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The AccuWeather® Extended ForecastToday’s Forecast for East Alabama
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Today Tonight Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
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RealFeel: 95° RealFeel: 70°
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Lee County through 4 p.m. yesterday
Sunrise today 5:50 a.m.Sunset today 7:46 p.m.Moonrise today 3:56 a.m.Moonset today 6:01 p.m.
George 190 189.45 +0.20Harding 521 520.68 -0.03Jordan 252 251.40 -0.15Lay 396 396.01 +0.22Martin 490 489.55 +0.05Mitchell 312 311.96 -0.06Thurlow 289 287.73 +0.23Wedowee N.A. 792.83 -0.07West Point 635 634.81 -0.02Yates 344 343.52 -0.08
24 hours ending 4 p.m. 0.00"Month to date 2.76"Normal month to date 4.76"Year to date 31.28"Last year to date 30.49"Normal year to date 31.21"
High 88°Low 70°Normal high 91°Normal low 71°
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Dothan 88 71 pc 86 71 tFlorence 86 64 t 89 63 pcGadsden 84 67 t 88 66 pcHuntsville 86 65 t 89 66 pcMacon 87 69 t 85 68 tMobile 86 70 t 85 72 t
Montgomery 89 71 t 89 71 tPanama City 85 75 t 85 74 tPensacola 85 73 t 85 73 tRome 83 65 t 86 65 pcTallahassee 90 74 t 87 72 tTuscaloosa 87 69 t 90 70 pc
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Kavookjian to speak atconference in Washington, D.C.Jan Kavookjian, an associate profes-
sor of Health Outcomes Research andPolicy in the Harrison School of Phar-macy, has been selected to give twopresentations at the Cardinal HealthBusiness Conference, July 24-26, inWashington, D.C.
The topics of her presentations are“Marketing and Direct Selling Skills forHealth Services” and “Using Motivation-al Interviewing to Help Your Patientsand Your Business Achieve ImprovedOutcomes.”
Auburn University capand gown pick-up hours
Graduation cap and gown pick-upbegins Thursday, July 31, in the lobby ofthe Haley Center.
Pick-up days and hours are July 31from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Aug. 1,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Aug.2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Auburn Alumni Associationto offer gameday parking
The Auburn Alumni Association offersreserved parking before every homefootball game. Your donation of $675reserves a parking/tailgate space in amonitored lot for the season.
The lot is located behind the AuburnAlumni Center at the corner of GayStreet and Miller Avenue and is moni-tored until 30 minutes prior to kickoff.Proceeds benefit the association’sscholarship endowment and $500 of thedonation is tax deductible. Participantswill have access to the Auburn AlumniCenter during pregame hours.
To guarantee a spot for the 2014 foot-ball season, contact Nancy Ingram at334-844-2586 or [email protected].
From contributed reports
Alabamaman pleads guiltyin 5 Birmingham killings
The Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM — A man charged ina shooting that left five people dead cutshort his trial a day after it began, plead-ing guilty to murder Wednesday.
Artavius Underwood, 19, of Fairfieldaccepted a deal from prosecutors bypleading guilty to five counts of capitalmurder.
A judge sentenced him to life impris-onment with the possibility of parole,and Underwood could be eligible for re-lease in less than 15 years.
Two more teens await trial on capitalcharges in the shootings.
Police in Birmingham found five menshot to death during an apparent rob-bery in a small frame home on Jan. 29,2012. Victims included Demetrius San-ford, 19; Charles “C.J.” Render, 21; JeffreyDavis Jr. and Jonathan Sanchez, both 23;and Ronnie Render, 42.
Underwood was arrested along withtwo other teens, Reginald Mims and Ra-shad Stoves, who are set for trial in thefall. The plea didn’t include an agree-
ment by Underwood to testify in his co-defendants’ trials, as sometimes occurs.
Relatives of the victims expressed sat-isfaction with the guilty plea by Under-wood, the first of the three to stand trial.
“He got life. I’m happy,” said HanielSanchez, older brother of Jonathan San-chez.
Defense attorney Emory Anthony saidhis client had to consider the plea offersince it meant a possibility of parole.
“We’re just glad it’s over with,” said An-thony.
Prosecutors dropped a robbery chargeand another murder count under theagreement.
Underwood’s trial began Tuesday withopening statements by attorneys andtestimony from witnesses.
Two men who survived the shootingcould not identify Underwood as beingone of the three gunmen, and the judgeruled that jurors could not hear most ofUnderwood’s statements to police be-cause detectives continued questioningthe youth after he asked several times tospeak with his mother.
DANRENDALLFULLER
Graveside funeral serv-ices for Dan Rendall Fuller,67, a resident Opelika, whopassed away July 19, 2014was held at 11:00 am inGarden Hills Cemeterywith Dr. Rusty Sowellofficiating. Visitation washeld in the parlor ofJeffcoat-Trant FuneralHome one hour prior tothe graveside service.
Mr. Fuller is survived bya sister, Opal Dean FullerBallien (Ken) of Loudon,TN; a brother BernardW. (Vannie) Fuller ofOpelika; two nieces,Carole Pefavento (John)of Charolette, NC andDawn (Keith) Horton ofBeauregard, AL; twonephews, Vance S. (Susan)Moore of Dekalb, IL andDeron (Susan) Fuller ofLakeland, FL. He ispredeceased by his wifeJane Cotton Fuller andparents Ethel and FrankFuller.
