Friday, November 23, 2007

This weekend



You can find these stories in the Saturday and Sunday editions of The Star:
On Saturday:

As the Iron Bowl kicks off, Steve Ivey examines whether Calhoun County leans toward Alabama or Auburn....or JSU.

Black Friday came and went and lots of folks woke up early, packed the stores and shopped till they dropped.

According to the Community Transportation Association of America, nearly 40 percent of the country is dependent on some form of public or community transportation, whether it's a city bus system or a rural van pick-up service. In many communities, however, transit systems are limited or nonexistent. Markeshia Ricks looks at the situation in Alabama.

On Sunday:

Complete Iron Bowl coverage.

Nick Cenegy rides along with one of the police officers on the semi-undercover robbery-season patrol.

A recent report found that the South leads the nation in the number of poor children in public schools. Markeshia Ricks examines what this means for the state.