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March 09, 2010

Enterprise police ask public’s help

The Enterprise Police Department is investigating a residential burglary that occurred about Midnight Monday at 110 Virginia St.

Coffee BOE gets construction updates
Coffee BOE gets construction updates

Coffee County Schools Superintendent Linda Ingram recently told county school board members that a $1.9 million project at Zion Chapel School is progressing and 50 percent of the front of the main building has been completed.


March 08, 2010

Mistrial declared in Enterprise armed robbery case
Mistrial declared in Enterprise armed robbery case

An Enterprise jury deliberated three hours Monday before telling Circuit Judge Tom Head they were unable to reach a verdict in a first-degree robbery trial


March 07, 2010

ICE Agency transports illegal immigrants from Coffee County
ICE Agency transports illegal immigrants from Coffee County

Suspected illegal aliens who end up in the Coffee County Jail are now being taken by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) to Montgomery for further evaluation and deportation back to home countries

Digital mammography now at Enteprise Medical Center
Digital mammography now at Enteprise Medical Center

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, exceeded only by lung cancer.


March 06, 2010

New pregnancy center to open in Enterprise

A new pregnancy center opening in April in Enterprise hopes to assist families and individuals with unplanned pregnancies.

Wiregrass: Census takers, information, heading this way

More than 56,000 census workers began hand delivering 2010 census questionnaires Monday to approximately 12 million addresses across the nation.


March 05, 2010

Miss Enterprise High School crowned
Miss Enterprise High School crowned

The Miss Enterprise High School pageant reigned in queens Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Enterprise Schools Service Center.

Enterprise High senior receives Troy University scholarship
Enterprise High senior receives Troy University scholarship

Taylor Mouser, a senior at Enterprise High School, has received a Chancellor’s Award, a full-tuition scholarship covering four years, from Troy University.

Enterprise support personnel gives back to community
Enterprise support personnel gives back to community

With more than 300 books stacked in boxes, members of the Enterprise Education Support Personnel group spent this week distributing the books to community daycares, after-school programs, Headstart and children who would benefit from reading.


March 04, 2010

Judge admonishes man for non support

An order to appear in court is not a wedding invitation, District Judge Paul Sherling told a man arrested for nonpayment of child support Wednesday afternoon.

Coffee County High School Class of 1955 makes presentation
Coffee County High School Class of 1955 makes presentation

The 1955 graduating class of Coffee County High School (Enterprise) presented College Street Elementary School with a $2,500 check to purchase three picnic tables for the school’s new outdoor classroom.

Heightened security begins at Enterprise Courthouse
Heightened security begins at Enterprise Courthouse

Upgraded security measures were implemented at the Enterprise Courthouse Wednesday morning as a metal detector was installed and tested at the front entrance to the building.


March 03, 2010

New Brockton council discusses recovery zone bond financing

After discussions Monday night, the New Brockton Town Council voted to establish a commercial development authority.

New Brockton honors Hayes
New Brockton honors Hayes

New Brockton council members presented Libby Burns, daughter of Mary Dorothy (Dot) Brooks Hayes, and Burns’ husband, Ronnie, with a resolution honoring the lifetime contributions of Hayes to the town.

50th Annual Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo this month

The 50th Anniversery of the Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo is March 26 and March 27 at Channel-Lee Stadium in Opp

Registration for kindergarteners March 23

Registration for kindergartners will be March 23 from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m at the Enterprise Early Education Center.

Jack man arrested in Huntsville
Jack man arrested in Huntsville

A Jack resident wanted on three forgery warrants and other charges pending in Coffee County was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department in Huntsville during the past weekend.

MOPS of Enterprise donates to local worthwhile causes
MOPS of Enterprise donates to local worthwhile causes

A few mothers held babies while others enjoyed the fellowship with other mothers of preschoolers last Friday as more than 60 women gathered around tables to create more than 240 greeting cards for children of deployed soldiers

Romero asks for new trial

An Enterprise man sentenced to 130 years in prison for five sex-related charges against children asked Circuit Judge Jeff Kelley for a new trial Monday.


March 02, 2010

Grand Marshal selected for World’s Smallest St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Grand Marshal selected for World’s Smallest St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The Grand Marshal has been selected for the World’s Smallest St. Patrick’s Day Parade but Enterprise Chamber of Commerce President Phil Thomas won’t say who it is.

Enterprise Police seek help

The Enterprise Police Department is investigating several burglaries of vehicles and vandalism to vehicles during the past weekend.

Child support round up begins, 6 arrested

Six men were arrested Monday as the third annual Child Support Roundup began in Coffee County

Family of Enterprise tornado victims tour new school

March 1, 2007, was a tragic day in Enterprise. Eight students and one resident died in the F4 tornado that destroyed Enterprise High School and many homes in the city, but Monday, March 1, offered a glimpse at things to come.

Elba City Schools adds GPS tracking to school buses

The Elba City Board of Education has purchased GPS devices that will allow school officials continuously monitor the location of its fleet of school buses.

Jones gets 99 years for armed robbery

A Geneva County man was sentenced to 99 years in prison Monday after being convicted last month of armed robbery.


March 01, 2010

Enterprise student on her way to state competition
Enterprise student on her way to state competition

It almost takes a g-e-n-i-u-s to figure out how to spell g-e-o-p-h-a-g-o-u-s, but Enterprise student Jasmine Cardwell did and won the recent Coffee County Spelling Bee contest.


February 28, 2010

Always remember
Always remember

As tomorrow’s three-year anniversary of the March 1, 2007, tornado approaches, a memorial to honor the eight Enterprise High School students who were killed during the storm is being constructed on the site of the former high school’s third hall,  where most of the students were killed in the F-4 tornado

Enterprise BOE addresses non-resident students

Enterprise City School Board members have adopted requirements for out-of-town students and directed the superintendent to examine whether local schools can take more students from outside areas.

Enterprise Courthouse gets upgraded security
Enterprise Courthouse gets upgraded security

The safety of the public while conducting business at the Enterprise Courthouse is presiding Circuit Judge Jeff Kelley’s focus as an upgraded security system for the facility begins Monday, March 1.

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