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From the Thursday, June 25, 2009 edition

Attractive landscaping good for business

The L’il Gardening Hobbit takes a different adventure. She looked for business owners in the Monroeville area who have nice landscaping and here’s three that caught her eye. MORE

ATV safety

Lynn McMillen instructs Kadarrius Finklea, 10, of Monroeville about the operation of an ATV Tuesday afternoon. More than 25 youngsters attended the safety-training course at the Alabama Cooperative Extension System on Agriculture Drive. (Photo by Bo Bolton)

Officials issue heat wave alerts

With the heat index exceeding 100 degrees last weekend and Monday and Tuesday, local and state officials are urging citizens to avoid getting too hot to avoid heat-related illnesses.

Audra Brooks with the Monroe County Department of Public Health said everyone should stay as cool as possible and be aware of symptoms associated with heat-related illnesses. MORE

Sales tax: Monroeville’s is up, county’s is down

Sales and use tax revenues are going in opposite directions for the City of Monroeville and the Monroe County Commission, according to reports provided by Revenue Discovery Systems (RDS).

RDS is a tax collection firm contracted by the city and the county. MORE

County jobless rate hits 16.7%

Monroe County’s unemployment numbers for May were the sixth highest in the state along with Perry County.

Monroe and Perry counties had a rate of 16.7 percent, according to the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Wilcox County led the state with 23.9 percent unemployment. Lowndes County was second at 18 percent. Dallas County was third at 17.7 percent and Chambers County was 17.6 percent. MORE

Salary cuts for County Commission

In an effort to help the county cope with a 6 percent reduction in sales tax revenues, the Monroe County Commissioners have agreed to take a 10-percent reduction in their annual salaries.

District 2 Commissioner Tim McKenzie made the recommendation at Tuesday’s commission meeting in Monroeville. He recommended the commissioners agree to a 10-percent pay reduction until the economy improves. MORE