Mayor looks past ’08 disaster to different storm in the new year (The Commercial Dispatch)

From tornado damage to a residential housing boom, last year proved to be a flurry of activity for Lowndes County’s second-largest municipality.

County training volunteers in emergency assistance (Montgomery Advertiser)

PRATTVILLE -- Autauga County officials want more CERTs, and we're not talking about breath mints.

2008: The year in review (The Petersburg Progress-Index)

The year 2008 was notable in the Tri-Cities because of change.

2008 ... A year in review (Bureau County Republican)

April 1 — Though Malden Grade officials agree to meet with Princeton High School and Princeton Elementary officials, Malden Superintendent Deb Dalton says the Malden School Board is unanimous in not wanting reorganization.

Work starts at renovating city ballfield (Sherwood Voice)

Changes at the Sherwood baseball/softball complex are underway.

Varsity 541 (The Mail Tribune)

Jordan Ellis (5) leads a strong contingent of returning players for North Medford this season. The Black Tornado, runner-up last season in the Southwest Conference, is expected to challenge South Medford for the league title and make a return appearance in the Class 6A state tournament.

A look back at 2008 (Dexter Daily Statesman)

The Daily Statesman will feature a recap of 2008 over these last few days of the year. Today features the months of January and February.

The Coach(ed) Corner: A Christmas wish list (Velo News)

With serious training on the back burner for a few weeks (and ski season in full effect) I decided to use today’s column as a letter to Santa of sorts. Not sure if the red-faced, plump one is a VeloNews reader, but hopefully he’ll get wind of my little Christmas list. Here goes: Lance and Alberto stage a LeMond-vs-Hinault-like battle at this year’s Tour de FranceNo matter how much ...

Bring on Berto & Collazo, Sugar & The Tornado, and The Little Bull & The Scamp (East Side Boxing)

By Paul Strauss : Thankfully, the mercy execution of Hasim Rahman by Wlad is over (yawn). Another yawner was Yuri Foreman's best impression of a boxer with AD&D. He used his "I'll go this way, no that way", style to almost shut-out club fighter James Moore.

Chertoff's Remarks at 2008 End of the Year Address (Department of Homeland Security)

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff 2008 End of the Year Remarks at Georgetown University on December 18, 2008.