Planning Switch Eyed By Limestone Officials
Limestone County officials plan a joint meeting with Athens Ardmore Elkmont and Mooresville to decide leaving the North Central Alabama Mental Health Planning Commission for TARCOG. Chairman Hammons cites TARCOG already handling Limestone’s regional planning and health planning integration. The panel would shift from North Central which currently serves Limestone and surrounding counties. The commission also transferred 6 148.41 from the general fund to the South Limestone Water System to fund county water line construction.
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Sonny Turner
Athens
Alabama Mental Health Planning Commission
Limestone County Commission
Thomas Lee Hammons
Ardmore
Elkmont
Mooresville
Montgomery
Limestone County
Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Tarcog
Hammons
North Central
Limestone
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Madison
Jackson
Marshall
Dekalb
Alabama
Mission
Athens- Limestone Hospital Board
Commission
General Fund
South Limestone Water System
Jack Anderson to Speak at Decatur Banquet
Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson will address Decatur Jaycees Distinguished Service Award and Bosses Night Banquet January 22 at Brookhaven Middle School. The event names Outstanding Young Man of the Year and Boss of the Year.
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Jack Anderson
Decatur
Decatur Jaycees
Brookhaven Middle School
Jaycees
Anderson
Decatur Daily
Drew Pearson
United States
Washington
Pearson
Jaycee
Dogs Like People Say Good Guys and Bad Guys
In Flint, Jimmy Coney argues dogs resemble humans with good and bad sides, offering a view on recent Decatur attacks by German Shepherds. Couey, president of the German Shepherd Dog Club of Decatur, agrees dog gangs exist.
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Jimmy Couey
Flint City
Couey
German Shepherd Club of
Decatur
Flint
Jimmy Coney
German Shepherd Dog Club of
German Shepherd Club Promotes Better Dogs and Etiquette
Couey defends the breed amid attacks concerns while noting their intelligence and use in seeing eye work, military and law enforcement. The non profit club, formed in 1966 by Fred Schmidtke, meets monthly and hosts a spring dog show and training class at Point Mallard Park. Members include Ronny White, William Moore, Marie Stutts, James Smith and Carol Stutts. Prospective members need not own shepherds.
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Couéy
Couey
Coney
T. C. Almon Recreation Center
Point Mallard Park
Colley
Coley
Decatur
Ronny White
Flint
William Moore
Marie Stutts
Courtland
James Smith
Carol Stutts
Explosion injures former legislator in Scottsboro
Former Alabama legislator W Loy Campbell was in critical but stabilized condition after both legs were blown off in a dynamite explosion Monday as he started his car. Investigators said a cluster of sticks detonated near his vehicle. Campbell’s daughter attended a nearby elementary school during the blast.
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Scottsboro
Ala
W. Loy Campbell
Campbell
Jackson County
PBI
Dist
Tommy
Ké Hammond
Alabama Public Service
Rollins
Emergency Crisis Numbers and Hotline Details
The Decatur Daily notes emergency numbers for crisis calls and poison incidents. It lists the Crisis Call Center 355 8000 collect and urges dialing 0 to speak clearly with an operator if unsure of the number. It also provides hospital and family physician guidance and after hours lines including 253 4739.
Morgan County Officials at Mid Winter County Conference
Morgan County Commissioners at a two day mid winter conference of the Association of County Commissioners in Gadsden heard talks on revenue sharing legislative reapportionment and public health services. A U S Treasury official explained revenue sharing spending while State Senator Crum Foshee described a primary elections bill.
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Morgan County
Association of County Commissioners
Gadsden
U. S. Treasury Department
Commission
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Betty Vaughan
Tri- County District Health Service
Health Service
Crum Foshee
Fleming
Alabama LEPA names Morgan County Decatur drug target area
The Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency tentatively selects Morgan County and Decatur as a drug target area. LEPA plans a grant funded program to curb illicit drug flow, with status announcement expected in three weeks. About 50 local officials attended a Monday briefing led by Mayor Russell Bolding and Police Chief Pack Self.
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Montgomery
Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency
LEPA
Morgan County
Decatur
Russell Bolding
Pack Self
Hartselle Man Hurt In Wreck
A 30 year old Hartselle man Clyde Adams Jr. was injured in a one vehicle crash on Country Club Road between Brookmeade Road and Apache Lane SE. He lost control and hit a utility pole and was transported to Decatur General Hospital by AAA South End Ambulance. A .25 caliber automatic revolver was found in the Decatur Shopping Center, reportedly won by an employee while stocking shelves and turned over to police.
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Hartselle
Country Club Rd
Brookmeade Rd
Apache la. SE
Clyde Adams Jr
Adams
AAA South End
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur
Wallace Heads North Alabama for Governor's Day Events
Governor George C. Wallace travels to Florence State University for Governor's Day as Dr. Robert M. Guillot is formally inaugurated as president. The event also marks the school's centennial. Wallace may fly to Washington for the Democratic National Committee meeting, with Alabama supporters representing him if he goes. Schools will close from December 19 at 10 a.m. to January 3 for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
North Alabama
Florence State University
Robert M. Guillot
Vestavia
Wallace
Washington
Charles S. Snider
Alabama
Sewer Bids Set Monday for Owens Junior High Project
Limestone County Board of Education schedules Monday at 1 pm bid opening for construction of a sewage system at Owens Junior High School amid long running sewage problems. Police report notes a cherry bomb explosion damaged Shop 1209 Locust St SE and triggered a burglar alarm.
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Athens
Limestone County Board of Education
Owens Junior High School
AZO
Locust St. SE
Grant Delays Water System Expansion in Morgan County
The Morgan County Water System faces delays awaiting a half million dollar HUD grant while a loan of 885000 is in place. The project runs from Hartselle to Moulton along Alabama 24 and 36, and may gain speed if Speake to Wren land is added to the system. Residents request inclusion, but action paused as it could require a supplementary loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Parham Hartselle
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Morgan County
West Morgan Water and Fire Protective Association
HUD
Gene H. Lentz
Lawrence County
Hartselle
Moulton
Alabama
Association Membbers
Wren
Jim Lucas
Lucas
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Tony Estes
Tennessee Valley Authority
Segars Rd
Lowry
Scottsboro Attorn
James Yarbrough
Calhoun Junior College
National Electronics Association
F. É. Burleson
Decatur Police
North
West Morgan High School
Kathy
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