HUD Funds May Boost Decatur Renewal Efforts
HUD will channel 15.7 million to Alabama this year for Section 8 and housing development in metropolitan areas including Decatur. Decatur Housing Authority sees potential for substantial funds to aid renewal programs such as Grant Street, with allocations based on population poverty and housing need.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Decatur
Jon Will Pitts
Birmingham Area
Decatur Housing Authority
Bob Neill
Neill
Grant Street
County May Change Gravel Haul Rules
Morgan County Commission may revise gravel hauling to private property after Limestone County bans use of public equipment for private citizens. Attorney opinion is sought on legality. some commissioners say they haul gravel for residents, others charge a rental fee. Gravel delivery requires county resident to arrange purchases with Trinity Stone Company or Holland and Woodard, both county contractors.
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Limestone County Commission
Morgan County Commission
Julian Harris
Leon Nelson
E. V
Plug) White
Jack Maddox
Nelson
Rupert Abercrombie
Trinity Stone Company
Holland and Woodard
Maddox
White
Abercrombie
Limestone County
Morgan County
Limestone
Attorney General's Office
Board of Public Examiners
Hartselle
Abercrombie’s
Scouts Plan Funds Campaign for Camp Westmoreland Rehab
The Tennessee Valley Council Boy Scouts of America aims to raise 224500 over three years to renovate Camp Westmoreland in Lauderdale County and Camp Jackson near Scottsboro, buy new camping gear, and build a Huntsville Scout Service Center.
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Tennessee Valley Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Lauderdale
Jackson
Scout Service
Huntsville
Jack Livingston
Scottsboro
Livingston
Westmoreland
Lauderdale County
Camp Westmoreland
Camp Jackson
North
Alabama
Store owner slain near Moulton Alabama
Harold F. Young, 58, of Landersville, was found slain near his store after the door was found open and the cash register empty. He was believed taken from Young Brothers Store six miles west of Moulton on Alabama 24. authorities search for a green 1964 Chevrolet. Sheriff’s deputies received a missing person call at 8:46 p.m. and offered few details.
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Moulton
Harold F. Young
Landersville
Young Brothers
Alabama
Wayne Young
Decatur
Lawrence County
Sheriff's Department
Young
Don Terry
Guadalcanal battle ends in American victory in 1943
On this date in 1943 the Pacific war battle of Guadalcanal concluded with an American victory. The notice appears in Today’s edition as part of the historical date feature with brief weather and general newspaper sections.
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Guadalecanal
Water Grant To Stir Up Economy in Southeast
Alabama will receive 54.2 million dollars from the EPA for waste water treatment facilities as part of a federal effort to boost Southeast jobs. State officials say the immediate impact is limited, with only the Decatur expansion in progress, but funds may ease future project financing. Georgia cites possible underfunding and regulatory hurdles, predicting a smaller than projected 40 million share.
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Alabama
Environmental Protection Agency
North Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Gary Voketz
Decatur Systems
EPA
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
South Carolina
Mississippi
Leonard Ledbetter
Pentagon Sets Private Contract to Train Saudi Troops
Los Angeles based Vinnell Corp wins a 77 million Defense Department contract to train Saudi Arabian National Guard troops. A 1,000 member Vinnell detail will train three mechanized infantry battalions and an artillery battalion starting July, with hardware provided under a separate 335 million Saudi deal.
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Los Angeles
U.S
U.S. Defense Department
Vinnell Corp
United States
Southeast Asia
Vinnell
Saudi Arabian National Guard
Faisal
Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
Saudi Arabia
Pentagon
State Budget Study Under Double Threat
Alabama faces a double threat to its budget as courts may someday control appropriations and limit state spending. The Fifth Circuit questions court power. judges hint at appointing a master to curb nonessential expenses if funds fall short. Mental health care standards and funding loom as core constitutional issues for Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Howell Heflin
State Supreme Court
Johnson
State Mental Health Board
Mental Health Board
Court of Appeals
Taylor Hardin
Lenten Stories Begin Monday in Decatur Daily Guideposts
Forty people share life changing events through God in the Lenten Guideposts series. Starting Wednesday and continuing daily until Easter, THE DECATUR DAILY presents stories from John Wayne Archie Manning and everyday folk, highlighting happiness and tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wayne
Archie Manning
Decatur Daily
Alabama prison system close by August without funds
Prison Commissioner LB Sullivan told the Alabama corrections board in Mobile that the system could shut by August 1 due to severe funding shortfalls. He noted overcrowding, 770 inmates awaiting transfer, and staff as low as three on night shifts. The board urged emergency legislative aid and discussed moving aged male prisoners to Tutwiler Prison for Women.
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Mobile
Ala
LB. Sullivan
Alabama
Sullivan
George C. Wallace
Tutwiler
Wetumpka
Mrs Ronnie Murphy Seeks Buyers for Couch and Chair
A low cost daily want ad by Mrs Ronnie Murphy of 1212 Pen Nylane SE reports 11 additional responses after selling her couch and chair. The item generated interest from at least 11 other potential buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie
Murphy
Pennylane, SE
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