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Local Chick-fil-A restaurants to host Daddy-Daughter Date Night June 8

Submitted by Courtney Smith on Thursday, June 6th, 1:58 pm

The Chick-fil-A® restaurants in the Columbus-Phenix City Area will host a “Date Night” for fathers and daughters on Saturday, June 8 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

During this special evening, fathers and daughters are encouraged to spend some time together while they enjoy dinner, great conversation and several activities.

Seatings are available every hour, and reservations are required. Customers can visit www.daddydaughterdate.com to make a reservation.

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Mary Jane Riley, Phenix City Assistant Superintendent, passes away

Submitted by Christina Kleehammer on Wednesday, May 29th, 1:11 pm

Mary Jane Riley, Assistant Superintendent for Special Services at Phenix City Public Schools, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013.

There will be a graveside memorial service held tomorrow, Thursday, May 30 at 4 p.m. in the Heritage Estates Garden at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City.

Read Mary Jane Riley's obituary here.

Mary Jane (center) with her two children

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Russell County residents visit with U.S. Representative Mike Rogers

Submitted by Christina Kleehammer on Wednesday, April 24th, 2:18 pm

Russell County residents (pictured left to right) Kelly Allison, Carson Allison and Carol Argo visited with Congressman Mike Rogers today in his Washington, D.C. office after their tour of the U.S. Capitol building.

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Georgia Military College Columbus students place 5th at National Junior College Ethics Bowl Champion

Submitted by Christina Kleehammer on Monday, April 22nd, 5:24 pm

Georgia Military College Columbus students James Spruill, Ft. Benning, GA, Marcus Priester, Phenix City, AL, Micheal Randle, Columbus, GA, and Alexandria Williams, Columbus, GA, traveled to Milledgeville to compete last weekend in the National Junior College Ethics Bowl Championship.

The Georgia Military College Columbus team won two matches and placed fifth. The team’s coach, Dr. Keshia Easterling, Columbus, GA, along with GMC’s Ethics Program Coordinator, Dr. Stephen Barber, Columbus, GA, were in attendance. The National Champion was Harper College of Palatine, IL.

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Carmike Cinema CEO to address Troy University graduates

Submitted by Courtney Smith on Monday, January 14th, 5:07 pm

S. David Passman III, president and CEO of Carmike Cinemas, will deliver the keynote address to Troy University graduates during a joint fall commencement ceremony for the Phenix City Campus and the Columbus/Ft. Benning site on Friday, Jan. 18.

The ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. at the Columbus Civic Center, with approximately 100 students set to receive graduate and undergraduate degrees.

Passman has served as the head of Carmike Cinemas since June 2009. He is also currently the chairman for the National Association of Theatre Owners.

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Phenix City Council Member Max Wilkes passes away

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer

Friday, October 19th, 2012, 9:23am

Phenix City Council Member Max Wilkes passes away

PHENIX CITY, AL - Mayor Sonny Coulter says that Phenix City Council Member Max Wilkes, 73, has passed away.

He died at St. Francis around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night.

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Phenix City Council Member Max Wilkes suffers stroke

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer

Thursday, October 18th, 2012, 3:42pm

Phenix City Council Member Max Wilkes suffers stroke

PHENIX CITY, AL - Phenix City Mayor Sonny Coulter tells News Leader 9 that Council Member Max Wilkes suffered a massive stoke and is at St. Francis Hospital in Intensive Care today.

Wilkes represents the city's north side District 1.

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