School Chief's Pay Boosted By County Board Action
The Lawrence County Board of Education approved expense account increases to raise Superintendent Don Parker’s total pay to 30,500 by 1981. The plan raises the July 1 expense account from 1,200 to 2,000, then adds 2,000 in 1979 and 1980, plus an 8,000 annual expense account and a 22,500 salary. The board also approved a salary increase for Parker from 17,500 to 22,500, hired nine teachers, rehired eighty bus drivers, and granted central office raises averaging 12.4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele Holman
Moulton
Lawrence County Board of Education
Don Parker
Parker
Lawrence County
Billy Pierce
Central Office
Marion Chamness
Hatton High
Gayle
Testimony Set Thursday In Anniston Slaying Case
In Anniston a preliminary hearing continues Thursday for Mrs. Janie Cherie Burleson 44 charged with first degree murder in the May 24 shooting death of her husband Roland Douglas Burleson 45. He was found in the den with three chest wounds from a large caliber pistol. A .38 revolver was seized and Burleson is free on a 5000 bond.
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Anniston
Hartselle
Decatur
Janie Cherie Burleson
Janie Tarlton
Roland Douglas
Doug) Burleson
Burleson
Council To Meet On City Attorney
The city council will meet in closed session this week to decide if acting City Atty A J Coleman will stay part time or resign for a fulltime counselor. Mayor Dukes aims for a Wednesday or Thursday meeting to finalize the decision. Coleman resigned last September but stayed on temporarily. he says he is available if asked and will abide by the council’s resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Foreman
A. J. Coleman
Bill Dukes
Dukes
Ray Nixon
Coleman
Nixon
Es. Coleman
Baker Launches Senate Campaign
State Sen. John Baker of Rainsville announced he will begin active campaigning for the U.S. Senate with a first tour through North Alabama including DeKalb Cherokee Jackson Madison Limestone Lawrence Cullman and Blount counties while excluding Morgan County. Baker plans to travel with his wife Regena and their three daughters in a family motor home. He faces possible race against Gov. George C. Wallace as well as the incumbent Sen. John Sparkman. In Athens authorities recovered two more stolen trucks and tied the ring to Tennessee and Kentucky thefts, with an FBI official noting the Athens area as a possible drop off point and up to 30 vehicles linked to the case.
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Gay Barber
John Baker
Rainsville
U.S. Senate
North Alabama
DeKalb
Cherokee
Jackson
Madison
Limestone
Lawrence
Cullman
Blount
Morgan County
Baker
Decatur
Regena
Gina
Ginger
Julie
Bakers
Senate
John Sparkman
Sparkman
Senate Foreignelations Committee
George C. Wallace
Albertville
Northport
Crossville
Fort Payne
University of Alabama
House of Representatives
State Senate
Capitol Press Corps
Aoe
Alabama
Athens
Combs
Tennessee
Kentucky
Warren County
Everett Pearsall
Dyer Ct
Sale To Benefit Victim's Widow
Morgan County Rescue Squad will hold a benefit sale Saturday at the Mini-Mart on Trinity Mountain to aid Mrs Hoyt Jones and her daughter Kim, widow of a Decatur man who died in a June 9 house fire. Proceeds come from a flea market rummage and bake sale from 9 am to 5 pm. Sheriff Dwight Looney reports local merchants donated items and calls for more donations. contact numbers are 355 4418 or 350 2010. The event was postponed once due to weather as the family resettles with relatives in the Caddo community.
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Morgan County Rescue Squad
Decatur
Trinityountain
Hoyt Jones
Kim
Dwight Looney
Rescue Squad
Looney
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National Weather Service
Colbert
Muscle Sholas
Morgan
Civil Defense
Lawrence County Civil Defense
Lehman Wood
Courtland
Wood
Howard Proctor
Proctor
Cave Springs
Limestone County Civil Defense Office
Cullman County
Marc Miller
Hazlewood High School
Lawrence High School
Tennessee Valley Wholesalers
Hatton High School
Frazier
SBS Electric
SBS Electric Supply
Trinity Quarries
Holland and Woodward
Glidden Paint Center
Decatur Decorating Center
Bill’s Lumber and Ly
Lawrence County Glass Co
Binswanger Glass Co
Moulton Glass Service
Town Creek Carpet and Supply Co
Dumas and Blackwood Tile Co
Bill’s Lumber and Supply
Valley Pallet and Supply Co
Bill’s Lumber and Supply Co
Concrete Manufacturing Co
Dixie Auto Parts
Valley Auto Parts
Roy W. McVay
Rotary Scholastic Awards
Rotary Club
Decatur Inn
Tom White
Barbara Szczepanski
Decatur High School
Mark
Klopfenstein
Austin High School
Bob Horton
Calhoun County District Court
Ryder Truck Lines
Ryder Office
Huntsville
Brown Service Funeral Home Chapel
Pearl Burleson
Libby Birdwell
Limestone County
FBI
Wayne Combs
First State Bank
First State
First State Bank of Decatur
Johnston Street
FDIC
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