Flood aid effort keeps Morgan County CD office on watch
The Morgan County Civil Defense office stayed open through flash flood warnings as more than 150 volunteers from groups including Flint Rescue Squad Decatur Amateur Radio Club Hartselle Bass Club and the 142nd National Guard unit assisted emergency crews. Director Howard Proctor said the operation would continue while danger remained and credited cooperation from all organizations involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonford Turner
Morgan County Civil Defense Office
Decatur
Weather Bureau
Howard Proctor
Glenda Harvey
Tommy Fleming
Proctor
Flint Rescue Squad
Decater Amateur Radio Club
Department of Pensions and Securities
Hartselle Bass Club
Morgan County
Rat Patrol
McDonald’s Hamburgers
Tri- County District Health Service
142Nd National Guard
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civil Defense Office
TVA
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts across counties
The notice lists emergency numbers for Decatur, Morgan, Limestone, Lawrence, and Cullman counties. It references the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000, poison emergencies, hospital or physician contacts, and a universal 0 option for unknown emergencies, with Decatur Daily Athens contact for nights and holidays.
Decatur Urges Water Conservation As River Rises
City water officials warn of up to 20 percent cut in supply if the Tennessee River level reaches 561 feet. If flooding covers the first pumping station, Decatur would rely on a second station while preserving a 560 million gallon reserve. Residents urged to minimize use and boil water before drinking.
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Linda Parham
Decatur
Market St. NW
George Godwin
Decatur Water Department
Tennessee River
Tri- Counties Medical Health Service
Betty Vaughn
Godwin
Water Department
Civil Defense
Tennessee
Valley Authority
TVA
Violets bloom through perseverance of polio survivor
The article profiles Ruby Gomes of Decatur who began growing African violets in 1947 amid polio disability. After early failures and relocations she rebuilt her greenhouse and now tends a thriving collection at her home, exchanging cuttings and researching soil and humidity to foster blooms.
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Ruby Gomes
Gomes
5Th Ave. N.W
Michigan
Canada
Decatur
Town Creek
Rev
Bethany Baptist Church
Maria
Lillian Jarrett
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