Athens Introduces 911 Emergency Service for Limestone County
Athens Mayor Bobby Higgins Limestone County Board of Revenue Control Chairman Thomas Lee Hammons and South Central Bell District Manager Lynn C Fowler announce the new 911 emergency number for Athens and Limestone County. The service adds three regular lines at Athens Police Department HQ and routes calls to the appropriate agency without replacing existing numbers. Athens and Limestone County pledge early adoption as a covered area.
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Athens
South Central Bellephone Co
Thens
Limestone County
Bobby Higgins
Limestone County Board of Revenue Control
Thomas Lee Hammons
South Central Bell District
Lynn C. Fowler
Athens Police Department
City of
Limestone County Board of Revenue
Higgins, Hammons
Tragedy at Hartselle Rabbit Hunt Ends in Disaster
Donnie Luke eighteen loses a leg after a shotgun discharge during after school rabbit hunting with brother Nathan sixteen and sister Betty supervising. Quick action and ambulance response save his life. he faces rehabilitation and a costly artificial limb while hospital bills loom. The Luke family lacks insurance and faces long-term financial strain. The article notes the American Sheep Producers Council, Inc. based in Denver with over two hundred thousand members.
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Faye Brewington Daily
Hartselle
Donnie Luke
Nathan
Donnie
Betty
James
Donald Luke
Hartseller
Luke
Lake Home
Alabama 36
Hartseye
Pineview Hospital
Decatur General
Hartselle Manufacturing Co
Limestone County cotton allotment increased five percent
Athens Wallace Steele, Limestone County ALCS office manager, said Saturday the county cotton acreage allotment rose from 52 920 in 1965 to 55 836 acres in 1967. He noted farmers in next year’s program will receive a price support of 16.80 cents per pound on 65 percent of allotted acres and a rate of 14.73 cents per pound.
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Athens
Wallace Steele
ALCS
Limestone County
Steele
Texas Tops Nation in Sheep Production
Texas leads the United States in sheep production, surpassing all other states with higher output and herd size according to the latest agricultural data. The state's sheep industry shows strong growth, benefiting farmers and regional markets.
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Morgan County
Lawrence
West Point
Miss
Katie Lee Ellis
Ed Pruett
Moulton
Ernest Pruett
Woolworth
Kerplunk
Fowler
Sheriff's Office
United States
Higgins
The
American Sheep Producers Council, Inc
Denver, Colo
L’stone
Texas
State
Jerry’s
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co
West Moulton St
Decatur
Burkett
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