Obituary for Theresa Hope Turner
Theresa Hope Turner Theresa Hope Turner, age 86, of Phenix City, passed away on Sept. 7, 2026, at Piedmont Midtown with her children present. She was born Se...
Sep 10, 2026Open source
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Phenix City, Alabama. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Lee, Russell. Associated ZIP codes: 36867, 36868, 36869, 36870.
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Kinley Rasmus Is the Breakout Star of the Little League World Series
Kinley Rasmus of Phenix City, Alabama is the breakout star of the 2026 Little League World Series and might be the best girl in the event’s history.
Aug 26, 2026Open source
Alabama's Kinley Rasmus sets Little League World Series hits record
Kinley Rasmus of Phenix City, Alabama, continued her historic run through the Little League World Series on Tuesday by breaking the record for most hits by a...
Aug 26, 2026Open source
East Side Little League falls 6-5 to Phenix City, ending their run in Williamsport
Powered by its stellar hitting, East Side came out to an early 5-0 lead. However, a big third inning from Phenix City allowed the team from Alabama to take t...
Aug 25, 2026Open source
Baseball is definitely in the DNA of the Rasmus family
X-rays cannot confirm it, but it would not be shocking if medical technology someday located a baseball near a Rasmus family member’s heart. A specific Ras...
Aug 24, 2026Open source
Phenix City thumps California in four innings 12-2 to advance at LLWS
Phenix City, Alabama lost its first Little League World Series game in 1999 before rallying and winning the U.S. championship. And while the road back is sti...
Aug 23, 2026Open source
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act Family
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICEOF GOV. KAY IVEY PHENIX CITY — On Aug. 7., Gov. Kay Ivey introduced the Yearbys, an Alabama family utilizing the CHOOSE Act, the g...
Aug 12, 2026Open source
Youth baseball players shine in Oxford
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT | THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Local youth baseball players showcased their skills at the USSSA Alabama All-State Championships in Oxford on...
Jun 24, 2026Open source
Execution date set for man convicted of killing 5-year-old Phenix City girl
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has set an execution date for a man convicted of raping and killing a 5-year-old Phenix City girl.
Jun 19, 2026Open source
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Activist charged with setting fire to embattled Mississippi police department
An Alabama man has been charged with setting fire to a Mississippi police department that has faced protests in the months since an officer fatally shot a 1-...
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Alabama oyster season opens amid decline in oyster numbers
Alabama Marine Resources officials say several years of poor water conditions have contributed to a significant decline in oyster numbers. Because of the dec...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
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Phenix City is in Russell County, Alabama.
Region: Central Alabama
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36867, 36868, 36869, 36870
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Activist charged with setting fire to embattled Mississippi police department
An Alabama man has been charged with setting fire to a Mississippi police department that has faced protests in the months since an officer fatally shot a 1-...
Nov 4, 2026Open source
Alabama oyster season opens amid decline in oyster numbers
Alabama Marine Resources officials say several years of poor water conditions have contributed to a significant decline in oyster numbers. Because of the dec...
Nov 3, 2026Open source
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Phenix City, across the Chattahoochee River from Columbus, Georgia, grew from two neighboring towns. To the south was Girard, in Russell County, the county's first seat when the county was created in December 1832. To the north was Brownville, in Lee County; because another Alabama town had that name, postal officials called it Lively, and the railroad depot was Knight's Station. Brownville was incorporated on February 23, 1883, and within a decade it became Phenix City, perhaps for the Phenix Mills in Columbus or for the mythical bird, a choice the city itself says no source explains; it was incorporated under that name on February 19, 1897. On April 16, 1865, in what some call the last battle of the Civil War, Union General James Wilson fought his way across the river at Girard in the Battle of Columbus.
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Girard and Phenix City merged on August 9, 1923, keeping the name Phenix City, and in 1932 the Lee County part of the city was moved into Russell County. Phenix City shared the county seat with Seale from 1926 and became the sole seat in 1934 or 1935. In the 1940s and 1950s Phenix City was notorious for organized crime, gambling and prostitution that drew customers from Fort Benning. Albert Patterson of Phenix City was elected attorney general of Alabama on a pledge to reform the city, but before taking office he was shot and killed outside his office on June 18, 1954. Governor Gordon Persons declared limited martial law in Russell County on July 22, 1954, lasting until January 17, 1955. Sources Wikipedia: Phenix City, Alabama The Historical Marker Database: Early Russell County and the Town of Seale
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32.4078160, -85.0950820
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