Decatur State Champ Eyes Olympic Future
Linda Marmann, state diving champion in the 10 and under division, hopes to reach the Olympics. She trained at Point Mallard and Decatur Country Club, coached by Bill Barton, with early mentors Bob Golff and Bill Taylor. Linda, 10, dreams of AAU success and Olympic pursuit as she prepares for September 2 birthday and future seasons.
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Bob Golff
Linda
Bill Taylor
Mary Rodgers
Barton
John
Seaau
Decatur
Limestone Teachers to Hear Brown Speech
Athens Dr Leroy Brown state superintendent of education will address Limestone County teachers next Thursday at 9 am in the Trinity Educational Auditorium.
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Athens
Leroy Brown
Limestone County
Trinity Educational
New Trial Asked In Damage Suit
Attorneys for the city request a new trial after a Decatur man was awarded 75000 damages for injuries from a 1970 highway crash on Alabama 67. Maples said his motorcycle collided with a city truck. he missed 11 months of work and suffered multiple injuries. Jury verdict Aug. 5 led to the motion claiming bias and lack of evidentiary support.
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Decature
Joe Franklin Maples
Alabama
Maples
Coleman B. Armstrong
Leslie Doss
Neal Newell
James Thompson Jr
Key
David Cauthen
William B. Eyster
Linda Canterbury Leads 10 and Under to SEAAUU Meet Title
Linda Canterbury of the Decatur Swim Association headlines the 10 and under girls as she trains for the SEAAUU Swimming and Diving Meet at Point Mallard. The sixth grader has dominated dual meets and junior Olympics events, winning multiple titles including TVC age-group and state championships, while diving daily with her club and siblings as support.
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Seaauu
Southeastern Amateur Athletic Union
Point Mallard
Decatur Swim Association
Linda
Decatur Country Club
DSA
Mountain Brook
Tennessee Valley Conference
TVC
Emergency crisis numbers and guidance from The Decatur Daily
The notice lists the Crisis Call Center at 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning, plus guidance to call 0 for unknown emergencies. It also provides department numbers for The Decatur Daily and holiday hours.
Capshaw Man Shot In Limestone County
James Sanderson of Capshaw was wounded in the stomach by a .38 caliber pistol on Nick Davis Road near Fairview Baptist Church. He drove about a mile before collapsing. authorities report no charges at this time. He remained in poor condition at Athens Limestone Hospital.
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Athens
Limestone County
Athens- Limestone Hospital
James Sanderson
Capshaw
Nick Davis
Sanderson
Fairview Baptist Church
Limestone Judge Questions Order On Reapportionment Report
Limestone County Probate Judge James Newby said he thought he complied after a federal court ordered reports on reapportionment efforts. The three-judge panel found 11 counties failed to file and others did little, prompting possible additional defendants and a July deadline for all counties.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Limestone County
James Newby
Newby
House
Senate
Atty
Bill Baxley
Baxley
Alabama
Limestone County Commission
Justice Department
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Wins Alabama Medicaid Bid
Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama has been awarded the Medicaid contract for the coming fiscal year, the Alabama Department of Public Health reports. The Birmingham firm will subcontract to State National Bank of Alabama for drugs, optometry, eyeglasses, and nursing home care.
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Montgomery
Ala
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Alabama
State Department of Public Health
State National Bank of Alabama
Decatur
Bar Might Support Oregon No-Fault
The Alabama State Bar may back a no-fault auto insurance bill like Oregon’s. Tim Conway says Alabama would not oppose a law requiring $3,000 medical and $6,000 income-loss payments without fault, while opposing jury-trial abolition and full compensation cuts.
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Linda Parham
Alabama
Oregon
Tim Conway
Decatur Civitans
Conway
Decatur Couple Charged Over Worthless Checks
Morgan County authorities say a Decatur couple issued worthless checks. Police charges allege they presented fraudulent instruments, triggering investigation and potential court action.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Parole Violated in Walnut Cove Kidnapping Case
A 9 year old girl was found unharmed after a mass search near Walnut Cove North Carolina as William Otis Robertson 20 surrendered to authorities and faces additional warrants. Federal probation officer W Foster Jordan identified another suspect William Otis Stewart of Mobile Alabama a three time escapee from a Tuscaloosa school. Separately Tommie Ann McCravy and George Wayne McCravy were arrested on unrelated charges including worthless checks and assault.
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Walnut Cove
N.C
North Carolina
Alabama
Stokes County
Clyde Duggins
William Otis Robertson
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Betty Greene Mabe
William L. Ernst
Brenda Lea Mabe
Robertson
Birmingham
Ala
William Otis Stewart
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
W. Foster Jordan
Partlow State School
Forkland
Tommie Ann McCravy
George Wayne McCravy
College St
McCravy
Vanessa Oliver
North St
Larry Goodman
Lafayette St
Goodman
Coy M. Brown
Arrest Made In Knifing Case Involving Carlton Hutto
A 21 year old resident of 10th Ave SW was arrested and charged with assault with intent to murder after a knife attack on Carl Hass of 4th Ave SE. Hass was treated and released from Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Police investigate a fire in a Walter Jackson School dugout and a theft at Big E in Southland Plaza Parking Lot.
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10Th Ave. SW
Carlton Hutto
10Th Ave SW
Carl Hass
4Th Ave SE
Hass
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
William Mobley
Big E
Southland Plaza
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Alabama Army National Guard Band
Gateway Shopping Center
Billy Smith
Decatur State
Richard Marmann
Ft. Rucker
Brookhaven Middle School
Bill Barton
Limestone
Linda Marmann
By Larry Canterbury
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Decatur Daily
Auer
Blue Shield
Alabama Department of Pensions and Security
T. N. Garnett Grocery and Meat Market
Tad Ave
Caddell Drug Co
T. N. Garnett
J. P. Garnett
Bar
Florida
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Civitan
Knifing
Walter Jackson School
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