Murder Trial Tops Lawrence docket at Athens court
The first degree murder trial of Carl Edward Willingham, 22, Courtland, heads the docket as Lawrence County Criminal Circuit Court opens Tuesday before Judge Billy Burney. Willingham is accused of the Aug 1 stabbing death of Sol Madden. Additional cases include Bradford for selling mortgaged property, McKelvey for false pretense and embezzlement, Ward for rape, and Breazeale on burglary charges.
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Moulton
Carl Edward Willingham
Courtland
Lawrence County Criminal Circuit Court
Billy Burney
Willingham
Sol Madden
Decatur
J. N. Powell
W. L
Bill) Chenault
Stanley Bradford
Farrell D. McKelvey
Jerry Ward
Accidents injure two men in separate Sunday incidents
Two area men were injured in separate Sunday accidents. James Ed Sullins, 32, of Decatur, suffered injuries in a one vehicle crash at 8:35 a.m. five miles north of Flint on Morgan County Road 43 and was admitted to Baugh Wiley Smith Hospital. Arlin N. Gaddy, 31, of Courtland, is in good condition at Lawrence County Hospital after a one vehicle crash at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, two and a half miles south of Courtland on Lawrence County Road 29.
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James Ed Sullins
Decatur
Flint
Morgan County
Baugh- Wiley-Smith
Arlin N. Gaddy
Courtland
Lawrence County Hospital
Lawrence County
Mini Opry Dream Moves Toward North Alabama
Bob Myers of Neel plans a mini Grand Ole Opry for 1 North Alabama through the Alabama Country Music Association. The Somerville Ward School building has been donated by Morgan County Board of Education and renovation work began with a painting session by association members.
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Bob Myers
Neel
North
Alabama
Myers
Alabama Country Music Association
Somerville Ward
Somerville
Morgan County Board of Education
Alabama Country Music Association plans and murder trial update
Alabama Country Music Association schedules Saturday Jubilee concerts starting April 1 with an April 22 anniversary auction of stars. Johnny Dollar and Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley are linked to events as new members include Tee Shores and the Carvers from Athens. A separate murder case in Hartselle features Bonnie S. Boulden indicted for second degree murder in her husband Raymond Boulden’s 1971 shotgun death.
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Myers
Nashville
Johnny Dollar
Jere Beasley
Alabama Country Music Association
Tee Shores
Athens
Bobby
Brenda Adams
Johnny
Karen Carver
Country Music Association
Rome
Bonnie S. Boulden
Hartselle
Boulden
Raymond
Sparkman Campaign Events In Alabama Countys Monday
Sen John Sparkman campaigns across Alabama with a 7 pm Montgomery appreciation dinner and earlier meetings with students and alumni. Other candidates including Red Blount Bert Nettles Lambert Mims and Robert Edington hold stops in Decatur Hartselle Gadsden Florence and Dothan with varying campaign activities and a pending court case over a filing fee.
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Sen
John Sparkman
Montgomery
Sparkman
University of Alabama
American Legion
Alabama
Winton M
Red
Blount
Decatur
Hartselle
Bert Nettles
Mobile
Chilton County
Birmingham
Doris Callahan
Gadsden
James D. Martin
Russell County
Lambert Mims
Mobile City
South Alabama
Atmore
Brewton
Andalusia
Opp
Geneva
Dothan
Petition Seeks To Block Low Income Housing Near Athens
Petitions circulate in Vestavia Estates area to stop 65 to 70 low income homes planned by Huntsville firm Hunter and Mitchell Associates near Limestone County subdivision. This follows a prior suit by Bonnie Doone residents to halt 48 rental units on 8.9 acres and is now pending.
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Athens
Limestone County
Huntsville
Hunter and Mitchell Associates
Bonnie Doone Subdivision
Bonnie Doone
Multiple Gunshot Incidents Leave Four Wounded In Decatur Area
Four area residents were treated for gunshot wounds after separate incidents this weekend. Victims include Hershell Johnson 21 Hartselle Maggie McDaniels 48 Decatur Sanford Stovall 26 Decatur and Cecil Cooper 1 Courtland. Cooper was hurt in a hunting accident. Stovall and Johnson sustained leg wounds during firearm mishaps and an argument respectively. McDaniels was admitted in good condition with a lower abdomen wound. Also noted are car crashes at local intersections and a break in at Bob's Quick Shop with stolen cigarettes.
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Hershell Johnson
Hartselle
Maggie McDaniels
12Th Ave
Sanford Stovall
Decatur 1
Cecil Michael Cooper
Courtland
Cooper
Decatur General Hospital
Stovall
Baugh-Wiley-Smith
Johnsont
Cedar Lake
Emergency numbers and crisis contacts from Decatur Daily
A compact list provides emergency numbers for Fire Department Highway Patrol Morgan Sheriff and Ambulance. It also directs crises to the Crisis Call Center and offers guidance for poisoning and dialing 0 for operator help. Includes departmental contacts and after hours numbers.
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Morgan
Self-Defense Claim Opens in Domestic Shooting Case
In the morning session the defense argued the shooting was in self-defense, framing the events as a confrontation between the defendant and her husband. The prosecution is expected to present its rebuttal outlining the sequence leading to the fatal gunfire.
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Henry Tatum
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Standing
Neal Holland
David Faught
Butch Watterson
Mark McClanahan
Winford Turner
THE
Associated Press
Sen. Sparkman
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Here
Bob
Locust St
6Th Ave
Corsbie St
Royal Dr
Elizabeth Herchenhahn
Memorial Dr
Herchenhahn
Kathy Ann Holloway
David Franklin Owens
Jack Phillip Hayes
Florence
Gateway Shopping Center
Decature
Alabama 67
Country Club Rd
Judy Nell Maxwell
Decatur 2
Decatur—General Hospital
Wallace Dewey Baker
Paul's Valley
Okla
North St
Joanne Adams
Rs of
Business Leaders of America
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Adams
Sally Holloway
Austin
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Cullman
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Haleyville
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