The Mystic Order of East Alabama Fiction Writers, a group of six local writers, gathered Thursday evening at the Opelika Event Center to launch its new book.
Pedestrians traveling along West Magnolia Avenue may soon have less to worry about from oncoming traffic thanks to a new joint project between the University and the City of Auburn. Construction began June 20 and should last two months.
They may be fierce competitors when it comes to attracting customers, but when it comes to fighting hunger in their communities, grocery stores and restaurants are on the same team.
Runners from around the state laced up their sneaks Sunday to raise money for Autism Speaks.
The global financial crisis, characterized by the collapse of the American housing market, is said to have come to an end in June 2009, making it the longest recession since the 1930s.The National Bureau of Economic Research regards a recession as being over when an economy begins to recover, instead of when an economy is actually restored.According to the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, Lee County had an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent in August 2010.That is lower than the 8.9 percent reported last year and the August national unemployment rate of 9.3 percent.By NBER standards, those numbers suggest that, for Lee County, the recession is over.However, industries affected by the housing market are still feeling the effects of the recession."The housing market is terrible," said Jordan Latimer of J L Remodeling & Home Repair of Auburn.Latimer said construction has been hit particularly hard."The economy has been awful," Latimer said.
Five bucks won't buy much these days, but at the Kiwanis Club pancake event, it will pay for more flapjacks than Paul Bunyan can eat.
