Not sure why you would need to define the CSS....I just added:
Code:
<span><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[forumid].gif" border="0" align="left"></span>
to the link tag:
Code:
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><span width="100"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/$forum[forumid].gif" border="0" align="right"></span><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
You can align them left or right as you so wish.
DEMO:
www.palmettostaterivals.com