Horace King and the Decatur Sons of Liberty Saga
Local historian Marice Jones profiles Horace King a 24 year old Decatur native who led Company E of the Ninth Alabama Regiment. King fought at Yorktown Williamsburg Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, was wounded at Frayer Farm and earned early gallantry commendations while serving under Col Cadmus Wilcox.
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Decatur Sons of Liberty
Horace King
South
Marice Jones
Decatur
Jones
Sons of Liberty
Richmond
Ninth
Alabama
King
Yorkstown
Williamsburg
Captain King
Frayer’s Farm
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Garner Considered As Hatton High Principal
MOULTON Charles Garner former principal of Johnson Junior High in Limestone County is being considered for Hatton High School principal by the Lawrence County Board of Education. An official said several have applied but none besides Garner have been considered yet. Garner taught in Limestone schools 1970 and 1971 after being replaced at Johnson Junior High by a federal court order and has since attended Auburn University. He is a former Elkmont High basketball coach and an Athens College all American in the early 1960s.
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Moulton
Charles Garner
Johnson Junior High School
Limestone County
Hatton High School
Lawrence County Board of Education
Lawrence County
Garner
Johnson Junior High
Auburn University
Elkmont High School
Athens College
Trinity Sewer System Proposal Aims Health Boost
Trinity officials and regional planners proposed a $700000 sewer system to connect homes and West Morgan High School to a treatment plant, replacing septic tanks to curb hepatitis and health risks for about 300 area families. Plans include funding requests to EPA HUD and ARC, with a three cell lagoon east of Trinity and outfall lines to homes, amid growing student enrollment.
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Trinity
West Morgan High School
H. B. Carter
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Appalachian Regional Commission
Trinity Mountain
Moulton Heights
Moulton Library Board Appointed
A nine member Moulton library board was appointed by the Lawrence County Commission at a special meeting representing all areas of the county. Appointees include Mrs. J. R. Knouff Town Creek Bert Pippen Courtland Max Wiley Kenneth Livingston Hillsboro and R L Key. An advisory group adds Mrs Sykes Martin Courtland Mrs Guy Free Moulton Nea l Williams Mr Hope and Royal Carpenter Hatton. Bids for construction are expected in weeks with a contract to be let by mid August and work to begin by Sept 1. The Courtland paper mill plans a five year grant totaling at least 33 600 this week to co chairmen R L Key and Bert Pippen.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Commission
J. R. Knouff
Town Creek
Bert Pippen
Courtland
Max Wiley
Kenneth Livingston
Hillsboro
R. L. Key
Sykes Martin
Guy Free
Neal Williams
Mr. Hope
Royal Carpenter
Hatton
Northington
Smith and Kranert
Florence Architects
Courtland Paper Mill
Library Board
Cochairmen
Two City Residents Injured In Accident
Decatur residents Carolyn Murphy Atkins and Charles Atkins, both of 1001 E Moulton St, were injured in a two car crash on Somerville Rd SE between Lith St and Chenault Dr. Driver Jack Harlan Hunter of 1507 Country Club Lt was uninjured.
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Decatur
Somerville Rd
Lith St
Chenault Dr
Carolyn Murphy Atkins
Charles Atkins
E. Moulton St. Decatur General Hospital
Jack Harlan Hunter
Country Club
Hunter
Limestone County man shot outside Glass's tavern Ardmore
A 26 year old Daniel Emerson was shot in the leg early Sunday as he left Glass's beer tavern in Ardmore Tennessee. Det Lt George Clem said Emerson was treated at Athens Limestone Hospital and the investigation continues.
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Athens
Limestone County
Ardmore
Tenn
George Clem
Daniel Emerson
Athens- Limestone Hospital
Clem
Emerson
Glass
Emergency contact numbers for crises and poisoning
Emergency guidance lists the Crisis Call Center numbers 355 8000 and 353 4612 for Athens. It advises calling a hospital or family physician for possible poisoning and suggests dialing O to speak with the operator. Night and holiday lines are 353 4739.
Birmingham couple treated after one car crash on Alabama 33
A Birmingham couple, Larry Stephens and Betty Stephens, were treated at Lawrence County Hospital Sunday after a one car accident on Alabama 33, about 6.4 miles south of Moulton. Trooper F L investigated the crash on a rural stretch near the tree noted in the report.
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Moulton
Birmingham
Lawrence County Hospital
Alabama
Larry Stephens
Betty Stephens
Thetree
F_ L
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Morgan County
State
Butler
Lauderdale Lawrence
Limestone
Marshall
Mobile Counties
Col
Cadmus Wilcox
West Point
U. S. Grant
Battle of
Bull Run
Henry Minor
By Lee Sentell
Calhoun Junior College
University of Alabama In
Gerald 8. Vigee
UAB
James
Hatton High
J. A. Seddon
C. M. Wilcox
Wilderness
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Gen. Lee
Gen. Grant
Appomattox
Riverside School
Fruehaus Plant
Decatur Cemetery
Sarah M. Patrick King
Trinity Sewer System
Gary Voketz
North Central Alabama
West Morgan
Huntsville
Joe Worley
Geological Survey of Alabama
Worley
Robert Adams
Monsanto Co
Monsanto Fund
Decatur Safety Council
Harold Pilgrim
Safety Council Check
Moulton Library Board
Hazlewood
Hazlewood High School
Beth Terry
Martha Healey
Dariene
Brackin
Debbie Lansdell
Aubers
University
Blanche Weems
Connie Burney
Decatur General Hospital
Claude Newby
Fink St. NW
Johnnie Aycock
Stratford Rd
John Felkins
Murphree Rd. SE
American Red Cross
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co
Decatur Daily
Ene
Lawrence
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