Decatur Sorority Helps Brazilian Boy Through Adopting Program
Sub Deb Adopts Special 12 Year Old Antonio Carlos da Silva in Brazil receives support from a Decatur sorority. Members contribute $12 monthly via the Christian Children's Fund for food clothes medical care and schooling. They exchange letters and photos to share life in America and help with Christmas purchases and basic needs.
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Decatur Sub Deb Sorority
Antonio Carlos da Silva
Brazil
Christian Children’s Fund
Kathy Sherrill
Sorority
Antonio
America
Decatur
Kathy
Richard Williams
Imogene Bradford
Annie Sue Lamb
John Morris
Three Decatur Teens Charged With Burglary
Decatur teens Walter Ward 17 and Greg Whitaker 16 arrested today for second degree burglary after a break in at San Anun Service Station. A third arrest Sunday, Gary Hill 19, followed a break in at Professional Pharmacy. A separate marijuana possession arrest involved a 17-year-old. A 64-year-old man, Cleo Sproggins, was injured in a one vehicle crash. Police also noted counterfeit bills found at Paradise Trailer Park and an attempted burglary at Joe Joseph Grocery.
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Decatur
Walter S. Ward
Diane St
Greg Keith Whitaker
Horsetree Pl
San Anun
Austinville Rd
Gary Dwight Hill
Puckett Ave
Somerville Rd
Point Mallard Park
15Th Ave. NW
6Th St
Cleo Sproggins
LaFayette St
Aaa-Southend
Decatur General Hospital
Sproggins
Garbage Collection Schedule Changed in Lawrence County
Jack Wilson, supervisor of the Lawrence County Solid Waste Program, announced changes to the garbage collection schedule for this week. No garbage routes will be run on Wednesday, July Fourth, affecting residents across the county.
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Moulton
Jack Wilson
Lawrence County Solid Waste Program
Wilson
Hands Across the Border Aid Sparked by Magazine Ad
A sorority formed a "hands across the border" link with Antonio after a member found a Christian Children's Fund advertisement. The group completed forms and learned they would contribute to Antonio's happiness through the project.
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Christian Children’s Fund
Antonio
Chapel Fund Drive Kickoff Tuesday at Point Mallard
A fund drive kickoff coffee for a prayer chapel at Point Mallard is set for Tuesday 10 to 11 30 a m at the T C Almon Recreation Center. Mary Quattlebaum chairs the effort inviting the public especially church women to discuss plans with park representatives as architect Bill Aycock notes possible small chapel size with tentative park board approval.
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Point Mallard
T. C. Almon Recreation Center
Mary Quattlebaum
Bill Aycock
Park Board
McAfee
Browns Ferry hearing set for July 10 in Limestone County
A public hearing on Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant permits and a proposed operating license will be held July 10 at the Limestone County Courthouse with oral arguments to begin at 10 a.m. The hearing addresses TVA's motion for summary disposition and Dr. Frank L. Parker's cost benefit challenge to cooling towers environmental impact.
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Athens
Browns Ferry
Limestone County
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Circuit
TVA
Frank L. Parker
Parker
Atomic Energy Commission
Police arrest 108 under FARE program in Decatur weekend
Decatur police reported 108 arrests under the Fatal Accident Reduction Enforcement program. Lt. Carter Tutwiler said 87 were speeding, 3 reckless driving, 1 DUI, 17 other offenses. last weekend 98 arrests included 84 speeding and 10 other offenses. FARE aims to cut fatal crashes via federally funded extra enforcement.
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Decatur
Carter Tutwiler
Tutwiler
Tteir
Morgan County Named Target Area in Alabama FARE Pilot
Morgan County was chosen as one of the target areas in Alabama for the pilot FARE program, signaling a state focus on traffic regulation measures and related reforms.
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Morgan County
Alabama
Mosquito Fogger Demonstration Set In Decatur
A Holimian Equipment Co fogging machine will be demonstrated to Decatur city officials this afternoon at Point Mallard Park as the city weighs a 2645 dollar bid to control mosquitoes. The device, mounted on a pickup or trailer, sprays a chemical mist lethal to mosquitoes but safe for people and the environment. The council also considers bids for an indoor pistol firing range for police training and discusses a land use study request from Pryor Field Airport Authority with opposition to including Calhoun Junior College. Public hearings on rezoning for annexed properties are scheduled citywide.
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Jackson
Miss
Decatur
Holimian Equipment Co
Department of Agriculture
Point Mallard Park
Morgan County
Caswell Equipment Co
Minneapolis
Detroit Bullet Trap Co
Schaumburg
Police
Pryor Field Airport Authority Board
Calhoun Junior College
Decatur Teen Named Explore Chairman
Gil Langley son of Mr and Mrs Christopher Bell 1619 Woodland St SE has been chosen to represent Alabama as Area 4 chairman at the first Boy Scout National Exploring Conference near Cimarron New Mexico Langley was one of 28 area chairmen at the conference a training session for 150 Explorers and the first meeting of the National Explorer Cabinet plus a developmental session for Exploring staff
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Gil Langley
Christopher Bell
Woddland St
Alabama
Cimarron
New Mexico
Langley
Cullman Chick House Destroyed By Fire
A midnight fire in rural Cullman County destroyed a chicken house and 6,500 baby chicks. The blaze in the James Johnson property, Cullman 4, origin undetermined according to the Cullman Fire Department.
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Cullman
Cullman County
James Johnson
Cullman 4
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Decatur Daily
Wayne Ryker
John Butler
William Szczepanski
Sylacauga
Roger Russell Butler
National Crime Information
Ft. Campbell
Butler
Betty Jackson
Somerville Rd. SE
Paradise Trailer Park
Joe Joseph Grocery
Vine St. NW
Mary Wimb
Decatur Jaycees
Spirit of America
Charles’ Smith
Wayne
County Agricultural Stabilization Committee
Service
Decatur Exchange Club
Red Carpet Inn
Bob Elmore
Wes Connelly
T. A. Newton
Jim Parnell
Second Row
Garland Ward
Bill Eber
Gary Stephens
Jim Hendricks
Daily Photo
Decatur Teen
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