Water project proceeds despite Lawrence County funds shortfall
Morgan County Commission chairman Dick Fleming said the West Morgan East Lawrence County water system will proceed, with about 200 Lawrence residents lacking service if Lawrence County cannot finance its $24,000 share. Lawrence County officials doubt budget room this year, while Morgan plans to borrow over $1 million from FHA for trunk lines. Construction expected next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Morgan County Commission
Thornton (Dick) Fleming
East Lawrence County
Bill Lee
Lee
Fleming
Morgan-Lawrence
Morgan County
Farmer's Home Administration
FHA
Decatur
Lawrence Brown
Water Authority
North Central Alabama Health Planning Agency Approved
The North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments approved three county health planning plans for Morgan Lawrence and Cullman counties with a first year funding of 108263 dollars. The project relies on a federal grant 81197 dollars matched by local and in kind funds. The council also approved several federally funded programs including mental health services alcoholism projects and library services with substantial federal and state matching funds. The airport system plan and other contracts with Stanford Research Institute and the Alabama Development Office were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Health Planning Agency
Alabama Regional Council of Governments
Morgan
Lawrence
Cullman
Alabama Development Office
ADO
Council
North Central
Alabama Mental Health Board
Alabama Public Library Service
Tri-County
Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Lawrence County _ Hospital Association
Lawrence County
Alabama
State Highway Department
Stanford Research Institute
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
North Central Alabama
Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselle
Morgan County Tax Bills Sent to Individuals After System Error
About 150 Morgan County property owners received tax bills that should have gone to mortgage firms. Lomas and Nettleton Co. blamed an antiquated computer system for not pulling accounts. Tax bills normally sent to mortgage companies were mailed to individuals. owners advised to forward bills to the mortgage firm. Verify mailing addresses and ownership transfers. payment deadline is December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Charles Howard
Lomas and Nettleton Co
Howard
Texas
Lomas
Nettleton
Retailers Mean Over Gas Cost
Retailers face higher wholesale gasoline prices as Gulf Oil and others raise wholesale costs despite a price cap. Dealers report slim margins, with profits mostly from maintenance and service work. Some fear closures if ceilings stay unchanged, while the Cost of Living Council considers lifting the limit.
Beltline Start Seen By 1975 Beltline Project
State Sen. Bob Harris said beltline four laning in Decatur should begin before Gov. Wallace leaves office in January 1975. Harris cites talks with State Highway Director Ray Bass who expects start within two years. cost estimated at 2.4 million dollars. Right of way and initial engineering done. The project faces budget timing but funds exist under the current appropriation. Local officials, including Mayor Russell Bolding, indicate the highway department aims to start soon and notes anticipated shopping center and two hospitals along Beltline Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Harris
Decatur
George Wallace
Harris
Ray Bass
Ray
Russell Bolding
Bass
Montgomery
Highway Department
Beltline Rd
U.S. 31
Alabama 20
Austin Graduate Fashions Career
Joan Morgan an 18 year old Austin graduate attends a Nashville business school to study fashion and merchandising with the goal of owning a Decatur store. She will room with three Austin High graduates Cheryl Atchison Kathy Wiley and Renee Brown for their first time on their own and hopes to make her parents proud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Morgan
Nashville
Joan
Decatur
Calhoun
Austin
Cheryl Atchison
Kathy Wiley
Renee Brown
Battery theft and drill rig losses in Georgia and Alabama
A 12 volt battery worth 30 dollars was stolen from a 1970 Chevrolet pickup owned by Ronnie Williams of Georgia and parked at a Holiday Inn. Two drill rig tool boxes were stolen at McKinney Drilling Co on Highway 31 South including Larry Taylor Palmetto Ga and Anthony Coffman Paradise Trailer Park Lot 32 valued 50 and 250 respectively. Two batteries were removed but left at the site, valued at 50. Timothy Hjelm was bitten by a dog and treated at Decatur General Hospital Thursday with Tri County Regional Health Center notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Williams
Georgia
Holiday Inn
McKinney Drilling Co
Hwy
Larry Taylor
Palmetto 2
Anthony Coffman
Paradise Trailer Park
Timothy Hjelm
Decatur General Hospital
Tri-County Regional Health Center
Nightclub Shooting Injures Decatur Man in Huntsville Club
Huntsville police report a Decatur man, Billy Ady of 604 Freemont St SW, was shot in the left side with a .25 caliber pistol at the Esquire Club. He received treatment at Huntsville Hospital. No charges have been filed as investigators continue. The shooting occurred Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Ady
