Monster statue taken into custody after feminine appearance
Police report states a three foot high aluminum foil statue dubbed a space monster with feminine features was confiscated after motorist reports near Falkville Alabama. The article also covers a four vehicle collision in Decatur injuring four people, three arrests for gaming, a burglary of auto case, a petit larceny shoplifting arrest, a vandalism incident, and upcoming November events by the Auburn Extension Service including a feeder pig sale in Cullman and a pesticide dealers meeting in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A .Mate
Falkville
Alabama 67
City Hall
Cedar St
State Ave
Aaron Michael Curtis
Reba Curtis
Clint Lamar Curtis
Decatur
Randy Wayne Curtis
Hartselle
Aaa-Southend
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital
Somerville Rd
Southeast Decatur
Auburn Extension Service
Cullman
Alabama
Symphony To Open Series With Sam Timberlake
Decatur native Sam Timberlake sings with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as the Decatur Concert Association starts its Community Concert Series at Austin High School auditorium. Amerigo Marino conducts the 40 year veteran ensemble, performing Verdi, Beethoven, Ravel and Strauss. Free student matinee posted by arts councils and NEA. evening concert by season members only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Sam Timberlake
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Decatur Concert Association
Auburn University
Cecil Timberlake
Austin High School
Amerigo Marino
Birmingham Musicians
Alabama State Council On the Arts and Humanities
National Endowment For the Arts
Verdi
Beethoven
Ravel
Strauss
Donnell Home Funding Sought in Athens
The Limestone County Historical Society will discuss tonight a plan to finance restoration of the Robert Donnell house on the Athens High School campus. Built in the mid 1840s, the home was added to the National Register of Historic Places last month. Fred Martin Jr. will head the restoration fund campaign and outline federal sources, local contribution methods, and the building’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Limestone County Historical Society
Robert Donnell
Athens High School
Fred Martin Jr
Emergency Crisis Numbers Advised By Decatur Daily
Emergency contact guidance lists the Crisis Call Center numbers 355 8000 and local hospital or family physician for possible poisoning. It instructs dialing 0 for unknown emergencies and provides the Decatur Daily departmental hotlines 353 4612 232 1535 353 4739.
Tall Man Helps His Little Town By Buford Pusser Day in Adamsville
Adamsville Tennessee a 1344 population town hosts Buford Pusser Day a three day event to raise funds for a new municipal park. Tammy Wynette George Jones Lynn Anderson and Johnny Paycheck headlined a large country show donating their time. Revenue from 5000 attendees at five to six dollars each boosted park funding with Pusser unexpectedly central to the fundraiser and town pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jones
Left
Jones
Tammy Wynette
Johnny Paycheck
Buford Pusser
Tommy Stevenson
Adamsville
Tenn
McNairy County
Tennessee
Pusser
Tennessee-Mississippi
Jaycees
Nashville
Buford
Tammy
George
Davy Crockett
Europe
Tammy Sang
Truck Wrecks Driver Injured in Florence Crash
A 31-year-old Florence man was injured when his tractor trailer overturned at the intersection of Jefferson Street and U.S. Route 72 in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Jerry L. Vaughn
Athens
Jefferson St
U.S. 72
Jones Eyes Fresh Faces as Austin High Opens Practice
Joe Jones starts basketball practice at Austin High School preparing to defend their Class 4A state crown with a largely new roster. He holds a 437-150 career record across 20 seasons and notes only one returning starter from last year as young players move up from the B team to compete for starting roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jones
Austin High School
Jones
Marvin Sales
Austin Opens Basketball Season After Football Closing Prep
Austin opens its season Friday hosting Athens after football players begin basketball training this week. Coach Jones notes non-playing players will work on ball handling and shooting for 10 days to two weeks before the first game. He recalls a state title season and says the team will be bigger but less experienced this year with several would-be players 6-3 or 6-4. Police report traffic incidents involving Jerry L. Vaughn and Roy Leslie Black with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Austin
Athens
Sales
Billy Sandifer
Rickie Stokes
Donald Booker
Butch Watterson
Mark McClanahan
Black Bears
Jerry L. Vaughn
Athens-Limestone
Vaughn
Massey
Roy Leslie Black
Madison
Madison County
Black
Decatur General Hospital
Kathern D. Wales
Huntsville
Alabama 20
County Line Rd
First Week At Morgan County Landfill Nets 2800 Tons
Morgan County and Decatur report the first week at the Deer Springs 9 acre sanitary landfill. Officials said 529 trucks delivered about 8 612 cubic yards of waste to fill the first trench. Frank Coulter calls the figure a bones conservative estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Deer Springs
Frank Coulter
Coulter
Decatur
Gomebiv
Uberive
Reactor Hearing Rescheduled for Browns Ferry Subpanel
The Atomic Energy Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards rescheduled a Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Subcommittee meeting in Washington to Nov. 30. TVA seeks a license to operate units two and three. the public session runs 9 a.m. to about 3:30 p.m. TVA representatives, consultants, and AEC staff will present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Atomic Energy Commission
Advisory Committee On
Browns Ferry
Washington
TVA
Atomic Energy Commission Regulatory
North Alabama Toastmasters Contest Hosted by Decatur Club
The annual humorous speech contest will be hosted by the Decatur club this Friday at 7 p.m. at Red Carpet Inn. Participants will come from Athens Cullman Florence and Decatur clubs after inter-club competitions to select speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Decatur Club
Red Carpet Inn
Athens
Cullman
Florence
Decatur
History buffs hear Record on Madison County history
James Record, chairman of the Madison County Commission and noted historian, will speak Oct. 29 to the Morgan County Historic Preservation Society at the Somerville Courthouse. The group meets in the 1837 oldest Alabama courthouse listed on the National Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Record
Madison County Commission
Morgan County Historic Preservation Society
Somerville
Alabama
Record
Alabama Historical Commission
J. D. Williams
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Decatur Art Guild
First National Bank
Clara Warrick
Martin L. Kingsmore
Troy McKleroy
Wanda Harris
Aaron Thomas Curtis Jr
Decature
Curtis
Faye Breeding Shearin
Oak St. NE
Decatur 1
Randall Sims
Claude Nelson
16Th Ave
Nelson
Jimmy Macey
Madison St. NW
Symphony
Gary Makemson
Decatur Police Department
Northeast Alabama Police Academy
Jacksonville State University
Debbie Maltbie
Guntersville
Donnell Home
THE
Decatur Daily
Susan Carriger
Center
Athens College
Miss Carriger
Hazel Green
Barbara Bowen
Leslie Manaugh
Hanover
Ind
Tall Man
Sonny Turner
By Larry Canterbury
Bones
South Morgan
County Citizens Band
Hartselle City Hall
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