Governor Should Head Effort To Revise State Constitution
Former Chief Justice Howell Heflin urged the governor to lead a drive to revise Alabama’s 1901 constitution, calling it the longest and most restrictive in the nation. He noted its many amendments and debated that a new document faces legislative resistance and high costs for statewide votes.
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Heflin
Steele Holman
Alabama
United States
Howell Heflin
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Tuscumbia
U. S
House
George C. Walke
Emmett O’neal
Constitutional Study Commission
Yeflin
Senate For
Hardin Rebuffs Justice Motion Over Partlow State School
Alabama Mental Health Commissioner Taylor Hardin blasts a Justice Department motion seeking a special master for Partlow State School and Hospital Tuscaloosa. He calls the filing distorted and cites substantial progress toward court-ordered reforms while noting facility upgrades remain. Dr Robert Sanders emphasizes individual plans to aid residents.
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Montgomery
Ala
Taylor Hardin
Justice Department
Department
Partlow State School
Tuscaloosa
Hardin
State of
Alabama
Partlow
Robert Sanders
Group Homes Focus On Help From Youth Peers
In North Alabama United Methodist Children's Homes operate in Huntsville Scottsboro with a Florence opening. small housing units aim for intimate family like living. Director Ben Bradley notes teens adjust best to group homes where relationships can be intense and caring house parents guide youths.
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Nancy E
Florance Daily
Alabama
United Methodist
Huntsville
Scottsboro
Florence
Ben Bradley
United Methodist Homes
Marcia Dwiggins
Bradley
Dee Bryan
United Methodist Church
Bryan
Sandy
Rain chance rises as valley swelters in 90s heat
North Alabama stays under a warm humid air mass with no major change expected for days. Daytime rain probability runs about 50 percent through Saturday, 30 percent tonight, with amounts typically under half an inch though locally up to one inch. Drying conditions are good with humidity around 45 percent and 6 to 16 mph winds. Thursday saw no rain in the Tennessee Valley while central Alabama received beneficial showers and vivid lightning.
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North Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Alabama
Weather and river readings for Decatur area report hot weekend
Decatur readings show river level at Keller Memorial Bridge 21.50 and sea level 555.80 while TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 681.7 Pickwick 414.0 Whitesburg 556.4 Wheeler 555.9 Wilson 506.8. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with afternoon thundershowers today through Saturday and highs in the low to mid 90s with a 50 percent rain chance today and Saturday.
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Decatur
River Reading
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
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