Freemont St
Huntsville Hospital
Esquire Club
Huntsville
Athens School Board Adopts Record Budget for 1973-74
Athens budget totals 1,959,813 dollars an increase of 221,000 over last year. Salaries receive the largest rise at 187,496 dollars and teacher salaries are set at 1,263,500. Sports and band budgets are now submitted, operations rise 15,000, and teacher insurance grows 17,000 while student fees stay unchanged and textbooks remain free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
City Board of Education
Nominee Mrs Dorothy Woodall Recognized by Local Chamber
Mrs Dorothy Woodall named Outstanding Member of the Year nominee by the Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce. She serves as executive secretary of the North Alabama Industrial Development Association and holds multiple civic roles, including Morgan County Cancer Society and Girl Scouts boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Woodall
Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Women In Chambers of Commerce
Woodall
North Alabama Industrial Development Association
Southeastern Conference of Women In Chambers of Commerce
Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County Cancer Society
Girl Scouts of North Alabama, Inc
Joint Legislative Council of Alabama
Decatur Divinettes
Alabama Women's Highway Safety Committee
Governor's Commission On the Status of Women
Alabama Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Decatur
Altrusa Club
National Secretaries
Tennessee
Mississippi State College For Women
Meredith Woodall
Rape Trial May Be Set in Morgan County
A docket of twelve cases heads today's Morgan County Circuit Court session led by Judge Tom B. Coggin. The rape case against 33 year old Bobby Joe Schull of 407 Clearview St. SW is expected to go to trial, following a June 23 incident involving a southwest Decatur housewife and her nine year old daughter. The victim says a man threatened the daughter with a knife and forced the pair to a west of Flint location where the rape occurred. Schull was arrested four days later and jailed. Additional cases include unlawful sale of amphetamine, bad checks, stolen property, burglary, methylenedioxyl sales, forgery, robbery, with a full week of court starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Circuit Court
Tom B. Coggin
Dist
Mike Moebes
Bobby Joe Schull
Clearview St
Schull
Decatur
Tommy's Sure Save
Carridale St
Flint
Jury Ponders Injury Claim In Morgan County Case
A Morgan County Circuit Court jury deliberates in a civil suit by Patricia Lacey Betterton of Neel who alleges a 1969 wreck caused a bruised brain and epilepsy risk. She says Rufus Greer West failed to yield on Vaughn Bridge Rd near Lane's Grocery, seeking compensatory and punitive damages. The verdict is expected before Judge R L Hundley today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Patricia Lacey Betterton
Neel
Rufus Greer West
Vaughn Bridge Rd
West
Lane
Hartselle
Inside Tony Estes Fashion School Student Faces 12 Month Challenge
Joan Morgan, 18, plans a 12 month program at Inside Tony Estes, with 8 am classes for four hours followed by job work related to her training. She hopes to model when opportunities arise, after passing an aptitude test and accepting the offer learned through a letter to graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Willard Morgan
3Rd Ave
Joan’s of
Decatur
Station Welcomes 16500 To State
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce reported that about 16500 people from 42 states and eight foreign countries were greeted at the Alabama Welcome Station on Alabama 20 and Interstate 65 between June 15 and Aug 31. Judith Long, tourism director, announced the report at the monthly board meeting. The chamber helps sponsor the welcome station. Don Donner was named chairman of the nominating committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Alabama 20
Interstate 65
Decatur Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Judith Long
Chamber
Don Donner
Council officers elected to head the Council of Retired Persons
Officers chosen to lead the Council of Retired Persons for 1973 74 include Mike Harper as chairman with the First United Methodist Church associate assisting, as pictured from the left in the departmental photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Harper
First United Methodist Church
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THE
Decatur Daily
Health Planning Agency
Gary Voketz
Morgan County Tax Collectors’s Office
J. J. Herring
Pernie Morris
Tommy Stevenson
Gulf Oil
Gulf
Buddy Chandler
Chandler
Gordon Mummert
Decatur Gulf Oil
Mummert
Cost of Living Council
Exxon
CLC
Earl Gilbert
Charles Mitchell
Union 76
Shell
Cotton Blackwood
6Th Ave
E. G. Blevins
Texaco
Washington
SI Aem Teen
Mt. Meigs Diagnostic Center
Wayne Heckler
Kathy Johnson
Jervis Stewart Fitzgerald
Gary D. Hill
Paul T. Gow
David Speakman
Gail Williams
Burl Lindley
Hollis Lindley
Roy Williams
Marvin Russell Hicks
Coggin
R. L
Dick) Hundley
Tony Estes
Olivia Baken
Decatur Schools
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