Honesty campaigner seeks PSC seat in Alabama race
Consumer advocate Tom Walker announced his bid for an associate seat on the Alabama Public Service Commission. He criticizes current leadership as lacking honesty and integrity and cites utility rate cases involving Alabama Power and South Central Bell. Walker, 20, is a Montevallo student and Birmingham resident who previously ran for PSC president.
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Tom Walker
Alabama Public Service Commission
Decatur
Walker
University of Montevallo
Alabama
Birmingham
Alabama Power Co
South Central Bell Telephone Co
Albertville
Bessemer
PSC
C. C
Jack) Owen
Montgomery
Owen
Decatur Junior Achievers Head to Auburn Conference
Twenty nine Decatur Junior Achievers travel to Auburn for the annual Junior Achievement Management Conference. The largest Decatur delegation attends three days of workshops and contests at the All-American Inn including JA Bowl best salesman outstanding businessman and woman and talent show. Dudley Bray will lead a capitalism workshop as other sessions cover business attitudes officer training government and marketing. The group returns Sunday, sponsored by local counseling firms JA board and delegates.
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Decatur
Auburn
All-American Inn
Dudley Bray
Decatur Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement Board of Directors
JA Companies
Ardmore Officials Weigh Feasibility Study for New Hospital
Ardmore Alabama officials anticipate a formal discussion next month on a potential town hospital. Two hospital development firms offered to fund a feasibility study and explore locating a small facility serving Ardmore with under 10 000 population. The plan includes forming a hospital board to issue tax free bonds. firms foresee operating a future hospital with local physicians.
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Sonny Turner
Ardmore
Stateline
Merle Charney
Associated Hospitals
Dick Coffey
Decatur
Ala
Tenn
Charney
Kansas City
Limestone County
Athens-Limestone Hospital Board
Athens-Limestone
D. E. Jackson
Neighborhood Brief Captures West Town Bank Robbery Arrest
Residents along 6th Ave SW watched a police pursuit end with a suspect handcuffed by Det. Doyle Ward after a truck crash incident. Witnesses praised the officer while neighbors recalled the drama and noted lasting nerves in the once quiet West Town area.
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Lee Sentell
West Town
6Th Ave
Doyle Ward
Moulton St
Decatur
Dolly Posey
Leon
Rodney Murphy
Five Injured In Three Car Crash Near Mooresville
Five people were injured Thursday night in a three car collision on Alabama 20 one mile east of Mooresville. Injured are Henry Garrett Decatur Mrs Bernice Garrett Decatur Jackson Randy Barnes Decatur Mrs Carol Barnes Decatur Charlie Horney Tanner. All treated at Decatur General Hospital with Mr and Mrs Garrett and Mr Barnes admitted in good condition.
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Alabama
Mooresville
Henry Garrett
Decatur
Bernice Garrett
Jackson Randy Barnes
Carol Barnes
Charlie Horney
Tanner
Garrett
Decatur General Hospital
Barnes
Horney
Bond Posted In Murder Case
A 17 year old mother charged with murder of Charles Cooper had bond set at 15000 dollars after her attorney J N Powell arranged her release. The shooting occurred at her West Main Street home with a .22 caliber pistol. Cooper died at a Hartselle hospital. Funeral set for Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church with Peck Funeral Home handling arrangements. Survivors include Kaye Cooper, Lorene Cooper, four brothers and a grandfather. Authorities continue investigation with no motive released.
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Hartselle
Charles Cooper
West Main St
J. N. Powell
Debbie New
Powell
Danville
Guy Holloway
Cooper
John McBride
HCI Coatings
Decatur
Friendship Baptist Church
Mac Carter
Peck Funeral Home
Kaye Cooper
Lorene. Cooper
Elsie South
Falkville
Bonnie Sanford
Elton Cooper
Felton Cooper
Melvin Cooper
Dunn
Limestone Sheriff Granted Extra Gasoline Amid Shortage
Limestone County Sheriff M. W. Evans said the department nearly ran out of fuel but received 840 more gallons for the rest of the month from White Oil Co. of Athens. He noted previous cuts of about one third in the county’s total allotment and warned operations could halt without timely supplies.
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Athens
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Evans
Limestone County Commission
White Oil Co
Commission
Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff's Department
Property Tax Deadline Monday in Morgan County
Morgan County Tax Collector Charles Howard says tax collections are running about normal and officers will stay open New Year’s Eve and Monday to allow payment without penalties. Both the tax office and assessor’s office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the deadline.
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Morgan County
Charles Howard
Howard
Decatur Coed Joins Army ROTC at Davidson College
Jean Parks and her brother Tom became Davidson College's first ROTC brother sister team as Jean enrolled in the non credit program. Their story gained front page notice from the Charlotte Observer and local TV coverage. Jean describes ROTC as informal discussions with instruction including rappelling, survival swimming, marksmanship, and squad formation talks.
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Davidson College
Naval Reserve
Jean
Tom
Davidson
Charlotte Observer
Decatur High School
Stratford Rd
Charlotte
College St
Ross Parks
Hartselle Burn Victims Remain Hospitalized
Doris Russell reports her three year old son Ronnie remains hospitalized after a Wednesday accident when she threw gasoline on a fire. The boy suffers swollen eyelids and lips and is not improving today while his parents await possible discharge to return home.
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Hartselle
Doris Russell
Ronnie
Lacon
Hartselle Hospital
Cadet Jean Parks Faces Uniform Hurdle at Davidson
Jean Parks, a Davidson College cadet and psychology major, struggles to find properly sized ROTC dress fatigues, with smallest waist 30 inches and uniforms ordered from Fort Bragg. She praises ROTC instructors and the college’s welcoming atmosphere while balancing a Monsanto Co. scholarship and Harding Scholarship.
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Jean
Fort Bragg
Tom
Davidson
Monsanto Co
National Merit Foundation
Harding
Parks
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Decatur Daily
Posey
Bond
L’stone
Tom Parks
Decatur Coed
Aemini
Phyllis Sidebotham
Richard P. Emmet
Emmet
Emmett
Nixon
George C. Wallace
Florence
Florence State University
University of North Alabama
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