Driving instructor hurt in Decatur crash
Mrs Dorothy Burgess a driving license technician with the State Trooper licensing office in Decatur was assisted from a student’s car by AAA Southend Ambulance Service after a wreck Wednesday afternoon. She was listed in fair condition at Decatur General Hospital. Burgess was monitoring 16 year old David Hendriks of 608 Martha St SW when the collision occurred at Cherry and Ferry NE.
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Dorothy Burgess
State Trooper
Decatur
AAA Southend Ambulance Service
Decatur General Hospital
Paul Foreman
State Trooper Licensing Office
Ferry St
Cherry St. NE
J. E. Ward
Driving instructor injured in Decatur crash during test drive
Dorothy Burgess, a license technician, was riding with 16 year old learner David Hendriks when his test drive collided with a car at Ferry and Cherry streets. Burgess sustained broken ribs a punctured lung and a broken collarbone and was treated at Decatur General Hospital. Hendriks and the other driver Gladys McConnell were injured but released or not seriously hurt. Hendriks will retry the driving portion after about two weeks with extra instruction.
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Decatur General Hospital
David Hendriks
Martha St
C. B. Tutwiler
Gladys McConnell
Kathy Sn
Decatur General
Burgess
Hendriks
Folsom's Pension Doubles Former Salary
Former Gov James E. Folsom now receives a lifetime pension of 28,955 dollars a year, more than twice his former chief executive pay, with lawmakers debating legality and future changes. The article notes related pension law changes, potential court challenges, and a constitutional amendment on May 4.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E
Big Jim" Folsom
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Chauncey Sparks
Folsom
Wallace and Folsom
John Patterson
Albert Brewer
House
Senate
Students Celebrate Saturnalia Roman Feast at Decatur High
Decatur High School Latin students hosted a Saturnalia style feast Wednesday night donning togas and exchanging phrases Io Saturnalia as they revived the ancient Roman celebration in a modern classroom setting.
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Decatur High School
Spring Taylor
Nan Fabisinski
Ann Slattery
Lisa
Nero
Decatur High Schoool
Latin class creates Roman Christmas party with Saturnalia roots
Limestone County authorities charged an Athens man with permitting goats to run at large. The man posted $300 bond after arrest, noted by a neighbor as a repeat offense in weeks. Miss Worley explains the Saturnalia origin and its Christian adaptation as a festive Mexico-like school event.
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Miss Worley
Nancy Worley
Saturn
Rome
Athens
Limestone
Alabama 99
Christmas events fill churches and schools across region
A schedule of local holiday programs and gatherings includes Priceville and West Decatur schools in morning programs, church plays at Sherman Street Church of God and Moulton Church of the Nazarene, cantatas at St John’s Episcopal, and numerous 7 p.m. evening services across Danville, Decatur, Moulton, and surrounding towns. Community groups meet at Decatur Inn and West Morgan High School hosts a turkey shoot.
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West Morgan Youth Baseball League
West Morgan High School
Sherman Street Church of God
River and Weather Outlook for Decatur Area
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning showed 17.05 feet with sea level at 551.35. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 676.1 Pickwick 408.8 Guntersville 593.2 Whitesburg 553.9 Wheeler 550.7 Wilson 505.2. Forecast calls for a hard freeze through Friday, with a cloudy morning clearing to very cold tonight and sunshine Friday lifting temperatures above freezing. Highs near 38 today, near 30 tomorrow, lows around 10 tonight. extended outlook cooler Saturday then gradual warmup into Monday with highs mid 50s to mid 60s.
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Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Decatur Station
Tri-County District Health Service
Central Plains
Alabama
Weather Service
Huntsville-Decatur
Cold snap grips Alabama with subfreezing temps
The region faced freezing morning lows with Huntsville Decatur Jetport at 17 degrees and Mobile down to 31. Snow flurries appeared in Lawrence and Birmingham northward, but no accumulation expected. Skies clear this afternoon with near 30 degree highs and and temperatures plunging to around 10 tonight.
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Tennessee Valley
Lawrence County
Huntsville-Decatur
Birmingham
Gulf Coast
Mobile
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