Morgan County may fund courts to avert shutdown crisis
Morgan County officials consider using county funds to keep judges reporters and clerks paid as state court finances falter. Judges meet amid a state spending cap while awaiting legislative relief to restore funding and avoid canceling civil court sessions.
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Russ Roberts
Morgan County
County Commission
Thornton (Dick) Fleming
Morgan County Circuit
Newton B. Powell
Tom B. Coggin
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Powell
C. C
Bo) Torbert
Torbert
Loss of Burleson Mountain Name Sparks Family Concern
Ancestors of Jonathan Burleson fear Burleson Mountain will be renamed Burningtree Mountain as sections of the estate and surrounding area gain new names to aid development. County officials note no legal method to fix a mountain name, while residents cling to the historic label and a 1841 mansion is being restored.
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Russ Roberts
Jonathan ‘Burleson
Burlesons
Jonathan Burleson
Bill Burleson
Burleson Mountain
Burleson
County Commission
Burningtree
Burleson _Mountain
Indian Hills
Burningtree Estates
Buree Mountain
Ill
Burningtree Mountain
Wallace Utilities Package Born Again In Alabama Senate
The Alabama Senate quickly moved three key Wallace utility bills from committee as part of a reborn package to curb rising rates, facing a looming Senate filibuster from opponents. Also approved was a measure fixing the election date to the first Tuesday in August with a runoff three weeks later. Senator Edwards warned he may filibuster but opposed the bills in general.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
George C. Wallace
Senate
Alabama
House
We Mitchell
Luverne
Bingham Edwards
Decatur
Jere Beasley
Edwards
Commerce, Transportation and Utilities
Tennessee Valley Authority
North
Commerce, Transportation and Utilities Committee
Wallace
Beasley
Cain
Joe Fine
Russell
Utilities
Officials To Consider Takeover Of Pryor Field
Athens Morgan and Limestone County lawmakers will meet with Pryor Field and Calhoun Community College officials to discuss expansion plans and a possible college takeover of the airport. Sen. Edwards and Sen. McDonald voiced support for a unified move, contingent on limiting expansion to avoid runway conflict, as Morgan County funded part of an FAA grant. See page A-7.
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Athens
Morgan
Limestone County
Pryor Field
Calhoun Community College
Bingham Edwards
Calhoun Oa
Limestone
Albert McDonald
Edwards
On This Date in 1968 Helen Keller Dies
Helen Keller, renowned American writer and activist who was both blind and deaf, died in 1968. The brief note appears in the daily calendar section alongside other features and notices. Full weather outlook and regional map are on page A2.
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Helen Keller
SWACARS Considered For Trash
City council weighs converting trash pickup to shuttle trailer operation with SWACARS. Initial cost 32 000 to 44 000 dollars, recoup in 2.5 to 3.5 months. Three trailers and one dumper or four trailers with two dumpers under study. no layoffs planned, potential labor savings and lower fuel and maintenance costs.
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Paul Foreman
Ray Nixon
Nixon
Arthur Faulkner
Gary Voketz
Charles B. Martin
Swacars
Birmingham
Swacar
Etz
Martin
Faulkner
French Chevalier Home On Mooresville Range
Pierre Peysson, a 27 year old French physical therapist from Nice, rode into Mooresville after crossing the nation on horseback. He travels with two horses and gear, plans a book and film documentary, and hopes to marry his Nice girlfriend who arrives in July. He aims to finish the journey to California by November, weather and world permitting.
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Pierre Peysson
Nice
France
Peysson
America
Mooresville
Huntsville
Washington D. C
Winston- Salem
N. C
Washington
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Chevalier
California
U.S
United States
Courtland
Memphis
Court Action Could End Constitutional Right Of Teen Sexual Freedom
A Michigan case moves toward the Supreme Court over whether parents have a constitutional right to a say in their minor children’s sexual decisions. If upheld, birth control access could require parental notification, affecting roughly half of U S teens. The debate pits parental rights against teen autonomy in education and contraception access.
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Lyle Denniston
Washington Star
Washington
U.S
Michigan
Supreme Court
America
Alan Guttmacher Institute
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Slate
Otties
Robinson's
Ave
Martha Ann's
Valley
Landers
AY Financial
Dial
Tennessee Valley
Mooresville Range
Pierre Et
Pete
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