If the world didn't know who Grant Enfinger was when he first showed up on tour in 2008, you better believe it knows who he is now.

In seven starts in 2009, in his own no. 83 BeasleyAllen.com sponsored Ford Fusion, Enfinger checked off four top-five finishes among a couple of near wins at Kentucky and Chicagoland, where he finished second. Third place finishes at Talladega and Kansas, and a seventh at Rockingham served notice that this guy's the real deal.

At its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Oct. 26, the Montgomery County Commission presented a Resolution officially declaring Pro Bono Week in Montgomery County, October 25-31, 2009. The resolution was presented by Commissioner E. Hamilton Wilson, Jr., to State Bar President Thomas J. Methvin of Montgomery (Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.); Patrick L.W. "Pat" Sefton, President of the Montgomery County Bar Association (Sasser, Sefton, Tipton and Davis, P.C.); and Royal Dumas, Chairman of the MCBA Pro Bono Committee (Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole & Black, P.C.).

Once again beasleyallen.com driver Grant Enfinger gave it his all during the Carolina 200 at Rockingham North Carolina Sunday.

As she rode her 4-year-old gelding Quarter Horse, Vern, in the finals at the recent Music City Futurity cutting horse show in Franklin, Tennessee, Julia Beasley tried to relax. The horse trembled with intense concentration, anticipating the cow's next move to keep the cow in front of him. When it was over, the pair earned the Reserve Champion title. Sam Shepard, Julia's trainer, made the Open finals on Vern at the Music City Futurity. Vern was the Non-Pro Champion recently at Magnolia Classic in Canton, Mississippi, with Julia and was Open Reserve Champion with Sam Shepard riding him.

Nearly 200 people gathered at the Birmingham home of David Shelby on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009, for the Magic in the Moonlight Gala, benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Thomas J. Methvin, managing shareholder of Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. law firm in Montgomery was honored as the 2009 recipient of The Sheena Diane Ayers Humanitarian Award for his longtime dedication and service to the cause of Cystic Fibrosis awareness and research.

Football season is upon us, and many of us will fins ourselves at a game or hosting parties at home. It is important to keep a few things in mind so that you don't find yourself hurt or held liable for another person's injury.

Last weekend, on Aug. 28, BeasleyAllen.com race car driver Grant Enfinger turned in another nail-biting race at Chicagoland Speedway in the ARCA RE/MAX series Ansell Cut Protection 150 event, eventually posting second after a thrilling last-lap shootout with experienced driver Justin Lofton. The event was broadcast live on the Speed Channel.

Representatives from the Anniston City Schools System and other educational partners in the community gathered at Anniston Middle School in Anniston, Ala., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, to receive a $200,000 technology grant from the Anniston Civil Justice Fund. The grant will improve classroom technology and continue to move forward with the implementation of a 21st-century classroom for all students within the school system.

BeasleyAllen.com Race Car driver Grant Enfinger will make another appearance on the Speed Channel on Aug. 28, when the network broadcasts the 150-mile race at Chicagoland Speedway

How do you know if you have flu or cold symptoms? Take your temperature, say many experts. Whether it's seasonal or swine influenza, the symptoms often mimic cold symptoms with nasal congestion, cough, aches, and malaise. But a common cold rarely has symptoms of fever above 101 degrees F. With flu symptoms, you will probably have a fever initially with the flu virus and you will feel miserable. Body and muscle aches are also more common with the flu. This table can help determine if you have cold or flu symptoms.