Archive for September 2011
09/28/2011 FREE PANCAKES, MUSIC AND FUN IN FALKVILLE ON OCTOBER 29, 2011
FREE PANCAKES, MUSIC AND FUN IN FALKVILLE
Confederate Railroad Slated to Headline Annual Free Event
Decatur, Ala. – The town of Falkville rolls out the red carpet for a day of free music, fun and games each year in October welcoming visitors to the rural hamlet. The Falkville Fall Festival, sponsored by the Falkville Volunteer Fire Department and the Town of Falkville, is set for October 29, 2011 and offers free pancakes, a car and tractor show, children’s activities, arts and crafts, and more culminating with country rock band Confederate Railroad live in concert. All activities take place in the town’s downtown area.
A free pancake breakfast at the Fire Department kicks things off at 7 a.m. where plenty of the fluffy hot cakes will be served until 11 a.m. Donations to the Fire Department will be accepted at the door. The car show and tractor show follow at 8 a.m. with arts and crafts vendors, bingo, inflatable fun for children, and food vendors set up throughout the day. The Fire Department will host a cake auction at noon where an assortment of yummy desserts will be up for grabs.
Music fills the air beginning at 11 a.m. with a 1 ½ hour performance by the Dusty Winsett Band followed by headliner Confederate Railroad taking to the stage at 1 p.m. The event wraps up around 3 p.m. Founded in 1984 in Marietta, Georgia, Confederate Railroad has released six albums with more than twenty singles earning a spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Hits include “She Took It Like A Man,” “Queen of Memphis,” “Trashy Women,” “Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind,” and “Elvis and Andy.” In 1993, they were awarded Best New Group at the Academy of Country Music Awards with a Grammy nomination and a host of nominations from the Country Music Association and the British Country Music Foundation soon following. For more information, visit www.confederaterailroad.net.
The town has more to celebrate in 2011. This year marks its 125th anniversary of incorporation as a city, and to celebrate a time capsule will be buried during the one day festival. For more information on the annual event, contact the Falkville Town Hall at 256.784.5922.
About The Decatur-Morgan County Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCCVB)
The Decatur-Morgan County Convention & Visitors Bureau is a not-for-profit organization promoting tourism and economic growth in Morgan County. For information on special events and attractions in Decatur and Morgan County, contact the DMCCVB at 800.524.6181 or 256.350.2028; or visit its website at www.decaturcvb.org.
09/23/2011 Hamilton Resident, and Phil Campbell, AL Police Officer, Gary Wayne Mays, Jr. Recognized by Hamilton’s Police Chief, Ralph Conner
Hamilton, AL – Phil Campbell, AL Police Officer, Gary Wayne Mays, Jr. was presented with a plaque and certificate recognizing him as the designer of the recently retired patch which had been worn by Hamilton, Alabama’s Police Force from 2003 until the present patch was recently adopted.
Officer Mays served on the Hamilton Police Force for 9 1/2 years, 1997 – 2007.
Hamilton’s Chief of Police, Ralph Conner, presented Officer Mays with the shadow-box, containing the three patches of the HPD, at the September 19th Hamilton City Council Meeting.
Photo Courtesy of Chief Ralph Conner.
09/22/2011 Marion County Drug Task Report – Sept. 21, 2011
“TO PROTECT AND SERVE”
Marion County Drug Task Report – Sept. 21, 2011
4 – Drug Paraphernalia
1 – Meth Labs / Dump Sites Cleaned & Disposed Of
Felony – Weekly News Report
Name: Tiffany Dawn Williford
Age: 21
Address/City: Hodges, AL
Charges: Possession Controlled Substance x 6
Possession Paraphernalia
Date of Arrest: 09/17/2011
Amount of Bond: $20,500.00
Date of Release: 09/21/2011
Name: Steven Brock Millican
Age: 34
Address/City: Winfield, AL
Charges: Manufacturing 1st x 2
Possession Paraphernalia
Date of Arrest: 09/20/2011
Amount of Bond: $23,000.00
Date of Release: 09/21/2011
Name: Kevin Roger Nixon
Age: 33
Address/City: Hamilton, AL
Charges: Manufacturing 1st
Felony Possession Paraphernalia
Possession Controlled Substance x 6
Date of Arrest: 09/17/2011
Amount of Bond: $30,500.00
Date of Release: In Jail
(All persons charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The charges are merely an accusation unless otherwise stated.)
