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Phenix City, Alabama is located in Russell County. Zip codes in Phenix City, AL include 36869, 36870, and 36867. The median home price in Phenix City is $134,900. More Phenix City information.

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Columbus Firefighter Association races toward second annual MDA 5k

Firefighters are heating up efforts to raise money and break records as the Columbus Firefighter Association's MDA 5k approaches.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Groundbreaking held for St. Patrick's School

The Most Reverend Thoma J. Rodi on Sunday compared St. Patrick's School in Phenix City to the mythological phoenix.

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The Montgomery Advertiser

State briefs: 2 men fatally shot; no arrests made

Authorities identified the victims of the shooting early Saturday morning as 31-year-old Phillip Demetrius McCoy and 39-year-old Peter Thomas Sanders.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

WSFA-TV Montgomery

Double homicide on Stephens Loop, Phenix City

Phenix City Police responded to a call about a shooting at around 4:21 a.m. On arrival, responding officers identified the victim as Phillip Demetrius McCoy, 31. A second subject identified as Peter Thomas Sanders, 39, who was believed to have been shot during the same incident, was transported to Columbus Regional Hospital by a privately owned ... (more)

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

2 men gunned down in Phenix City

The names of the victims weren't released pending the notification of their relatives, said Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry Jr. The coroner said one man sustained a gunshot to the chest and the second had multiple gunshots in the shootings which occurred sometime between 4:30 and 5 a.m. today.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Chattahoochee Valley honors the Stars & Stripes on Flag Day

The Chattahoochee Valley Veterans Council and American Legion Post 135 of Phenix City held a ceremony at 1500 Airport Road in Phenix City.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

Examiner.com

Deployed Marine's wife desperate to find Cammie, dog stolen from Phenix City, AL

Cammie is a 7-month-old German Shepherd belonging to deployed Marine Michael McCracken and his wife, Brittanie.

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Clover Herald

Movie filming temporarily closes I-75 in Georgia

TV reports that northbound and southbound lanes were closed Wednesday between exits 277 and 288 in Bartow County.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

WSFA-TV Montgomery

Phenix City police work to combat graveyard thefts

There were several cases of bronze vases reported stolen from Lakeview Memory Gardens Cemetery in Phenix City recently, according to an email we received in our newsroom.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Richard Hyatt commentary: A front-row seat to history

When Forrest Gump nervously peered over the shoulder of a fellow in a federally issued suit standing next to the feisty rooster that was George Wallace, Mike Raiford had seen enough.

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WSFA-TV Montgomery

Wife of deployed Marine desperate to find husband's stolen dog

Brittanie says she doesn't understand why the thief left behind Cammie's valuable information like her AKC materials, but Brittanie says her effort to find Cammie won't stop until she's back home.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Alabama Live

Three Phenix City teenagers were killed, four injured in Sunday afternoon crash on U.S. 431

Three Phenix City teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 431 in Russell County.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

WDHN

Three Killed, Others Hurt In U.S. 431 Accident

Three people were killed and four others injured in a Russell County automobile accident.

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The Montgomery Advertiser

Al Benn's Alabama: Capitol grounds a dazzling outdoor museum

From the brass star at the top of the steps where Jefferson Davis took the oath as the Confederacy's only president to the coral orange roses planted in memory of the "first lady" of the civil rights movement, it's a building that should be visited by every Alabamian at least once.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

WSFA-TV Montgomery

Quintet heads to trial for murder of Alabama preacher

The office of South Africa's president says former leader Nelson Mandela has been taken to a hospital because of a lung infection.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

'Need for Speed' Day 3: Fiery car thrown over 13th Street Bridge

As part of a climactic scene for “Need for Speed,” a car was set on fire on the Phenix City side of the 13th Street Bridge on Thursday and thrown over onto the rocks south of the bridge.

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BleacherReport

Alabama Football Recruiting: Biggest Storylines to Emerge from Saban Camp

Nick Saban's first summer camp session featured a number of 2014's top prospects that made their way to Tuscaloosa.

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Ledger-Enquirer.com

June 21: The Friends of the Phenix City-Russell County Library host a bag sale

The Friends of the Phenix City-Russell County Library hosts a bag sale 2-6 p.m. Friday, June 21. Book lovers are invited to purchase bags and fill them to the top with gently-used hardback and paperback books at the Friends’ bookstore.

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Wed Jun 05, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

'Need for Speed' Day 2: Filming scheduled for 13th Street Bridge, Manchester Expressway

Expect a low-flying helicopter that will fly down 13th Street, west to east, on the Phenix City side and along the 13th Street Bridge.

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Mon Jun 03, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

June 8: Natalie Stovall, Brandon Giles to perform at Phenix City Amphitheater

Natalie Stovall brings a little bit of country and Brandon Giles offers a bit of rock 'n roll when they perform at the Phenix City Amphitheater on Saturday, June 8. Stovall is a fiddle player and she and her band play traditional country as well as new country and some rock classics.

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