Phenix City, Alabama

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Phenix City

Light Rain Showers
Temperature: 55.9 °F

Humidity: 58 %
Wind Speed: 22 mph W
Pressure: 29.7 "

Dew Point: 41 °F
Gusts: 39 mph WNW
Rain Today: 0.59 "

• Former Phenix City Manager Bubba Roberts Files Claim Against The City
  

  Former Phenix City manager Bubba Roberts is back in the news again. According to City Attorney James Graham, Roberts has filed a claim against the city.

• Lee County Sheriff's Office incident reports
  

  - Theft of property was reported Wednesday on Lee Road 179 in Salem after a TV, stereo, pistol, tool kit and 20 checks were taken between 7:30 a.m. Dec. 29 and 3 p.m. Wednesday.

  - Criminal mischief was reported Dec. 30 on Lee Road 240 in Phenix City...

• Rash of auto burglaries at Phenix City Amphitheater
  

  A number of cars have been broken into at the Phenix City Amphitheater. The break-ins started on New Year's Day around 8 p.m., when a vehicle was burglarized, Phenix City police said.

• Fredonia Residents Fight Back for Charter
  

  An east Alabama town has been wiped off the map, but residents are working to get it back.

• ALERT: Severe thunderstorm warning unti 9 p.m.
  

  The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather warning for the Tri-County area as well as all points south of a line from Carrollton, to Tuscaloosa to Clanton to Phenix City.

• Phenix City Resident Claims Police Brutality
  

  A Phenix City man claiming to be a victim of police brutality is now suing the city along with the police department.

• LEE COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARREST
  

  On January 1, 2009, at approximately 5:45 PM/CST, Lee County Sheriff's Deputies responded to 7272 Lee Road 240 lot 18 Smiths, Lee County, Alabama in reference to a domestic dispute with possible injuries.

• Smiths Station woman stabbed
  

  A woman was stabbed at a New Year's Day barbecue in Smiths Station Thursday, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said.

• New Alabama Law Ends Talk Straight Program
  

  The new year will ring in new laws for Georgia and Alabama. In Alabama a new law that goes into affect Thursday will eliminate programs that bring troubled juveniles face to face with criminals behind bars.

• Reports from the Lee County Sheriff's Office
  - Burglary and theft of property were reported Tuesday on Highway 50 in...
• Phenix City Ordinance Rescinded
  

  Businesses in Phenix City could now pay more taxes than usual next year. That's because the Phenix city council reversed the licenses and permits ordinance, which the previous council passed last August.

• Reports from the Lee County Sheriff's Office
  - Theft of property was reported Monday on Lee Road 613 in...
• Portion of Summerville Road closed Wednesday
  

  A portion of Summerville Road in Phenix City will be closed from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

• A Look Back - A Look Ahead (Yeah, it's prediction time!)
  2009.2 Troy State University will announce that, due to the current economy, it can no longer afford to build a new campus in downtown Phenix City. This will be followed by a press release that they have already sold the previously gifted 'Triangle' riverfront property to a private developer... who intends to use it to construct low income housing.
• Phenix City Chamber to host networking event
  

  The Phenix City-Russell County Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking session from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. on December 30 at Booth's Corner Cafe on 16th Street in Phenix City.

• Phenix City restaurant to hold ribbon cutting
  A Southern Tradition Restaurant and Catering will hold a ribbon cutting Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 11 a.m.
• Hospitals in Trouble
  

  A new Alabama Hospital Association survey shows that the majority of the state's health care facilities are struggling to make ends meet.

• One Person Killed In East Alabama Highway Crash
  

  News 3 has learned one person is dead after an accident involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle on Highway 80 in Ladonia, Alabama.

• Phenix City Gas Stations Battle It Out for Lowest Prices
  

  It's not a dream! The sign here at the Castle Fuels on Old Opelika Road in Phenix City really does say $1.29 for a gallon of unleaded regular gas.

City Description

Phenix City is a city in Lee County and Russell County in the U.S. state of Alabama, although primarily in Russell County. As of 2006, the population of the city was 30,067, according to Census Bureau estimates. Most of Phenix City lies in the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Lee County part is in the Auburn Metropolitan Area. The city is the county seat of Russell County. It is also a suburb immediately west of downtown Columbus, Georgia, just across the Chattahoochee River. Phenix City was notorious during the 1940s and 1950s as being a haven for organized crime, prostitution, and gambling. As a result, the city had a negative reputation, and many people still associate this legacy with Phenix City. The Tragedy and the Triumph of Phenix City, Alabama by Margaret Ann Barnes chronicles these events. Which led to the small town to be known as "Sin City, USA". In 1955, it won the All-America City Award from the National Municipal League. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Phenix City the nation's #1 Best Affordable Suburb to raise a family. Phenix City is located at 32°28′22″N 85°1′12″W / 32.47278, -85.02 (32.472822, -85.020121). According to the U.S.

City Contained By:

• Russell County
• Alabama
• Lee County

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 64.2317051363 km squared

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