09/22/2011 Marion County Sheriff’s Report – Sept. 21, 2011
“TO PROTECT AND SERVE”
Marion County, AL Sheriff’s Report – Sept. 21, 2011
1 – DC – Alias
2 – Probation Violation
1 – Non-Support
1 – Domestic Violence 3rd – Assault
1 – Domestic Violence 3rd – Harassment
2 – Drug Ct. Violation
1 – Bench Warrant
1 – Harassment
1 – Fugitive From Justice
Felony – Weekly News Report
None Reported
(All persons charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The charges are merely an accusation unless otherwise stated.)
09/22/2011 Weekly Winfield, AL Police Report
“TO PROTECT AND SERVE”
Winfield, AL Police Report – Sept. 14 – 20, 2011
Prepared By: Sandy Scott
2 – Accidents
15 – Speeding
1 – Driving While Suspended
1 – Tag Violation
1 – Other Violation
3 – No Insurance
23 – TOTAL
I & O REPORT
2 – Theft of Property 3rd
2 – Stalking
1 – Breaking and Entering a Vehicle
1 – Harassment
1 – Officer Report
1 – Harassing Communication
8 – TOTAL
ARREST
4 – Failure to Appear – Alias Warrants
1 – Public Intoxication
1 – Illegal Possession of Alcoholic Beverage
6 – TOTAL
Felony – Weekly News Report
None Reported
(All persons charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The charges are merely an accusation unless otherwise stated.)
09/22/2011 Weekly Hamilton, AL Police Report
“TO PROTECT AND SERVE”
Hamilton Police Report – Sept. 14 – 20, 2011
Wrecks – 5
Incident / Offense
2 – Domestic Violence 3rd
1 – Violation of a Protection Order
1 – Burglary of a Vehicle
3 – Theft of Property 3rd
1 – Fail to Pay for Gasoline
1 – Criminal Mischief 1st
Arrest / Citation
3 – Speeding
2 – DUI
2 – No Drivers License
1 – No Child Restraint
4 – No Insurance
1 – No Tag
2 – Improper Tag
1 – Running Stop Sign
2 – Public Intoxication
1 – Illegal Possession of Tax-Paid Alcohol
1 – Hindering Prosecution 2nd
2 – Domestic Violence 3rd
Warning
1 – Speeding
Felony – Weekly News Report
None Reported
(All persons charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The charges are merely an accusation unless otherwise stated.)
09/22/2011 FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER
FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
September 2011
Marion-Winston Counties Community Action Agency will be in the following locations to distribute food to eligible families.
*No applications will be taken at the distribution sites.*
*9-22-11 Hamilton Recreation Center 10 am – 11:30 am
Brilliant Housing Authority 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
*9-23-11 Hackleburg Town Hall 10 am – 11 am
Bear Creek City Hall 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
*9-26-11 Double Springs 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Double Springs Municipal Bulding on Hwy 195 South
Addison Community Center 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
*9-27-11 Guin City Hall 10 am – 11 am
Winfield Community Center 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
*9-28-11 Haleyville Old ARC Building 10 am – 11:30 am
Lynn City Hall 1 pm – 2 pm
If additional information is needed please call:
Hamilton (205)921-4224,
Double Springs (205)489-5448,
Haleyville (205)486-7239
(This agency prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex age, handicap, religion or national origin)
Marion Winston Counties Community Action Committee
P.O. Box 1716
Hamilton, AL 35570
(205) 921-4224
(205) 921-3415 FAX
09/22/2011 Lynn Church of God Singing Oct. 1st
Everyone is invited to a night of old fashioned singing and fellowship at Lynn Church of God on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7 PM. Two music groups will be visiting along with specials invited to participate as well. Lynn Church of God is located on Alabama 5 one block south of Traders and Farmers Bank in Lynn.
