Lawrence County to launch countywide garbage collection
The Lawrence County Commission received a $100000 Appalachian grant to fund a countywide garbage collection system. Start date set for February 1 with weekly pickups for residents paying a $3 monthly fee. The plan includes equipment purchases, land, and a training program, with bids evaluated for trucks, packers, and communication gear.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Commission
County Commission
Commission
Chenault Ford
Chenault
Bill Day Chevrolet
Cole Gmc
Truck Equipment Co
Birmingham
H. A. Alexander
Alexander
Jury Returns 38 Indictments in Lawrence County
A Lawrence County grand jury returned 38 indictments and urged remodeling the courthouse upstairs to provide adequate toilets table space and comfortable chairs for jurors. The panel reconvened Dec. 13 and had previously handed down 41 indictments.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Grand Jury
Lawrence County Commission
Receipts Not Due Until First Smith Says
Charles Smith a city revenue officer said merchants who compute privilege license fees on a gross receipt basis should not return applications until after the first of the year. License is due Jan 1 but applications are due by Jan 31. About 2,500 licenses have been mailed to Decatur businesses.
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Charles Smith
Smith
Decatur
Tennessee Man Held In Lawrence County
Moulton police arrested Lyndell Hearn 28 from McKenzie Tennessee at the intersection of Alabama 33 and Alabama 157 around 3 30 a.m. He is being held in Lawrence County Jail on a charge of attempted burglary. No other details were released.
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Moulton
McKenzie, Tenn
Lawrence County
Lyndell Hearn
Alabama 33
Alabama 157
Man Faces Murder Charge in Alabama Slaying
A 32-year-old Hayneville man Thomas William Yelton is charged with first degree murder in the death of Phillip W. Henderson of Greenville. Bond not set, held in Butler County jail. Henderson died about 3 a.m. from a .22 caliber pistol shot to the temple after attending a dance in Opp the night before. Sheriff Henry Stanford said the couple returned home about 3 a.m. James Small, state toxicologist, assisted in the investigation.
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Greenville
Ala
Hayneville
Thomas William Yelton
Phillip W. Henderson
Butler County
John Andrews
Yelton
Henderson
Andrews
Henry Stanford
Opp. Ala
James Small
Youth Basketball Laying Groundwork
Decatur's city youth basketball program at T. C. Almon Recreation Center aims to give fourth through sixth graders organized play. Coach Earl Morris, in Decatur for 10 years, has long pursued this goal as part of his efforts with Decatur High School basketball.
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Decatur
T. C. Almon Recreation Center
Earl Morris
Youth basketball league opens at T. C. Almon in Decatur
The City Youth League, in its first year, invites boys citywide to a seven game regular season with a post season tournament and banquet. Games on Saturdays at 9 a.m. feature 80 to 88 players under volunteer coaches from Decatur Parks and Recreation. Records show three teams unbeaten early. organizers anticipate growth next year as fundamentals and fun drive participation.
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Decatur
T. C. Almon
Decatur Parks and Recreations Department
Morris
Raiders
Cowboys
Hawks
Hornets
Wildcats
Chiefs
Bucks
Globetrotters
Billy Brooks
Don Stanford
Decatur Parks and Recreations
Brooks
HUD Official Tours Athens Site Over 48-Unit Project
HUD official Jere Trent says deputy director Leland Ruskin visited the proposed 48-unit low rent housing site at Scotland Dr and Sandifer Rd in Athens but will report back with no decisions yet. Residents of Bonnie Doone sue to halt construction while Athens Housing Authority and Athens Leased Housing Corp hire counsel.
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Athens
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jere Trent
Bonnie Doone
Limestone County
Leland Ruskin
HUD
Birmingham
Trent
Ruskin
Scotland Dr
Sandifer Rd
Woodroof and
Woodroof
The
Housing Authority
Joe Paine
Huntsville
Athens Leased Housing Corp
Sanders and Associates
Atlanta
Athens courthouse closes for New Year observance
Limestone County Commission orders offices in the Limestone County Courthouse closed December 31 through January 3 for New Year’s. Residents accuse Wayne Jennings and Winston Garth of misrepresenting land boundaries tied to subdivision lots. A Pulaski contractor will build 100 units with 52 more planned in North Athens.
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Athens
Limestone County
County Commission
Wayne Jennings
Winston Garth
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Pulaski, Tenn. Construction Company
North
Disaster Area Declared In Elmore County Communities
Gov George C Wallace declared a disaster area in west Elmore County to unlock federal emergency funds after the Tyler Goodwyn bridge on Alabama River Route 143 near Montgomery was closed December 7. The 65 year old structure disrupted travel to Montgomery for work, markets and healthcare for Millbrook Coosada Robinson Springs and surrounding towns.
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Ala
Alabama River
Millbrook
Wallace
Coosada
Robinson Springs
West Elmore County
Emergency Police and Fire Contacts for Emergencies
Emergency numbers listed include Police 353 4141, Fire Department 353 0631, Morgan Sheriff 353 6256, Ambulance 355 3844, Crisis Call Center 355 8000 for personal crises and poisoning. If unsure dial 0 to reach an operator and state the emergency.
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Poliea
Nnis Fire Department
Highway Patrol
Morgan Sheriff
Anly
Decatur Men Robbed at Gunpoint for 86 and Diamond Ring
Police report details a home invasion at 1102 Cedar Lake Rd where two Black male robbers, one 5'9" and 175 pounds and the other 5'7" 150 175 pounds, dressed in dark blue shirts, took 85 from Williams and 1 from Rogers plus a one and a half carat diamond ring. Rogers was bound and Williams tied. investigators Wayne James and Howard Battles pursued the case.
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Decatur 4
Cedar Lake Rd
James Rogers
Dawson Williams
Williams
Rogers
Wayne James
Howard Battles
Cullman Civil Service Board Sworn In
Cullman County officers sworn in as a three man Civil Service Board to oversee hiring and firing under the city merit system. Judge Jack Riley administered the oath to Ray Buchmann Charles McGraw and Lester Holmes at a special city council session.
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Cullman
Two Men Arrested On False Pretense In Decatur
Two men believed from California were arrested by Decatur police for obtaining merchandise under false pretenses and possession of burglary tools. Charles Ray Aldridge Jr and Fred Miller, with varying ID details, faced a hold request by the FBI for a 1969 Sacramento federal indictment involving a stolen 1968 Cessna.
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California
FBI
Decatur
Charles Ray Aldridge Jr
Fred Miller
Miller
6Th Ave
Morgan County
Ralph Miles
North Alabama
Birmingham
Miles
Aldridge
Sacramento
Chester Hogan
Jerry Sharp
Jerry Bottom
David Reed
Beasley urges Senate to vote on property tax plan
Lt Gov Jere Beasley backs a Senate vote on the Harris home rule property tax plan as Alabama reconvenes after a holiday recess. The plan would set farm and residential assessments at 15 percent of market value and other property at 20 percent for state taxes, with counties free to set local rates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jere Beasley
State Senate
Beasley
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
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Sheffield
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Florence
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