of the growing number of newcomers to the southeast corner ... via Sin Cityhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-station-al/2008/03/resistance-was-futile?fromrss=1 Riverchase Drive, U.S. 80 interchange months ahead of schedule- March 15, 2008 "We've already got a bunch of people looking up there. And it's all keying on when they open those on-off ramps. It's going to be really, really good for that area." The recent drought that has caused as much woe in other areas allowed contractors to work practically non-stop on the project, which should bring it to completion months ahead of schedule. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirerhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-station-al/2008/03/riverchase-drive-u-s-80-interchange-mo... Fingers of 5 hostages delivered to US officials- March 13, 2008 "I'm hoping this may be a sign that the hostage-takers sent the fingers to prove they have the guys and may want to deal. I'm trying to look at the positive of this" US authorities in Baghdad have received five severed fingers belonging to four Americans and an Austrian who were taken hostage more than a year ago in Iraq , US officials said Wednesday. via China Dailyhttp://www.topix.net/city/smiths-station-al/2008/03/fingers-of-5-hostages-delivered-to-us-... |