09/16/2011 Marion County Extension Meeting Announcement – “Putting Your Financial Recovery Puzzle Together”
ACES MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT…
Putting Your Financial Recovery Puzzle Together
Recent natural disasters have emphasized the importance of emergency preparedness. Everyone should have individual and family evacuation plans in place. Extensive planning should include all members of the family. Keep in mind that an emergency plan may be different for every family, yet there are common elements. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, usually strike quickly and without warning. You and your family may have little or no time to decide what to do next. That’s why it is so important to plan for the possibility of disaster and not wait until it happens.
The Marion County Cooperative Extension office is offering an Emergency Preparedness Program “Putting Your Financial Recovery Puzzle Together”. The program will be held on Tuesday September 20, 2011 at the E.T. Sims Neighborhood Facilities Building (Hamilton Recreation Center) in Room # 10 located at 371 7th Avenue SW, Hamilton, AL 35570. You will have two opportunities to attend. The first program will be from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. The same program will be repeated from
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
This program is for you whether you were directly impacted by the April 27th tornado or not. If you were impacted we will have information that will help you to reorganize your life. If you were not directly impacted we will give you the tools necessary to help your family create a plan in the event of an emergency.
Contact the Marion County Extension office to register at 205-921-3551 or wisselc@aces.edu
09/15/2011 Hamilton, AL – HPD Labor Day Drunk Driving, Over-the-limit, Under Arrest – Aug 19 – Sept 5, 2011
HPD Labor Day Drunk Driving, Over-the-limit,
Under Arrest – Aug 19 – Sept 5, 2011
Citation / Arrest
1 – DUI
6 – No Seatbelt
13 – Speeding
13 – No Insurance
6 – Driver License Violations
4 – License Suspended or Revoked
1 – Misdemeanor Warrants
3 – Other Violations
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47 – TOTAL
Warnings
8 – No Seatbelt
8 – Speeding
10 – No Insurance
2 – Driver License Violations
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56 – TOTAL
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103 – Total Citations / Arrest & Warnings
09/14/2011 ‘Web Cam 101 For Seniors’ Turns Oregon Seniors Into YouTube Celebrities
McMinnville, Oregon – With the adage that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks in mind, that just isn’t the case here. Well the attempt at learning a new thing has given these Oregon oldsters a small taste of internet fame. The video of them learning to use their new laptop has went viral! “I was trying to figure out how to do the videos and didn’t know the thing was actually running,” Esther told The Huffington Post. “All the while, Bruce was kind of amusing himself because he was bored. He was being quite an actor.”
09/14/2011 Auburn University’s mascot, “Spirit” is okay after incident at Jordan-Hare stadium!
File Photo - Judy Mays - 49 County News.Net
Auburn, AL – The director of an Alabama raptor center says Auburn University’s eagle mascot, “Spirit”, is doing fine after crashing into a stadium luxury box window, Saturday, September 10th, in front of thousands of fans at Jordan-Hare stadium.
According to Jamie Bellah, director of AU’s Southeastern Raptor Center, told the Opelika-Auburn News* that he’s not sure why the bald eagle careened into the luxury box window. He said the routine for the pre-game flight, a ritual at home games, was very normal for Saturday’s game against Mississippi State.*
The eagle, “Spirit”, circled high above Jordan-Hare Stadium before colliding with the window, then continued it’s flight and descending to a handler on the field. Bellah said an exam and blood work completed later revealed no problems.
Golden Eagles, Tiger (War Eagle VI), Nova (War Eagle VII) and Bald Eagle, Spirit, are the eagles who have inspired football fans with their graceful flights over Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Spirit is the only Bald Eagle that has ever flown in Jordan-Hare Stadium. His first game flight was in 2001. You can recognize Spirit soaring before kickoff because unlike the Golden Eagles, Spirit has bright white head and tail feathers. In 1995, Spirit was discovered as a fledgling in Florida with wing and beak injuries.**
*(http://bit.ly/qkOtNy)
**http://auburntigers.cstv.com/trads/aub-trads-tiger.html
09/13/2011 A Franklin County, AL. man has been charged in September 10th shooting deaths of parents, assault of aunt and uncle
Phil Campbell, AL. – Sept. 10, 2011 – A Franklin County, Alabama man, Michael McLemore, 26, has been charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of his parents.
McLemore has also been charged with assaulting an aunt and uncle with a hammer shortly before 8:00 a.m. Saturday, September 10th at a home near Phil Campbell in Franklin County, Alabama.
