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Local officials urging awareness for Swine Flu
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 23:22.By Whitney Skeeters
Staff Writer
Local officials are urging citizens to be prepared and aware of the rapidly spreading H1N1 virus, widely known as the Swine Flu.
Hospital’s finances a ‘mixed bag’ in March
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 23:12.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Average daily patient censuses at Morgan Memorial continued to climb in March, said Chief Financial Officer Darlena Kinnett at the Morgan Hospital Authority's regular meeting last week.
Former BOE member Holloman dead at 96
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 22:58.By Chantel O’Neal
Staff Writer
At the age of 96, Taylor Holloman, Jr. passed away on Thursday, May 7, leaving behind a legacy as the second African-American to serve on the Morgan County Board of Education.
Criminal sentences given in week of Superior Court trials
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 22:58.Staff Reports
Several criminal pleas were heard in Morgan County Superior Court last week. The following cases were adjudicated.
• Mary Dawn Kessinger, 35, Madison, negotiated a guilty plea to one count disorderly conduct for allegedly scratching and clawing at a man.
Weather slowing park completion
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 22:49.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Things are pretty quiet in Madison, as evidenced by an unusually brief regular city council meeting on Monday night--council and members of the public were in and out in 20 minutes.
"That's got to be a record," said Mayor Tom DuPree.
Relay for Life hits close to home for one Morgan County resident
Submitted by editor on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 22:31. By Lindsay Oberst
Staff Writer
Stand near a pond. Take a stone in your palm, bring your arm back and then release the stone. Watch the ripples cascade across the surface, reaching out all the way to the shallow edges.
This is cancer.
It's a family disease, affecting much more than the individual diagnosed.