Two injured in two car crash along I 65 near Falkville
L E Thomas of Falkville was admitted to Hartselle Hospital after a two car collision on I 65 south of town Tuesday night. Hartselle Ambulance Service sent two units to the scene and King Chandler of Vinemont 3 was treated and discharged at Black Chandler Hospital in Hartselle. A guest speaker for the Athens Limestone CB Rescue Squad meeting on Thursday at 7 pm will be Limestone County Coroner Charlie Sammet. meeting to be held at squad HQ on Levert Ave.
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Falkville
L. E. Thomas
Hartselle
Here
King Chandler
Vinemont
Black Chandler Hospital
Athens
Athens-Limestone
Limestone County
Charlie Sammet
Levert Ave
Band Day in Athens Promises Music and Fundraiser
Athens High School hosts Band Day on March 23 at the courthouse square with a 11 a.m. performance and events such as a white elephant sale bake sales box lunches and a battle of the bands to raise funds for the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival.
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Athens
Athens High School
Courthouse Square
Dexter and the Derbies
Shenandoah Valley
Morgan County Sheriff’s Dept Fields Five Charges
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department filed five charges Tuesday including two counts of issuing worthless checks and one each for second-degree manslaughter assault and battery and peace proceedings.
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Morgan County
Sheriff’s Department
Ring Stolen From Car At Highway 31 Pastry Shop
A ring valued at 156 dollars with four diamonds was reported stolen from an employee’s car parked near Highway 31 pastry shop. The theft occurred Saturday between noon and midnight. Separately, officials said three tires and a battery were taken from a wrecked car in the same parking lot, valued at 25 dollars per tire, with about 100 dollars in damage from an attempted trunk opening.
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Highway 31
James B. Erbem
Donut
Erbem
John Penny Rambler
Tornado patterns and notable Alabama outbreaks overview
A Weather Bureau explainer details how tornadoes strike almost anywhere, with Alabama in a high activity zone. It cites peak months, times of day, historic Alabama and national events, and debunks myths about repeat damage and ridges offering protection.
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United States
Rockies
U. S
Appalachians
Alabama
Gulf Coast
Dakotas
Upper Midwest
Stacy Hollow
Weather Bureau
Nevada
Youth officer appointed in Decatur with joint police role
David Reed, 23, a part time Athens College student, was named to Decatur’s new Decatur youth officer post. He will start March 21 after passing examinations ahead of three other applicants. Reed will serve as a joint policeman and juvenile officer under Morgan County Juvenile authorities, with training to cover both police and juvenile duties.
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Dave Whittaker
Athens College
Decatur
David Reed
Brookmeade Rd
Decatur Personnel Board
Morgan County
Reed
Decatur High School
Davis Construction Co
Public Safety
Charles Gunthorp
C. Bennett McRae
Doug Crabb
Crabb
McRae
Chief Self
Robert) Straub
Gunthorp
Fire destroys Moulton Norola Implement Co. tractor firm
Fire at Moulton Norola Implement Co. a John Deere franchise destroyed the back shop and three tractors with a garden plow. Fire Chief Tim Blakemore said gasoline leakage from a tractor started the blaze. Employee Winford Stewart noted a spark near a hanging light. No injuries reported.
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Moulton
Norola Implement Co
John Deere
Carroll Implement Co
Tim Blakemore
Winford Stewart
Stewart
Moulton Water System bids to be opened Thursday
Alexander says prior bids exceed one million and were rejected due to funding. Plans changed to a filtration system and 80 acre Turkey Creek lake and dam funded by a 741000 loan and 300000 grant. O'Toole Engineering to modify plans after bids over 1.2 million. Four contracts to be awarded. bids opened at Lawrence County High School Auditorium at 11 a.m.
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Turkey Creek
Community Facilities Act
Economic Development Administration
O'Toole Engineering Co
Birmingham
Alexander
Lawrence County High School
Moulton Men Charged After Deputy Injured in Taxing Incident
Deputy Glenn Pace was hospitalized after an assault with intent to murder during a traffic stop on Trinity Lane Road in northeast Lawrence County. Austin McWhorter 50 and William Pitt 33 were charged with assault with intent to murder. Pitt also faces driving while intoxicated and McWhorter highway intoxication charges. Pace remained in good condition at Lawrence County Hospital Wednesday.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Glenn Pace
Pace
Lawrence County Hospital
Pete Rutherford
Austin McWhorter
William Pitt
Pitt
McWhorter
Trinity Lane Road
Puryear named new Hartselle City Councilman
HARTSELLE—Puryear was named to the city council to replace Ernest Maddox who was promoted to mayor. He will serve until the fall election when a mayor and five councilmen are chosen. The council adopted a firemen retirement plan paying $5 monthly per member with retirement after 20 years or at 65. They also urged replacing the Decatur sign with Welcome To Hartselle at the southern edge and approved buying ballots from Roberts Supply Co. for $255.
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Hartselle
Boyd Puryear
Ernest Maddox
Puryear
Decatur
Alabama Mountain Lakes Association
Hartseller
Sober Electric Co. Truck Ad Prompts Sobriety Note
In Baltimore a truck from the Sober Electric Co. bears a bold slogan asking for electrical help and a smaller line warning that the driver is not sober. The eye catching message appears on the rear bumper of the vehicle.
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Baltimore
Sober Electric Co
Athens High Athlete Shot While Hunting Injures Player
A 17 year old Athens High School athlete, Mike Hays, remained in fair condition at Athens Limestone Hospital after a pellet gun accident Tuesday near Capshaw. Hays, a junior and quarterback of the Golden Eagles, was shot in the pelvis during a hunting trip with Billy Fred Pepper.
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Athens
Athens-Limestone
Capshaw
Mike Hays
Harold Hays
S. Jefferson St
Hays
Golden Eagles
Billy Fred Pepper
Pepper
Burl Grubbs
Grubbs
Jimmy
AEA
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First Methodist Church
Social Security Office
Westgate
Wheeler Basin Regional Library
Gateway Shopping Center
Ring
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Whitfield King
Jim Duncan
R. W. Orr Jr
Byron Carroll
Hammonco Martin
Forrest Anderson
Ray White
Rex Poll
Bob Evans
Clyde Hendrix
Willard Nelson
George Godwin, Sr
Walter Clapton
Abwa
American Business Woman Association
Crescent Motel
Bart Slattery Jr
NASA
Gordon Mummert
Dan Crane
Auburn University
Calhoun Junior College
Z. L. Taylor Jr
Auburn
Royal Masons
Masonic
U.S. Weather Bureau
Northport
Warrior River
Tuscaloosa
Gainsville
Oklahoma City
Baldwin
Miss
Cordell
Kan
McDonald’s Chapel
David Sandlin
Sgt
E. L. Anders
Andrew’s Chapel
Lonnie McDaniel
First Federal
Oscar Napps
First Federal Savings and Loan Co
Carl J. Collins
Beaton
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