Stories from Thursday, August 10, 2006

Tribune News Staff National Night Out in Marked Tree and Tyronza last Tuesday, August 1, had huge turn outs as friends and neighbors gathered with local law enforcement for block parties. Among the highlights at both events were the jump house, obstacle course, balloon dart game, cupcake walk, clowns, watermelon eating contest, relay runs, pi"ata, dominoes and several raffle drawings throughout the event...

Airtex in Marked Tree announced in June that it would begin cutting its workforce by about 30 percent in the next six months. Plant manager Keith Crook said from his office Friday that the cutbacks are proceeding as planned with no other plans for additional layoffs being announced at this time...

Last Saturday, Margie Smith of Tyronza was just one of a number of Tribune area residents who have benefited from a unique outreach program instituted by the Tyronza First Baptist Church. This past summer youth pastor Chris Collier and a number of the church's youth have been doing various "handyman" type jobs around the area...

Tribune Sports Staff Heat has always been a factor when it comes to preparing a football team for competition during the season. It helps to condition the players for the heat of football pads. It's invaluable in building up stamina. Psychologically, it also helps players to put up with uncomfortable conditions later in the season...

Opinion By DAN BRAWNER Tribune Sports Staff It seems like football coaches and alumni will never learn. According to a report by the New York Times, "Cadillac" Williams and at least 17 other athletes of the 2004 Auburn University team were either practically given their grades or required to take only a sampling of classes during their college careers. The team in question finished undefeated and #2 in the country behind USC...