Mr. Fuller was a lifelongresident of Opelika and agraduate of Opelika HighSchool. He was retiredfrom Uniroyal-MichelinTire Company with 30years of service. Dan wasan avid outdoorsman andenjoyed hunting andfishing. He also was amodel airplane enthusiast -building and flying remotecontrol aircraft. Dan had agreat affection for his cats.
Jeffcoat-Trant FuneralHome and Crematorydirecting.
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ESSIEJOHNSONHOUSTON
Mrs. Essie JohnsonHouston; Funeral servicesfor Essie Houston, 81, willbe at 10:00 a.m., Friday,July 25, 2014, at HarrisFuneral Home Chapel with
Chapelinterment in EvergreenCemetery, Rev. George C.Bandy will officiate.
Mrs. Houston was aresident of Opelika formany years. As her healthfailed in 2013, she residedat Golden Living NursingHome in Lanett, Alabamawhere she passed away onFriday, July 18, 2014. Shewas born June 26, 1933 inLee County, Alabama.
Public viewing will beThursday, July 24, 2014,from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
She is survived by onesister, Emma JohnsonFrederick of VirginiaBeach, VA; one brother,Willie Johnson of WestPalm Beach, FL; step-children, Gloria, Daniel,Larry, Ralph and Vincentall of Houston, TX; sevennieces, Betty Reed ofEast Orange, NJ, BerthaPearson of Prattville, AL,Bobbie Crabb of Opelika,AL, Carrie Foushee ofJacksonville, FL andDorothy Burton of PhenixCity, AL, Robin Span ofFairfield, CA and OndieFrederick of Bronx, NY;one nephew, Robert Reedof Opelika, AL; a hostof great-nieces, great-nephews, other relativesand friends.
Harris Funeral Home isdirecting
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JANICEGARRICKPHILLIPS
Graveside services forJanice Garrick Phillips, 68,of Opelika, Al. and formerlyPanama City Beach, Fl. willbe 2:00 P.M. July 25, 2014at Ridouts Forest HillCemetery in Birmingham,Al. Lay Minister RayWilliams of WoodlawnUnited Methodist Churchin Panama City Beach, Fl.will officiate. A visitationwith family will be 6 P.M. to8 P.M. July 24, 2014 atJohns-Ridout Chapel inTrussville, Al.
Mrs. Phillips was bornJuly 6, 1946 in Birmingham,Al. and passed away July22, 2014 at her home inOpelika, Al. Janice waspreceded in death by herparents Thomas WayneGarrick and Helen CoeGarrick of Birmingham.She is survived by herhusband Richard L. Phillips
husband Richard L. Phillipsof Opelika, Al.; brotherWayne (Donna) Garrick ofNaples, Fl; daughter Judy(Woody) Greathouse ofOpelika, Al.; son Lee (Kim)Phillips of Roanoke, Al.Grandchildren DanielGreathouse and Katie G.(Davis) McHugh ofOpelika, Al.; KanaAdamson and KalemAdamson of Roanoke, Al.and Mollie Watson ofTrussville, Al.; Aunt JoanDillon of Trussville, Al. andmany other cousins,nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Phillips was partowner of Heritage OilCompany in Opelika, Al.for many years and wasa member and pastpresident of the OpelikaPilot Club. She and herhusband Richard latermoved south to continuetheir lives together alongthe beaches of southAlabama and the panhan-dle of Florida. The beachmade Janice happy. Sheenjoyed meeting peopleand making new friendswhile living in Foley, Al.,Navarre Beach, Fl. andPanama City Beach, Fl. Shemanaged several retailstores including RibbonOutlet, Tuesday Morning,Goody’s, Dollar General,Tom Thumb and duringthat time gave over 75Bibles to her employees.
Janice and Richard wereblessed to find a veryspecial church familyat Woodlawn UnitedMethodist Church inPanama City Beach wherethey were members forover 16 years and belongedto the "Life" sunday schoolclass. They enjoyed singingin the choir and participat-ing in the many fundraising efforts focused onproviding for needyfamilies in and around BayCounty. In addition, Janicetaught several women inthe church to knit and, aspart of a ministry throughthe church, they knittedand presented PrayerShawls to families facingillness or the loss of a lovedones.
The Phillips familyrequests memorialdonations to your favoritecharity or to WoodlawnUnited Methodist Church219 North Alf Coleman Rd.Panama City Beach, Fl.32407.
Auburn University In Brief
9 scholarships awardedfrom $24.8 million raised
MONTGOMERY — Scholarship-grant-ing organizations raised nearly $24.8million in tax-deductible donationsthrough the Alabama AccountabilityAct, but granted only nine scholarshipsin their first semester of operation, areport by the Alabama Revenue Depart-ment shows.
The organizations began raisingmoney last summer to help low-incomestudents and those in failing publicschools attend private school. Their firstreports to the Revenue Department ranthrough the end of 2013, which coveredthe first semester of the new program.The report said six of the nine studentshad attended public schools during theprevious school year.
From wire reports
State Brief
