Decatur Man Harvests Colorado Black Bear While Bowhunting
John Ellas of Decatur earned a Colorado big game bear from a tree stand baiting area at 10,000 feet. He waited patiently as the bear came to the bait, fired a razor arrow, and tracked the wounded animal with a guide. The bear died within seconds, and Ellas plans to make a bearskin rug. He has hunted four years, tallying eight whitetail deer and two mule deer prior to this hunt.
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John Ellas
20Th Ave
Colorado
Ellas
Morgan County
Alabama Bowhunters Association
Elias
Decatur
Boone and Crockett
Hunter Elias Nets Trophy Buck in Bankhead Forest
In the Black Warrior Management Area of the Bankhead Forest in North Alabama Elias recounts two deer hunts. He recalls missing at 25 yards before a second shot felled a big buck and describes stalking two deer at 50 yards to claim the prize.
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Elias
Ellas
Black Warrior
Bankhead Forest
North
Alabama
Camp Hope Opens At Wallace Center With Two Sessions
The Wallace Developmental Center will start Camp Hope this summer offering two sessions July 19 to 23 and August 2 to 6. Contact Clarice Guston at 355-6192 for attendance details. Volunteers 16 and older are sought, especially water safety experts, with orientations June 16 and June 30.
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Wallace Developmental Center
Merry Bar
Clarice Guston
Ming
Wet Weekend Forecast For Valley Area With Showers
The National Weather Service warns a wet weekend with a mix of sun and scattered thundershowers. Dense fog reduced Alabama visibility early morning, travelers were urged to take caution along the Tennessee River. Daytime highs will reach the 80s, with 60s at night and a five to seven hour daily sunshine expectation.
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Alabama
North
Tennessee River
Tennessee Valley
National Weather Service
Prisoner Bills Mount But State Won't Pay
Morgan County and four nearby counties have accumulated over $33,000 in costs housing state prisoners. The State Board of Corrections says reimbursement will occur only if the Legislature passes a bill. Admissions to state prisons were frozen earlier this year, so counties bear the expense. Morgan County has sent a bill for $8,103.93 covering inmates jailed from April 1975 through March. County officials expect further action.
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John Hale
State Board of Corrections
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Hale
Morgan County
County Commission
Dick Fleming
Attorney General's
van Ward
Limestone Commission
Charles Christopher
Christopher
Limestone County
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Cullman County
Lucille Glean
Jim McAbee
Copperhead Kills 3-Year-Old Child in Alabama
A Jacksonville boy, Gregory Lee Hall, died from a copperhead bite after playing near his home. He collapsed in a ditch minutes after arriving at a hospital in Anniston. The coroner noted a den of poisonous snakes near the house was destroyed in a bid to recover funds.
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Jacksonville
Ala
Calhoun County
Ralph Phillips
Gregory Lee Hall
Anniston
Phillips
Decatur Jaycees Plan Tennessee Valley Exposition Fair
Planning for the Tennessee Valley Exposition Fair September 13 through 18 in Decatur. Board members listed include chair Jerry Waddell and assistant chair John Tirpack with officials such as Buddy Lentz secretary Wayne Mitchell and Dennis Monk electrical director. A bicentennial theme is planned as the largest fair in the 27 year history.
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Decatur
Dennis Monk
Ronnie Dukes
Charles Howard
Bill J. Dukes
Myron Melton
John Deeds
J. Hugh
Looney
James Haver
Injured Morgan County Investigator Returns to Duty
Morgan County Investigator Bill Kappler returned to work after a two week absence following a beating near Lacon. Sheriff Van Ward said Kappler was hospitalized with head injuries May 18 after meeting a man in a wooded area near Lacon. No arrests have been made.
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Morgan County
Bill Kappler
Lacon
van Ward
Kappler
Decatur Area Weather Update and Forecast
Decatur readings show river level 21.71 and sea level 556.01. Today partly sunny with cloudiness through Friday and a 30 percent chance of thundershowers, highs mid 70s, lows near 60. Extended outlook expects scattered storms Saturday and Sunday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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North
Alabama
Decatur and
Keller Memorial Bridge
Decatur Station
Tri-County District Health Service
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Colorado Trophy
John Elias
20Th St. SE
Tony Estes
Osta
NOAA
Copperhead
Frank Johnson
Johnson
George Wallace
Lawman
John Godbey
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