Drought Spars North Alabama Crops As Southern Pastures Suffer
County agents report mixed conditions with rain helping some areas while Cullman and Lawrence counties warn of heat and drought. North Alabama faired better than the southern sector where pastures are damaged and hay may be short next winter. Forecasts predict continued dryness through mid July with hot temperatures in the north and near normal in the south.
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Rutledge
Cullman
Bill Boswell
Boswell
Lawrence County
Ray Rice
North Alabama
South Alabama
Dothan
Alabama Association of Country Agricultural
Alabama
Environmental Studies Service Center
Auburn University
Memorial fund set for Oklahoma girl amid Decatur reflections
The Guse family mourns Michelle and two other slain girls as funerals proceed in Oklahoma. Michelle, born in Miami, Florida, grew up with Sears ties in Decatur where friends remember a warm, personal girl. A memorial fund in her name supports a Broken Arrow scholarship.
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Michelle
Sears
Decatur
Larry Jones
Huntsville
Guse
Goo-Say
Miami
Fla
Gase
Jones
Lori
Oklahoma
Doris
Marlin Funeral Home
Broken Arrow
Cecil Drummond
Drummond
Michelle Guse
Broken Arrow Board of Education
Okla
Jean Brown
Mrs. Sumerel
Bowhunting proposed to curb deer herd in Alabama area
Atkeson proposes bowhunters may control a overgrown deer herd on roughly 8000 acres near Gulf Shores with a future gun hunt possible. Area would open toward late October after the squirrel hunt, pending Fish and Wildlife Service approval and Alabama dates set by the Conservation Advisory Board meeting June 24.
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Atkeson
U.S
Blackbeard’s Island
Atlantic
Medicaid faces drastic cuts to stay afloat this fiscal year
The Medicaid program may require drastic cutbacks to operate through the current fiscal year ending September 30. A prior crisis led to a plan to restore cuts by transferring 3 million from the Pensions and Security Department. Lawmakers authorized the transfer but did not approve further measures for future years. The text also mentions severance taxes generating about 15 million for the general fund and a note on kangaroo rats leaping six feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Pensions and Security Department
General Fund
Nursing Home Faces License Revocation After Probes
The six month probation saw waivers for some requirements while complaints and annual investigations prompted charges against Flint City Nursing Home. The License Advisory Board and State Committee on Public Health backed revocation with July 20 hearing date set and notice to administrators within five days. Maxine Tapscott declined comment while sending representatives to a Montgomery hearing. Medicaid funding shifts noted as fiscal discussions continue.
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LeCroix
License Advisory Board
State Committee On Public Health
Flint City Nursing Home
Maxine Tapscott
Nursing Home
Montgomery
Water projects trimmed as Senate subcommittee favors compromise
Senate subcommittee cuts eight of 17 water projects and halves funding for one, aiming to appease President Carter in a 10.2 million public works bill. Sen. John Stennis says a veto may be avoided, while Carter terms the projects costly and environmentally risky. Remaining House-approved items include LaFarge Lake and Oahe Unit with adjusted sums.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
John Stennis
Dmiss
House
Stennis
Robert Byrd
Congress
LaFarge Lake
Wisconsin
Lukiata Lake
Oklahoma
Meramec Park Lake
Missouri
Yatesville Lake
Kentucky
Fruith and Mesa
Colorado
Savery Pot Hook
Wyoming
Narrows Unit
Oahe Unit
South Dakota
Grove Lake
Kansas
Bayou Bodeau
Louisiana
Garrision
North Dakota
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David Katz
Est
Mrs. Katz
George Ann Guse
Lois Pickett
Den
Mrs. Pickett
Committee
Myers
Beltline RD
Albright College
Greg
Subcommittee
Dad
Rogers
Florence
Athens
Lorch
Ladies’ & Men’s Diamonds
Higin
Herlo
Tpetial
Batlowa
Accutron
Balowa
Balowa Watch
Dad Ess
Wan
Rey
White
Ellen Epeadel
Balk
South
Bank Americard
Second Ave
Russellville
Lorel
Cullmen
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