North Alabama showers end as cold air arrives
Light rain moved across northeast counties this morning ahead of a cold front. Temperatures will plunge from today’s high in the mid fifties to the low thirties tonight with improving skies and a cool, fair weekend ahead. Meanwhile a Wisconsin winter storm drives blizzards across the northern central states and feeds rain and thunderstorms from Louisiana to the Great Lakes.
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River and Weather Update for Decatur Area
Decatur vicinity reports river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning with sea level 551.8. High Thursday 50 at 2 pm, low 48 at 8 pm. Forecast: today cloudy with showers fading, tonight cooler, Saturday fair and colder. Sunday fair. Winds southerly 10 to 20 mph shifting west. rain odds near zero. Climate data show highest 51, lowest 35, average 43. Month rainfall 0.72 inch. year 38.9 inches, 7.44 below normal.
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Decatur
Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Public servant seeks fair treatment after driving incident
A Morgan County official asks the court and the people to judge him fairly for a driving matter. He cites illness and hospitalization as mitigating factors and presents his physician's statement while stressing his duties as a public servant and family provider. He urges the county to consider context beyond strict enforcement.
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E. C. Whitley
Grand Jury Recommends Safety Upgrades and Public Nuisance Action
The grand jury urged an electrical warning siren and a cable system for runaway vehicle control on the bridge and called for routine preventive maintenance on both the north bound and south bound spans. It found the Morgan County Jail in excellent condition and commended Sheriff David Sandlin. It also noted unused automobiles on streets as a public nuisance and endorsed steps to eliminate the problem. Seventy indictments were returned.
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Keller
Alabama
Morgan County
David Sandlin
Auditor Rejects Claim for Posthumous Pay by Knight
Patrolman Knight was shot while the patrol check for 27.72 remained in his pocket. The auditor Lynn Crossley said pay cannot be recorded after death as Knight lacked two days four hours and 45 minutes of the period covered. The widow was asked to return the amount in a routine matter. Knight earned 600 dollars a month.
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Knight
Lynn Crossley
Driving suspension limited to city limits after fine
Doss paid a $100 fine and $4 court cost. The driving privileges suspension applies only within city limits.
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Doss
Two Obituaries In Athens Honor Local Residents
Funeral services were held for John Buford Hardy 59 of 1229 W Market St in Athens with burial at Spry Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Betty C Hardy and Limestone County life resident Hardy was a Church of Christ member. Also noted was funeral services for Lillian Peck Weaver 80 of 418 4th Ave SW with burial in Hart selle Memorials to Gandy's Cove Methodist Church building fund. Weaver was a Central Baptist Church member and retired Decatur teacher.
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Athens
John Buford Hardy
W. Market St
Valley View Church of Christ
A.J. Rollings
Tonis Davis
Spry Funeral Home of
Lillian Peck Weaver
4Th Ave
Central Baptist Church
Hartselle
John Howard Weaver
Marcus D. Bylers
James H. Abrams
Whitmire
S. C
James J. Salmon
St. Paul
Gandy’s Cove Methodist Church Building Fund
Hartselle Funeral for Ernest A. Oden
Funeral services for Ernest A. Oden age 91 of 201 East Main Street will be announced by Peck Funeral Home. He died today at his residence.
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Hartselle
Ernest A. Oden
East Main St
Peck Funeral Home
Ultra Thin Flexible Electroluminescent Lamps Emerge
Researchers announce electroluminescent lamps as thin as a dime with flexible design. The innovation promises new wearable and curved display applications, enabling bright, low power lighting in compact form factors.
Hospital Admissions List From Vicille to Decatur
Admissions include Vicille Hill Danville Helen Delano Kelso Danville J C McLemore Moulton Anita Sue Corum Moulton Eddie Dyar Courtland Annie Thrasher Moulton Anthony Winchester Trinity Mrs Brenda Hamby and infant son Houston Allen Pearce Danville Lillian Parker Moulton Daniel Calhoun Grayson Howard Wayne Jenkins Decatur
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Vicille Hill
Danville
Helen Delano Kelso
J. C. McLemore
Moulton
Anita Sue Corum
Eddie Dyar
Courtland
Annie Thrasher
Anthony Winchester
Trinity
Brenda Hamby
Houston
Allen Pearce
Lillian Parker
Daniel Calhoun
Grayson
Howard Wayne Jenkins
Decatur
Athens Limestone School Names In District Admissions And Dismissals
The list includes admissions for Jonathan Marbut of Elkmont Dalton Ford Davis of Athens Aurelia Davis of Athens Donie Newton of Athens Wiley Bullington of Athens and others. Dismissals note Deborah Lucille Corder Elkmont Jonathan B Marbut Elkmont Alice Ann Smith and infant son Elkmont Dorothy Lajrie Ford and infant daughter Athens Emma Jean Allen Athens.
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Jonathan Marbut
Elkmont
Dalton Ford Davis
Athens
Aurelia Davis
Donie Newton
Wiley Bullington
Deborah Lucille Corder Elkmont
Jonathan B. Marbut
Alice Ann Smith
Dorothy Lajrie Ford
Emma Jean Allen
Health Capsules by Michael A. Petii
Traffic ticket compliance in New York has improved from about 60 percent to 40 percent as before computer tracking. Officials expect the rate to fall further to between 10 and 15 percent with continued enforcement and modernization.
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Michael A. Petii
New York
Births for Clyde Hill couple at Lawrence County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Clyde Hill Danville announce the birth Thursday at Lawrence County Hospital. A separate notice offers a $10 reward for the return of a male Siamese cat and lists multiple local ads for rentals, sales, and wanted items amid miscellaneous missing details.
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Clyde Hill
Danville
Lawrence
Lawrence County Hospital
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Sixth Ave
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John Hardy
Betty C. Hardy
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Calvin Gooch
Josh Goff
Lillian Weaver
Ernest Oden
Lawrence County
Athens-Limestone Admissions
Decatur Apothecary
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Ason
7Th “Ave
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Lorch
Diamond Princess
Herlo
Jewel
Wim
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Wahl
RCA Quality
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RCA Tape Recorder
Second Ave
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Huntsville
Russellville
Florenc
Olivetti Underwood
Funk & Wagnalls
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