Phenix City, Alabama

• Man charged in equipment theft
  

  Posted on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 3:00 am. An Evergreen man was arrested by Alabama Forestry Commission law enforcement officers this week as he was picking up a logging trailer reported stolen from Phenix City earlier this year.

• Barber shop looking to expand in style
  

  Heritage Barber Shop, a part of the community surrounding Alabama State University for the last 15 years, is looking to expand both at its current location and into new locations.

• Phenix City man to compete for Army Reserve Soldier of the Year
  

  Twitter PHENIX CITY, AL A Phenix City resident is one of only 30 area soldiers competing to be the Army Reserve Soldier of the Year.

• Vacant Church On Sixth Street South Burns
  

  A vacant church on Sixth Street South in Phenix City caught fire Sunday night, though no one was hurt, authorities said.

• Weekend picks include Chuck Negron, library book sale
  

  Fun on a bun Are you experiencing feelings of pain, anxiety and fear? Good! That means you're still alive and desperately in need of something to do this weekend.

• Washington Road prostitution arrests
  

  Responding to what authorities are calling an uptick in prostitution, several people were arrested Thursday night in an undercover sting operation at a Washington Road hotel.

• Residents beat the heat at Dothan's Water World
  

  Dothan, AL The sweltering summer heat is bringing in extra business for Dothan's Water World.

• Man shot multiple times outside Phenix City club
  

  Twitter PHENIX CITY, AL Phenix City Police say a man shot multiple times at a lounge is still in the hospital.

• Father accused of killing son
  

  A Shelby county man has been charged with the murder of his son. Investigators with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said Bobby Gene Smith shot and killed his son, Christopher Gene Smith, after an argument Sunday night.

• Cool vintage film noir titles a great way to beat the sizzling weather
  

  Looking to escape the summer heat? Executives from two major studios are betting fans of vintage dark-themed titles will do that by staying indoors, switching off the lights, pumping up the air conditioning, and watching some rare film noir titles.

• Man shot while leaving Phenix City birthday party
  

  Published: Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 3:23 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 3:23 p.m. A Columbus, Ga.

• Soundoff for Sunday, July 18, 2010
  

  Pick of the day People in Phenix City are not all driving drunk. They just appear to be because they are dodging all the potholes.

• Shadows and Fall Guys, Even in Sunshine
  

  FILM noir may be hard to define as a genre, but it's easy to market. Such is the seductive power of the term - with its associations of shadows and smoke, of hapless men hamstrung by fate, of tough women operating outside the boundaries of conventional Hollywood morality - that it's enough to put the label on the cover of a DVD to transform ...

• Soundoff for Saturday, July 17, 2010
  

  George H.W. Bush's boat runs aground. Was Jr. driving? Got something to say? soundoff@ledger-enquirer.com or call 706-571-8583. Limit comments to 35 words.

• the Film Noir Classic Collection Volume 5 DVD Review
  

  The Film Noir is often referred to as the most American of film genres. The crime dramas, the became popular after WWII, were uniquely American.

• Worker arrested for allegedly stealing city funds
  

  Press Release PHENIX CITY, AL - On Friday, July 09, 2010, the Phenix City Police Department arrested a former city employee for Theft of Property 1st Degree.

• WTVM launches drive to collect school supplies
  

  WTVM is proud to support the students of our community with a drive to collect school supplies in July.

• Alabama news links: Second Cullman County city considers sex offender ...
  

  Links to news stories from around Alabama: Second Cullman County city considers sex offender ban in public parks - Bingo's end in Greene County to have ripple effect - Collinsville readies for alcohol sales vote - 1941 letter from blues legend found inside Florence shed - 3201tb July 11, 2010 at 1:47PM Greene County officials need to come up with ...

• Gritty and entertaining
  

  This week, we start in the shadows: Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 5 One strange thing about film noir, the dark, bleak film genre that peaked between the end of World War II and the mid-1950s: Some of the grittiest and even raunchiest films were not as well-known as their glossy counterparts, such as Double Indemnity and Asphalt Jungle - two ...

City Description

Phenix City is a city in Russell County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Portions of Lee County are addressed as Phenix City, 36870 ZIP code, for the sole purpose that Smiths Station does not have full incorporation to annex the area. As of 2006, the population of the city was 30,067, according to Census Bureau estimates. Phenix City is sometimes called as a "Hub City", as it lies immediately west of Columbus, Georgia, which is a much larger city. It is included in the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area, but a section is located in Lee County, and is, therefore, in the Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the county seat of Russell County. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Phenix City the nation's #1 Best Affordable Suburb to raise a family. Currently, the mayor is Sonny Coulter, a local businessman, and previous mayor. The city manager, who holds the task of organizational matters is Wallace Hunter. Phenix City is located at 32°28′22″N 85°1′12″W / 32.47278°N 85.02°W / 32.47278; -85.02 (32.472822, -85.020121). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.8 square miles (64.1 km²), of which, 24.6 square miles

City Contained By:

• Russell County
• Alabama
• Lee County
• United States of America

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 64.2317051363 km squared

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