Inmates Transferred From Jails To Kilby Prison
Crowding eased as 16 state prisoners from Morgan and Limestone counties were moved to Kilby Prison. Among those transferred from Morgan County are Stephen Jones and Larry Owens plus several others facing charges. A separate group from Limestone County includes Troy Lee Drake. Sheriff Van Ward noted about 44 state prisoners remain in Morgan County Jail with about 20 more housed semi permanently. Ward learned of the move only after officials arrived in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Roberts
Morgan
Limestone County
Kilby
Morgan County
Stephen Jones
Steve Johnson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joe Ferguson
David Owens
Larry Owens
Charles Stover
Tigan
Lee County
Troy Lee Drake
Huntsville
James Hunt
Billy Congo
Larry Haggard
Kenneth Battle
van Ward
Ward
State Board of Corrections
Decatur
Escapee Fails To Turn Himself In
A Limestone County prison escapee William Hudgins 24 did not surrender Monday as promised after a call to Sheriff Evans. Hudgins and Troy Lee Drake 18 fled a Limestone County work crew near the school bus garage last week. Drake was captured in Huntsville while Hudgins remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone
M. W
Buddy) Evans
Pat Morrell
William Hudgins
Hudgins
Evans
Dep
Earnest Knox
Troy Lee Drake
Madison County
Limestone County
Drake
Huntsville
Teen injured in one car wreck near Hartselle
A 19 year old driver Robert W Weeks was injured when his car left Nanceford Road west of Hartselle and struck a tree. He was treated and released at Hartselle Hospital. The accident occurred at 12 50 a m. 2 1 miles west of Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
D. W. Junkins
Robert W. Weeks
Nanceford Rd
Junkins
Weeks
Decatur 4
Decatur
Keith Edward Williams
Edward Mathis
Brookhaven St
Chapel Hill Rd
Joe Greer
Williams
Decatur General Hospital
Mathis
Gerald McCrary
McCrary
Wann
Beltline Rd
Marion Lynn Reed
Bobwhite Dr. S.W
Wann Auto
U. S. 31
Graduation Tonight at Decatur and Austin High Schools
More than 600 seniors will receive diplomas in two graduation ceremonies. Decatur High School begins at 7 30 p m in Ogle Stadium with Alabama Supreme Court Justice James Bloodworth as speaker. Austin High School follows at 8 p m in the auditorium with 326 graduates, led by valedictorian Mark Wright and three salutatorians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur High School
Ogle Stadium
James Bloodworth
Alabama Supreme Court
Austin High School
Family Golf Oddity Plays Right-Handed Except Greens
A right handed family that does everything right handed including daily tasks defies a golfing norm by playing golf left or ambidextrous in the sport, highlighting a unique sporting quirk within a generally right handed nation.
Left handed golf runs in Decatur Martin family
The James Martin family of Decatur all golf left handed except Robin who plays right handed. They belong to Burningtree Country Club and try to play twice weekly. James began as the first to take up golf twelve years ago, while Roberta and Jimmy learn independently. James jokes the family’s unusual swing is just what they feel comfortable with.
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James Martin
Decatur
Martin
Roberta
Robin
Jimmy
Jtm
Martins
Burningtree Country Club
James
Woman Charged After Heroin Found In Stolen Car
Linda Darlene Holbert, 19, was arrested after police halted a stolen 1976 Cadillac Eldorado in Florence on Monday night. A small heroin packet and a barbiturate pill were confiscated. Three Florence teens were charged with grand larceny in the car theft. a second Decatur woman was released. Other incidents include stabbings and a stolen lawnmower report.
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Decatur
Florence
Linda Darlene Holbert
E. Moulton Sr
Paul Cain
Dick Crowell
Miss Holbert
Cain
Crowell
Alabama 20
Theo Peck
Harold Floyd
Peck
Floyd
Courtland
Showers Through Wednesday Across Alabama Forecast
The National Weather Service says scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers will continue through Wednesday with temperatures in the 80s by day and 60s by night across Alabama. In Decatur highs near 88 and lows around 65 are expected, with 40 percent rain today rising to 50 percent Wednesday. Rainfall totals average about half an inch in 36 hours.
