Decatur Council Rejects 6th Ave Light Agreement
In a Monday meeting the Decatur City Council refused to authorize Mayor Charles Gunthorp to sign a state highway department maintenance pact. The deal would transfer maintenance of 6th Ave traffic lights to the city and cover electric bills for the new $25,000 light system.
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Decatur
Charles Gunthorp
State Highway Department
6Th Ave
Guntharp
Alabama
Council
Rutledge Thomas
Thomas
Sixth Ave
Dick Watkins
Decatur Planning Commission
W. F. Wright
William Walker
Decatur Hospital Board
L. C. Wilson
City Systems
Bill Dukes
Wilson
Dukes
Wheeler Basin
Fire Department
New
City School Administration
Stephen Decatur Memorial Gardens
Decatur Civic Center
Decatur Housing Authority
Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co
Decatur High School
Red Raiders
Russell B. Johnson
Earl Webb
Russell Johnson
Tax Battle Over Classification Plan Sparks Senate Hearing
Alabama lawmakers debated a House backed property tax classification that would reappraise all property to market value and equalize revenue. Senator Roland Cooper argued counties would gain as higher value commercial property is taxed and residential assessments rise, with rates adjusted to avoid sharp changes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Alabama
Roland Cooper
Wilcox County
Senate Finance Committee
Cooper
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Limestone Board Votes For Salary Increases
The Limestone County Board of Education approved a 5 percent pay hike for certified teachers, maintenance workers, and bus drivers and heard requests for higher pay from five principals seeking over $1,000 more annually.
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Limestone Board
Athens
Limestone County Board of Education
Moulton Firemen ask council to hire Blakemore as chief
Moulton firefighters urged the city council to hire Tim Blakemore as fulltime fire chief. Blakemore, previously parttime chief and water superintendent, faced possible relocation and would need a salary to support his family. The group presented a 140-name petition and noted equipment and drill needs. Mayor Alexander and the council promised consideration with a decision due by Wednesday. Norris to chair water board as Alexander shifts duties.
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Hildaterry Daily
Moulton
Tim Blakemore
Blakemore
Bob Blyth
Lloyd McCullough
Walker
Perry Glenn
H. A. Alexander
Leo Norris
Water Board
Norris
Alexander
Water Department
Autopsy Expected on Nursing Home Death
An autopsy on 85 year old Lavonia West is expected today after she died Sunday following a fall from a nursing home window. Coroner Guy Hollaway of Morgan County will determine the ruling after reviewing the report. West was found beneath a window at the Tennessee by Rest H ée in Flint and died early Sunday.
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Morgan County
Guy Hollaway
Hollaway
Lavonia West
Deer shot by 11 year old sparks club praise and mockery
In a Decatur hunting tale Tony Estes recounts Phillip Haynes firing buckshot to drop a deer at about 60 steps after guidance from his father. Elder Haynes calls the shot good for a novice, while rival Jimmy faces ridicule for losing to a younger hunter on his second outing.
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Phil
Daddy
Haynes
Phillip
Decatur Club
Jimmy
Youngster Nails Buck On 2nd Hunting Trip
Phillip Haynes, 11, of Hartselle Alabama, on his second deer hunt with his father and the Decatur club, killed a 14 point near 200 pounds. The large rack impressed observers and his father voiced pride and relief at his calm shot. Phillip learned to shoot with an air rifle and now hunts quail and deer with a double barrel. He hopes for another chance during Christmas holidays.
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Phillip Waynes
South Alabama
Phillip Haynes
Alabama
Hartselle
Hale County
Jimmy
Decatur Hunting Club
Phillips
Jimmy Haynes
Haynes
Phillip
Phil
Nelson St
Emergency numbers list from Decatur Daily page
Emergency contacts for police fire ambulance highway patrol sheriff and crisis center. Includes Poison control and hospital options with a general zero for operator guidance. Provides all departments after hours and holidays contact number for The Decatur Daily.
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Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan
Decatur Daily
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John Young
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
E. H. Lewis
Astronautics Laboratory
Eugene Cernan
Aubrey Greer
Young
Cernan
Irby Johnson Ford
Hicks Chevrolet Namie’s
Barney’s Pork House
Decatur Packings,Co
Holloway’s Food Market
Malone’s
John H. Nelms and Son
Tip Top Food Store
Brookhaven
Oak Park
Rover
Pettus
Vocational Technical School
PTA
Johnson Junior High School
Tanner High School
Moulton Firemen
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