Wheelchair stylist adds twist to haircuts in Decatur
Myra Hudson, a paraplegic beauty professional in Decatur, runs a wheelchair based shop and tailors haircuts by guiding clients in a low chair. After a 1971 crash, she pursued beauty school, faced skepticism, but learned to adjust clients rotation rather than the chair. Her salon boss notes she earns more and never complains, proving she can do what others do.
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Myra Hudson
Mrs. Hudson
Spain Rehabilitation Center
Birmingham
Wanda Barnes
Mrs Hudson Overcomes Injury to Run Salon Career
Mrs Hudson speaks of adapting after an accident to run her salon. She notes her husband and daughter Shane provide support, drives her own car, and keeps a busy schedule. The main challenge is long sitting, with a widening of the rest room door noted as a needed adjustment.
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Shane
Roger
Decatur Resident Commended For Work In Day Care Units
Decatur resident Mrs. Earlene Patterson received a certificate of appreciation from FOCAL for work with area day care facilities serving preschool children in District 11. Lynne Herring was named an alternate board member from the same district to help shape FOCAL policies. Patterson plans to open day care sites in Moulton and later Cullman County while Herring runs a night child care home. FOCAL, founded 1972, serves black and low income families with child care support, funded by multiple foundations and boasting over 550 members in 42 counties. Accidents cost the nation billions per year, per the National Safety Council.
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Decatur
Federation of Community-Controlled Centers of Alabama
FOCAL
Earlene Patterson
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Lynne Herring
Moulton
Lawrence County
Cullman County
Herring
Patterson
Montgomery
New World Foundation
Southern Education Foundation
Joint Foundation
Department of Pensions and Security
FOCAL Award Honors Patterson For Preschool Day Care Work
Mrs Earlene Patterson and Mrs Lynne Herring received a certificate from the Federation of Community-Controlled Centers of Alabama for work with day care facilities for preschool youngsters. Patterson serves on FOCAL's board and Herring is an alternate director.
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Federation of Community-Controlled Centers of Alabama
FOCAL
Patterson
Herring
Hospital Names Administrator At The Retreat In Jacksonville
A Jacksonville man, Jim Berry, was named administrator of The Retreat Hospital replacing J Kenneth Roan who will become director of marketing and census for Charter Medical Corporation. Berry, previously administrator of Jacksonville Hospital, holds a BS from Northeastern Louisiana University and has led Arcadia Arcadia Hospital and Desert Springs Medical Center in Nevada. His wife Anne and their two daughters Melissia and Meredith will join him in Decatur along with two other children Marty and Cindy Williams.
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J. Kenneth Roan
Charter Medical Corporation
Jim Berry
Twyman Towery
International Health Management Company
Berry
Jacksonville Hospital
Jacksonville
Northeastern Louisiana University
Arcadia Hospital
Arcadia
Desert Springs Stal
Nevada
Iry
Anne
Melissia
Meredith
Decatur
Marty
Jacksonville State University
Cindy Williams
Shreveport
Plant Workers Vote For Union At GM Monroe Plant
Workers at the General Motors plant in Monroe Louisiana chose the United Auto Workers as their bargaining agent by a 323 to 280 vote on Wednesday. The plant had been non union prior to the election and the results await approval by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Monroe
General Motors
Louisiana
United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
TVA Power Demand At Record Levels
TVA officials report record power demand on the TVA system with 20.519 million kilowatts used by TVA consumers on Wednesday morning. The notice notes Morgan County offices are closed for Christmas, with holiday hours for Point Mallard facilities and varying city office schedules around Christmas and New Year.
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Morgan County
Point Mallard
Park
Frank Shepherd
TVA
Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wallace, GM Dedication Set for Limestone Plant
Gov. George Wallace and GM General Manager Ellis M. Ivey Jr. will attend the formal dedication of General Motors Saginaw Steering Gear Division Plant in south Limestone County. Plant Manager Ron Treloar outlined the ceremony in a newsletter to employees.
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Athens — General Motors
Saginaw Steering Gear Division
Limestone County
George Wallace
Ellis M. Ivey Jr
Ron Treloar
Wallace
Lighting Candles in Oak Street For Decatur Christmas
Mr and Mrs Frank Troup host Christmas in Old Decatur lights lining Oak Street with over 7000 candles along blocks from 6th Ave to Bank St. Their 1940 art deco house stands as a Victorian neighborhood oddity during the holiday project ending tonight.
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Frank Troup
Oak St
Old Decatur
6Th Ave
Bank St
Troup
No White Christmas In The Tennessee Valley Forecast
The U S Weather Service expects fair weather through Christmas Eve in the Tennessee Valley due to a weak high pressure ridge off the Carolina coast. Southerly winds bring little moisture, a cold front late today will bring little to no precipitation, with highs in the mid 40s and upper 40s by Friday, and a drop to the mid 20s tonight.
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Tennessee Valley
U.S. Weather Service
Carolina Coast
Decatur Area Weather and River Readings Report
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning show 17.30 feet with sea level at 551.60. TVA lake levels listed include Chickamauga 676.1 Pickwick 408.8 Guntersville 593.3 Whitesburg 554.5 Wheeler 551.2 Wilson 505.4. Temperatures last night 21 and today 38, with today's forecast mid 40s and tonight mid 20s. Expect fair weather today through Friday with highs mid 40s and Friday upper 40s. Precipitation this day none. 30 day total 3.98 inches. year total 51.83 inches, 1.47 inches above normal. Sunrise 6 51 am sunset 4 41 pm. Extended outlook calls for possible rain Sunday and Christmas Day partly cloudy skies. Highs around 50 Saturday and low 40s by Monday. Lows mid 20s.
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Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Decatur
Tri-County District Health Service
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Raymond Bishop
Decatur 4
Gary Lloyd
THE
Decatur Daily
Mary Jack Rainey
National Safety Council
Retreat Hospital
Alabama
Weather Service
Tetienery
Cate
Noaa
U.S Dept. of Comm
Igures
National Weather Service
Tennessee
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