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National Weather Service
Alabama
Decatur
The
Weather Service
Tri-County District Health Service
Weather and river readings for Decatur and vicinity
River readings at Keller Memorial Bridge show 21.66 feet and sea level 555.96. TVA lake stages list Chickamauga 680.3 Pickwick 413.8 Whitesburg 556.6 Wheeler 555.9 Wilson 507.5. High yesterday 85 at 3 PM. low 63. Today partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers. rain chances 40% today 30% tonight 50% Wednesday. Extended outlook shows scattered showers with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s through Saturday.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Chickamauga
Pickwick
Whitesburg
Wheeler
Wilson
Title I Funds Push Allocations For Area Schools
Federal Title I funds totaling 2.6 million are allocated to area districts for the new school year. City systems receive Decatur 340,197 Athens 124,702 Hartselle 75,785 and Cullman 101,170 while Morgan County 406,347 Limestone 525,305 Lawrence 491,211 and Cullman 501,587 lead county figures. The state total reaches 51,055,361, up 6,331,593 from this year to fund a legislature mandated raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Teague
Decatur
Athens
Hartselle
Cullman
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Morgan County Farm Disaster Area Declared in Alabama
Morgan among six Alabama counties named as a farm disaster area after April floods. Rep Ronnie Flippo and colleagues announced the designation. Farmers with physical losses must file with the Morgan County FmHA by June 24 1977. fencing losses by January 25 1978.
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Morgan
Alabama
Ronnie G. Flippo
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Morgan County
Farmers Home Administration
Chestnut St. Hartselle
Mey
Decatur Attorney John A. Caddell Named to State Honor Academy
Decatur attorney and University of Alabama board chair John A. Caddell is among ten Alabamians elected to the Alabama Academy of Honor for service and achievement. Induction occurs in Montgomery this fall. Other inductees include Dr. Ralph Adams and U.S. Representatives Carl Elliott and Robert E. Jones. John Patterson confirmed the selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
State Academy of Honor
John A. Caddell
University of Alabama Board of Trustees
Alabama Academy of Honor
Caddell
Academy
Montgomery
Ralph Adams
Troy State University
John W. Bloomer
The
Birmingham News
Emory Cunningham
Progressive Farmer Co
Progressive Farmer
Southern Living
Carl Elliott
Jasper
U.S
House of Representatives
Walter Frommeyer Jr
University of
Alabama
Birmingham
Garber Galbraith
UAB
Thomas B. Hill
Alabama Bar Association
Robert E. Jones
Scottsboro
U.S. House of Representatives
Walter W. Kennedy
First Alabama National Bank
John Patterson
Academy of Honor
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Doris Terry Wann
Mark Wright
Karen Halloway
Ike Morris
Brenda Alexander
Vine St. NW
Annie Cunningham
Lafayette St. NW
Decatur General
Paul Haggard
Daniel St. SW
St. John’s Boys Choir
England
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Little League
London
West
St. John’s Boy Choir
Jody Haney
Seth Adams
Mark Stevens
David Waller
Cole Pate
Graham Peebles
Ashton DeMent
Paxton DeMent
Chris Harmon
Jay Loomis
Brooks Adams
Robb McClendon
David Welsh
Decatur Boys
St. John's Episcopal Church
Frank Pate
Bill Waller
Mart Stevens
Ben Stevens
St. John's
Tony Estes
Huntsville- Decatur Airport
Westminster Abbey Windsor
Coventry Cathedral
St. George’s School
Kings College, Cambridge
Buckingham Palace
Eton
York
Bristol
Stratford-on- Avon
St. John’s Choir
Tuscaloosa
Teague
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