PBR Electronics to triple plant capacity in expansion plan
PBR Electronics announced a facility expansion to triple current manufacturing space to 22 200 square feet in a two story steel Butler building. Ground level will serve as a warehouse with a second floor added later to increase production by 40 to 50 percent. The firm employs about 40 now and serves NASA, Army missile parts programs and Marshall Space Flight Center maintenance contracts.
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PBR Electronics
PBR
Bill Prince
Prince Said
J.T. Collins
Athens-Limestone
Gary Workman
NASA
Prince
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntpie
Cloverleaf Drive
Athens Real Estate
Tennis courts renovation in Athens dimmed by council
At Athens City Council meeting, Limestone County Tennis Enthusiasts asked for 2750 to resurfaced four school courts, but funds are unavailable. Mayor Higgins to seek alternatives as the board of education cast a tied vote on funding. He also proposed a utility warehouse for Athens utilities.
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Athens Middle School
Athens
Limestone County Tennis Enthusiasts Association
Bobby Higgins
Higgins
Malcolm Moore
Charles Roberson
Athens High School
Roberson
Ficult
Athens’ Board of Education
Athens Utilities
Limestone County realigns work hours under new wage law
Limestone County Commission on Tuesday changed employee schedules to five days a week from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. under a new hour and wage law. The law limits daily hours to eight without overtime and raises base pay from 1.60 to 2.00 dollars per hour.
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Limestone County Commission
Commission
Thomas L. Hammons
Hammons
Car theft and fire report in Athens area
A 1974 Dodge Colt owned by Donald Jewell was reported stolen to Athens Police. A fire heavily damaged Tony King’s car at 5th Ave and Pine St. A 13 year old received a third anti-rapies shot. Limestone County Board of Education ordered to pay back wages for Fair Labor Standards Act violations, about 110,000 retroactive wages, with potential overtime adjustments for county workers.
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Athens
Donald Jewell
Rt 1
Elkmont
N. Jefferson St
Tony King
5Th Ave
Pine St
A.E. Bum
Limestone County Board of Education
U.S. Department of Labor
County Board of Education
Hammons
County Commission
Florence man injured in crash on U S 72 west of Athens
A 20 year old Florence man, Johnny B. Brown, was listed in fair condition after a motorcycle collided with a car on U S 72, eight to nine miles west of Athens. Posey, the car driver, was uninjured. Brown was taken to Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital.
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Florence
Athens
U.S
Johnny B. Brown
Rt. 7
Eliza-Coffee Memorial Hospital
Athens Limestone Ambulance Service
Jackie Carl Posey
Brown
Posey
Redstone Arsenal Hospital
Theo Toon
Athens ‘Trailer Park
Judy Overall
Athens Trailer Park
Moyer Road
Lucas Ferry Road
Mary Lou Defoe
Timothy A. Defoe
Rt.7
Will Terry Jr
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Defoe
Crime Lab to Rise at University of Alabama in Birmingham
State Toxicologist C. J. Kehling says a new crime laboratory at the University of Alabama in Birmingham will be among the Southeast’s most modern facilities. It will handle drug analysis, crime-scene searches, firearms comparisons, and blood analysis for about 30 percent of Alabama’s population and may serve as a national model.
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Birmingham
UPI
University of Alabama
C. J. Kehling
Kehling
Women Denied Owens Booster Club Membership
Three Owens Junior High School Booster Club members allege they paid annual dues and were barred from voting. They claim by law they qualified for membership and note women fundraise for the Owens Athletic Association, operate concessions, and run beauty walks and harvest festivals.
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Owens Booster Club
Owens Junior High School
Owens Athletic Association
Joe Owens
Owens Booster
Belle Mina Grocery Burglarized. Safe Stolen Nearly $1000
Burglars pried open a side door at Belle Mina Grocery and stole a floor safe containing about $1,000 in cash and money orders. Limestone County Investigator Vann Gordon says entry occurred late Saturday or early Sunday. The safe held $100 in nickel and dime rolls.
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Belle Mina
Limestone County
Vann Gordon
North Alabama disaster relief bill headed for final approval
Rep. Bob Jones announced a new disaster relief program to aid needy families in North Alabama. It would grant up to 5000 dollars for victims of major disasters, retroactive to April 20, 1973, with 25 percent state funding and eligibility rules targeted to those ineligible for existing loan programs.
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North Alabama
Senate
Bob Jones
News Courier
Alabama
Jones
Weather outlook for Athens area shows showers possible
Variable cloudiness with a chance of thundershowers is forecast for Athens today through Thursday. A 40 percent rain probability today and tonight. Highs mid 70s today, lows tonight in the upper 40s. Thursday highs near low 70s. Southerly winds 12 to 16 mph today.
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Athens
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Terry McCormick
Athens-Limestone Chamber of Commerce
Henry Blizzard
Chamber of Commerce
Athens City Council
Wally McDow
Molly Johnson
Tanner High School
Johnson
Robert P. Johnson
Courier
Newsbeat
Owens
Ameda Heath
Athens Recreation Center
Rep. Jones
House
House Public Works
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