Spirit festival schedules set at Point Mallard in Decatur
Omar Bradley to receive the Audie Murphy patriotism award during the festival events at Point Mallard. A tennis tournament canoe and raft races and a track meet are planned with entries through Decatur Parks and Recreation. A July 4th children's parade and an arts and crafts show will also be held with organizers listed for entry.
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Omar Bradley
Audie Murphy
Bradley
Watch
Joint Chiefs of ‘Staff
V. I. P. Committee
Rex Cheatham
Tennessee
Jay Chanley
U. S. Tennis Association
Point Mallard Aquatic Center
Decatur Boat Harbor
Point Mallard
Shriners
Crazy Car
Jane Alexander
6Th Ave. SE
Trial Slated For Eight Men In Morgan County Court
Morgan County Circuit Judge Tom Coggin set eight defendants for trial Monday and another group for Wednesday. Charged actions include grand larceny burglary of automobiles forgery and assault with names such as Victor Banks James Wright Mark Duble Oscar Hill and Donnie Robinson among others. Scott faces first degree murder tied to the December stabbing of Jim Jones in Decatur.
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Morgan County
Tom B. Coggin
Victor Karl Banks
James Devan Wright
Mark Allen Duble
Oscar Hill
Danny Lee Melson
Felton Jackson Melson
Donnie Evans Robinson
Cecil Dotson
Wilbert Scott
Victor J. Metonas
Steve Douglas Harvel
Lonny Hogeland
Scott
Jimck Jones
Decatur
Hughes Will Leaves Estate to Church and Scouts
The will says the Hughes estate goes to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, orphanages, the Boy Scouts of America, and Melvin Dummar, a service station attendant who claims he picked up Hughes in 1968 Nevada. It grants Dummar one sixteenth. Officials question forgery. Dummar’s fingerprint is on the envelope. he admits delivering the document but denies writing it.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City
Hughes
Mormon Church
Boy Scouts of America, Inc
Melvin Dummar
Nevada
Dummar
Constables face shift changes and continued service duties
Ward the sheriff opposes using constables for arrests while Verner plans to reassign shifts and use them for summonses. Deputies already split duties between paper service and patrol with warrants checked during stops. Old warrants linger, court notes show, and local attorneys urge caution amid possible changes.
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Verner
Ward
Sheriff's Office
Register’s Office
Stacey Courageous Girl Defies Odds in Alabama Care
Stacey Bradberry, a severely disabled child from Texas now living in Hartselle, faces ongoing surgeries funded by the Alabama Crippled Children's Clinic. Despite multiple operations and a head shaven for recovery, she remains hopeful, calling out to walk like a peer and telling a nearby child she will. Her family, faith, and community support her as she learns, sings, and stays connected with loved ones.
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Decatur Daily
Lucille Harper
Angie
Bradberrys
Stacey
Alabama Crippled Children’s Clinic
Hartselle
Nannie Bradberry
Jesus
Dolly Parton
Dolly
Prison escapee bragged to trooper at Jackson post
Smith could not pay a $25 bond and was taken for fingerprinting at the Jackson post. There he talked with a man in fatigues, claiming to be an Alabama prison escapee serving a murder sentence. The man, Trooper Patrick Darrow, identified himself as the post’s dog handler.
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Smith
Jackson Post
Alabama
Patrick Darrow
Post
Five Morgan County sheriff tires slashed. no arrests
Early Saturday, five sheriff department squad car tires were cut between 3 and 5 a.m. A department spokesman said no arrests were made. A tape player and a CB radio were stolen from a car at Towerview Apartments on Alabama 67. Tim Short reported the incident Saturday morning. A seven-year-old cut two flowers from a garden on Saturday near 1010 16th Ave SE, per a police report.
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van Ward
Gary Lloyd
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Citizens Band
Towerview Apartments
Alabama 67
Tim Short
O— W. O. Gossett
16Th Ave
City considers license test for contractors Monday
City council may discuss an amendment to require all applicants for mechanical and general contracting licenses to pass a code test. Councilman Jack Allen backs a grandfather clause for renewals, while Arthur Faulkner opposes the clause and Bob Patton opposes the amendment overall. A 9 a.m. preliminary meeting and a 10 a.m. formal session are planned at City Hall.
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Jack Allen
Arthur Faulkner
Bob Patton
City Hall
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Lynn Meador
Charlene Young
Sheriff’s Office
Fred Smith
Brad Cook
Lewis West
Leslie Doss
Jefferson County
Polly Conradi
Shirley
James McNear
Bingham Edwards
PerPay
Ees Eo
BankAmericard
Westgate Center
Crestwood Center
Rita McGough
Greenville
Craig Bradberry
Texas
James
Margie Bradberry
Carbon Hill
Papa Bradberry
Lorie Walker
D.C
Carriage Inn
University Dr. Huntsville
Ala
Afshar
Ardebil
Tabriz
Jim Sullivan
Guaranty
S&h
Couaranty Savings and Loan Association
6Th Ave
S.E
North al
Morgan Pool
North Alabama
Box
Trinity
Bill Jones
Carpet Masters
Grant St
Virgil McDonald, Sr
Virgil McDonald, Jr
McDonalds
2Nd Ave
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