Big Elections May Be Coming
Morgan County faces two potential elections next year on liquor legalization and a form of government change. Proponents cite urban growth and potential tax revenue while opponents warn of deep division. The piece notes Huntsville taxes and Madison County's liquor history and details issues with the Justice of the Peace system.
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George Biggers III
Morgan County
Mergen
Decatur
Alabama
Madison County
Huntsville
Citizens’ Committee
Alabama Bar Association
Justice of the Peace
Circuit Court
Jps
Ed Horton Faces Choice Between Politics and Farm Life
Former Alabama state senator Ed Horton of Greenbrier weighed a return to public office against remaining a full-time farmer. Though encouraged to run for agriculture commissioner or lieutenant governor, Horton and his wife Ann both say he will not seek political office again. The piece notes other local politicians and their uncertain futures, including Bob Gilchrist and Athens Mayor Robert Tinnon, and ends with satirical notes on novelty headlines.
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Montgomery
Ann Horton
Ed Horton
Greenbrier
George Wallace
Limestone
Lauderdale
Horton
Granville Turner
Limestone County
Bob Gilchrist
Hartselle
Gilchrist
Ryan deGraffenried
deGraffenried
Lister Hill
Jim Allen
U.S
Jim Martin
Wallace
Athens
Robert Allen Tinnon
Southern utilities fast track nuclear power growth in South
George Biggers II reports that four southern utilities plus TVA plan nearly a billion dollars in nuclear reactors across 17 states. Nine units totaling 7.56 million kilowatts will cost about 990 million, with projects from Florida Power and Light to Duke Power and TVA shaping the region's energy future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Biggers II
Tennessee Valley
South
Tennessee Valley Authority
Southern Interstate Nuclear Board
Southern Governors’ Conference
Carolinas-Virginia Nuclear Power Associates
Parr
S.C
Florida Power and Light Co
Miami
Westinghouse
TVA
Decatur
Browns Ferry
Virginia Electric
Norfolk
SINE
South Carolina
California Power and Light of Raleigh
Hartsville
Duke Power Co
Gifford
Southern Utilities
U.S
Shippingport
Pittsburgh
industry-Atomic Energy Commission
Decatur Man Contends Home Business Spars with City
Armon Childers of 1218 19th Ave SE faced city citation for operating a business from a residential property in an A-3 district. He was fined 53 dollars, instructed to move the business within a day, and urged to appeal within five days as officials say nonconforming structures must be removed.
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Decatur
Judy Jones
Armon Childers
Childers
19Th Ave
Straub
Charles Yancey
Yancey
A. J. Coleman
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Ray Martin
Doug Crabb
Dad Crabb
Cindy
Ed Bruchac
Winford Turner
Tinnon
Elk River Development Association
Elkmont
New Albany
Ind
Restau
London
Sodom
Gomorrah
Moses
Mt. Sinai
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