Unseasonably Cool Start To Summer In Alabama
Unseasonably cool first day of summer with record early lows across North Alabama. Birmingham reaches 57, Mobile 65, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and lows near the upper 60s for a three day period. Rainfall 27.45 inches in Huntsville Decatur area for 1976 and drying conditions forecast Tuesday.
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Alabama
North
Birmingham
Mobile
Huntsville
Decatur
National Weather Service
Weather and river readings for Decatur area today
Decatur area readings show river at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.99 feet while sea level is 556.29. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 682.3 and Guntersville 594.5. High today around 80, tonight upper 50s. Forecast calls for partly cloudy with isolated storms and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s through Friday.
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Decatur and Vicinity River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
Reading
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Morgan County okays minority hiring policy reluctantly
Morgan County Commission approved an affirmative action policy allowing minorities and women to file with an equal opportunity counselor, with a review board finalizing decisions. The plan, though supported by some members, drew objections and was described as unlikely to be used. The policy covers employment denials and advances and aligns with county and regional review bodies.
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Russ Roberts
Morgan County Commission
Dick Fleming
Equal Opportunity
Ronald Lee Gullette
Equal Opportunity Review Board
North Central
Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Fleming
Commission
NAACP
Morgan County
Rooster Coffee Club Plans Tour of Alabama Visit
The Tuesday Rooster Coffee Club committee of the Chamber of Commerce discusses Alabama tourism director Doug Benton's visit. The one hour meeting at the Decatur Inn begins at 7 30 a m with members pictured and others unnamed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Doug Benton
David Dobbs
Mervyn Michaels
Tommy
Decatur Inn
Nominee Dropped From North Alabama Health Body
The North Alabama Health Systems Agency will pick an executive director tonight from at least three candidates. Joe Knight of Selma was dropped from consideration due to educational and health planning experience gaps. The agency aims to begin operations July 1 after federal funding changes and a merger of three regional health planners.
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Gay Barber
North Alabama Health Systems Agency
Charles Grainger
Selma
Joe Knight
Knight
Grainger
Dennis Opheim
North Alabama
Frank Masters
Winston-Salem
N.C
Jack Allred
Top of Alabama Health Planning Agency
Huntsville
Betty Vaughan
NAHSA
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Decatur
Muscle Shoals
Emergency Phone Numbers Include Crisis Call Center 355-8000
For personal crises call the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000 or contact a hospital or family physician for possible poisoning. If unsure of the number, dial 0 and explain the nature of the emergency to the operator.
Sniper Wounds Sunday Walker
A Decatur man Michael Orr and a Decatur woman Josie Sue Long were wounded in separate, unrelated shootings. Orr was hit in the upper left thigh by a passing car on Walnut Street NW at 2:49 a.m. and listed in satisfactory condition. Long was shot in the upper right leg with a shotgun pellet at a friend’s residence near Priceville between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and released from Decatur General Hospital. No charges were filed.
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Decatur
Decatur 5
Michael Orr
4Th Ave. SE
Walnut St. NW
Dick Crowell
Vic Lyle
Orr
Parkway Medical Center
Josie Sue Long
Doyle Ward
Priceville
Ward
Decatur General Hospital
Limestone County Dome Facelift Aims To Shine Copper Roof
Athens Limestone County Commissioners plan a major facelift for the copper dome of the 57 year old courthouse. The dome, long seen as a sore thumb, will be cleaned and repaired as part of a broader restoration. Chairman Charlie Christopher said the dome will shine again but timing depends on suitable temperatures and work is authorized to begin.
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Athens
Limestone County
Limestone County Commission
Commission
Charlie Christopher
Dome Clocks Shine on Athens Square After Cleaning
Athens officials halt funds until renovation is finished and inspected. The S. W. Bush Construction low bidder, subcontracted work on the dome with four large clocks now striking hourly after months of inoperability. The exact cleaning chemical remains unnamed but aims to restore a shiny, new look.
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S. W. Bush Construction Co
Huntsville
Christopher
Athens
Stolen Riding Gear Valued At 1200 Dollars
Morgan County investigator J B Edwards reports weekend thefts from Junior Brown and Kenneth Durham. Missing items include three saddles two bridles and two shotguns one a .410 and another an antique double barrel. Burglary also struck J O Braswell with missing tractor batteries and a tool box in prior week.
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Decature
Junior Brown
Morgan County
J. B. Edwards
Edwards
Kenneth Durham
Union Hill
J. O. Braswell
Hartseller
Braswell
Fire destroys frame house in Moulton Heights
Decatur fire officials report a late Sunday blaze at 10:02 p.m. destroyed a frame house on 8th St. SW in Moulton Heights. The owner and occupant was Mack Jones.
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Moulton Heights
Decatur
Mack Jones
8Th St
Plane lands at Fulton Airport with 3800 pounds marijuana
Fulton County police seized 3,800 pounds of Colombian marijuana from a plane that landed at Fulton County Airport after eluding Alabama authorities. Pilot Calvin Franklin, 52, of Mableton, faces charges under Georgia's Controlled Substances Act. a second man aboard the aircraft remains at large. Street value about 1.8 million dollars. The plane reportedly came from Anniston, Alabama, and refueled before proceeding to Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
Alabama
Calvin Franklin
Mableton
Georgia
Fulton
Louis Graham
Anniston
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Plug) White
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