Recently added articles from Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL):
Sword swallower from area earns national award.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Huggins Oct. 10--Dan Meyer never imagined his sword-swallowing act would bring him before the world's greatest scholars. But there he was Thursday in front of five Nobel Prize winners and hundreds of other professors, doctors and scientists at Harvard's ...
Crossings developer wants country club land.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Eric Fleischauer Oct. 10--The developer of The Crossings of Decatur said Tuesday he has offered to buy 50 acres of Decatur Country Club for a 450,000-square-foot shopping center. George Tomlin, owner of GBT Realty of Brentwood, Tenn., said he has retailers ...
Riley gives funds for 3rd district court judge.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Sheryl Marsh Oct. 10--There is now an opening for a district court judge in Morgan County. Gov. Bob Riley announced Tuesday that he plans to fund the judgeship, which will give Morgan three district court judges. "It gives me great pleasure to be ...
Morgan HR director's status made permanent.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Sheryl Marsh Oct. 10--The Morgan County Commission made human resources director Terry Naccarato a permanent employee after learning of his stand against purported illegal hirings. The questionable hirings were in the Sheriff's Department. ...
In a nutshell: 83-year-old works a year to perfect his secret pecan pie recipe.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Patrice Stewart Oct. 10--Carver Gordon is a 21st century man -- at least when it comes to cooking and tinkering with his latest creation, 21st Century Pecan Pie. He never thought of himself as the cook of the family, but now that he's 83 and retired, he has ...
Daily taste testers attempt to crack open his formula.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Patrice Stewart Oct. 10--He folded secret ingredients and techniques into his 21st Century Pecan Pie, but Carver Gordon's not telling what. The consensus of Decatur Daily staffers is that it's one of the best pecan pies they have tasted, or "like Grandma used ...
Decatur shoppers hit Target: 125,000-square-foot store opens doors at The Crossings.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Eric Fleischauer Oct. 10--"Woo hoo! I get to go to Target!" That was my daughter, Sarah, as I tried to find a space in the jam-packed parking lot at The Crossings of Decatur for its anchor store's "silent opening" Tuesday night. It wasn't ...
Child-seat demonstrations offered in wake of wreck.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Seth Burkett Oct. 10--A wreck last week that injured a baby riding in an improperly installed child seat should serve as a reminder about the importance of properly securing child seats, Decatur police said. Police will hold child safety seat demonstrations ...
Red Raiders riding high: After slumping a year ago, Decatur back to its winning ways as it prepares to face No. 2 Russellville.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Brooke Milam Oct. 10--Sitting in the Decatur High weight room after an intense practice Tuesday morning, Red Raiders players vividly remember hosting Russellville a year ago. That season, all the hype belonged to the visiting Golden Tigers, who took a 38-28 ...
Battle over inmate's bills: Commission, Hartselle debate who will cover medical expenses after shooting.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Deangelo McDaniel Oct. 10--HARTSELLE -- While Larry Dean Maples waits to be sentenced and transferred to a state prison, two governmental entities are trying to determine who should pay his medical bills. "We didn't shoot him," Morgan County Commission ...
Poverty group focuses on issues.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: M.J. Ellington Oct. 10--MONTGOMERY -- Mem-bers of state House task force looking for realistic ways to help poor Alabamians vowed to focus on key goals, with in-put from people living in poverty. "It is important to focus on those we can help, ...
Pocket park renovation nears completion.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Huggins Oct. 10--With the obstacles that slowed progress on the downtown pocket park this summer out of the way, the end of the renovation could be just a month away. In September, all electrical work was completed, including installation of light ...
City eyes riverfront site: Officials consider making $1.8 million offer for land next to Point Mallard Park.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Evan Belanger Oct. 10--Decatur city officials could be prepared to offer $1.8 million to purchase an empty property adjacent to Point Mallard Park. The 44-acre site, which belongs to General Electric Co., is one of the last remaining undeveloped waterfront ...
Auburn's King knows about having to sit.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ross Dellenger Oct. 10--AUBURN -- Brandon Cox feels King Dunlap's pain. He's felt the humiliation, the shame, the grief that comes with being a benched senior starter who was replaced by a true freshman. "I know what he's going through," Cox said Tuesday. "I ...
Stover on his Tide academic, athletic career: I made it.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Cooper Oct. 10--TUSCALOOSA -- For any who doubts Nikita Stover's academic ability, Nikita Stover has a message for you: "I'm going to graduate here in December." Now an Alabama wide receiver, the Hartselle High grad sat down after practice ...
No smoking, no business at Decatur restaurants?: Some owners report smaller crowds on law's first day.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Deangelo McDaniel Oct. 2--Lee Cagle has a message for the Decatur City Council. "You're going to put a lot of waiters out of a job because of this smoking ordinance," he said. A regular customer at the Waffle House on Sixth Avenue, Cagle stood ...
Court won't hear challenge to state sex toy law: Pleasures' owner not changing store's inventory despite defeat.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Eric Fleischauer Oct. 2--The sale of sex toys in Alabama is about to become illegal, but the owner of Pleasures in Decatur and Huntsville said her inventory will not change. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the state's 1998 ban ...
BRIEF: Mother may plead in vehicular homicide.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Holly Hollman Oct. 2--ATHENS -- A school bus loaded with inmates delayed an expected plea from a mother charged with vehicular homicide for a crash that killed a 5-year-old girl. Sheriff Mike Blakely borrowed the school bus from the Limestone County Board of ...
BRIEF: Leath retiring; search begins for Limestone County assistant superintendent.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Holly Hollman Oct. 2--ATHENS -- Looking for a job as an assistant superintendent? Then Limestone County is looking for you. Assistant Superintendent Richard Leath is retiring in December. The search for his replacement starts Tuesday. ...
State flu shot clinics begin.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: M.J. Ellington Oct. 2--MONTGOMERY -- Flu shot clinics begin this week in parts of North Alabama. Lawrence County residents have an opportunity to roll up their sleeves this week. Clinic days will be in mid-October in Limestone County and the last week of the ...