The Florence TimesDaily newspaper reports that the father’s body was found in the home’s hallway and the mother’s body was found in bed. Sheriff Shannon Oliver told Huntsville television station WHNT that the aunt and uncle were attacked with a hammer. Oliver said McLemore was arrested after he walked to a neighbor’s house to call 911.
McLemore was being held Saturday in the Franklin County Jail. It was not known if he had an attorney.
Names of the victims were not released.
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Information from: TimesDaily, http://www.timesdaily.com/
09/09/2011 Blast From the Past….or is it Future!
If you grew up in the 80’s then you probably know who Doc Brown and Marty Macfly is………We all remember those iconic movies from our youth! Well the people at Nike have brought a little of Back to the Future to life and no it’s not the hoverboard……..dangit I wish! Remember those imaginary supercool, self-lacing shoes worn by Marty McFly in “Back to the Future II”? But if you think you’ll be seeing them at your local Hibbett’s…….think again! And if you think they’ll be affordable that’s also not the case, seeing as the first pair sold on ebay for a whopping $37,500! Nike has created its own version of the shoes and is auctioning off 1,500 pairs of the special-edition sneaker on eBay. Proceeds will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Plus, the proceeds will be matched, effectively doubling the amount that will go toward Parkinson’s research. Check them out @ nikemag.ebay.com
08/31/2011 Safe Kids Chapter Start
August 31, 2011
Memo To : News Media
From : Hamilton Police Department
Subject : Press Release – Safe Kids Chapter Start
Law Enforcement in Marion County is supporting the efforts of Mrs. Judy Ingle, a local citizen, to start a “Safe Kids USA” Chapter in Marion County, Alabama. “Safe Kids USA” is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing injury prevention directly to kids and their families through programs and initiatives that target specific child threats by delivering hands-on education around the country. Some of their initiatives have involved bicycle, water, and infant car seat safety. The establishment of a local chapter can bring tremendous safety advantages to Marion County’s families but the program is dependent on volunteers from the community. There will be an introductory meeting at the Hamilton City Hall, at 422 SW 2nd Avenue, Hamilton, AL on Thursday evening, September 15th 2011, at 6:00PM.
Anyone interested in joining this cause is encouraged to attend. Further information about “Safe Kids USA” can be found on their web site at http://www.safekids.org, or people can contact Judy Ingle at (205) 495-1835.
Please note change of meeting date from Sept. 14th due to scheduling reasons.
09/07/2011 Parenting Classes in Marion County, Beginning This Week
Parenting Classes in Marion County
Wednesday/Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Located at the Marion County Extension Office, 372 7th Avenue SW,
Hamilton, AL 35570
Register by calling the Marion County Extension Office at 205-921-3551
Session I – September 7th – Family Relationships/Ages & Stages of
Development
Session II – September 15th – Stress Management & Conflict Resolution
Session III – September 21st – Communications
Session IV – Discipline & Setting Limits
Topics Discussed:
Resolving Conflicts
Family Relationships
Children’s Needs
Love & Affection
Communication
Listening
Trust
Understanding
Stress Management
Discipline
Setting Limits & Household
Rules & Responsibility
Strong-Willed Children
08/19/2011 Alabama’s July Unemployment Rate is 10.0%
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 19, 2011
Alabama’s July Unemployment Rate is 10.0%
Number of New Jobs and Job-Seekers Continue to Increase
MONTGOMERY- Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees announced today that Alabama’s July 2011 unemployment rate rose to 10.0%, up slightly from June’s rate of 9.9% and the 9.2% recorded a year ago. July’s rate represents 215,902 unemployed persons, compared to 213,886 last month and 194,194 in July 2010.
“While we are disappointed to report any increase in our seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, we are encouraged by the jobs coming into the state,” said Surtees. “There are significantly more Alabamians working in July than in January this year. In addition, we continue to see more discouraged workers resuming their job search, with more unemployed active job seekers in July. So while we have seen more jobs, we have also seen more job seekers as well,” he continued.
The counties with the lowest unemployment rates were: Shelby County at 7.0%, Coffee County at 7.7% and Pike County at 8.1%. The counties with the highest unemployment rates were: Wilcox County at 23.3%, Perry County at 20.5% and Dallas County at 19.9%.
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