The Daily Sentinel from Scottsboro, Alabama (2024)

July 15, 1992

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The Daily Sentineli

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Scottsboro, Alabama

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Wednesday, July 15, 1992

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Wednesday July 15 1992 S( it in el Weather 1 Stnttnri Photo By Ton! Johntoo Photo Page 8 Index Sestlnd Hwto 9j Wllltam Bjmbi 50iCehtsi Scottsboro Alabama personnel reported the injury to the police department and investigators went to the hospital and took a state ment from the victim ment is investigating two more thefts involving vehicles belonging to local residents Over the past month a numbe? of similar crimes has been reported to the police department according to investigator Ralph Dawe The latest of these thefts occurred and all ranklin could do was hang on until the wake settled down He then climbed onto the capsized boat and waited for help to arrive I swear this is a true story and the catfish can vouch for he was the one who told me the story Pisgah was burglarized while parked at an industry in Scottsboro Dawe said a compact disc player and an assortment of compact discs See Assault Page 2 Tanya Gayle Lewis has been awarded this Andover Togs Scholarship payment The city refused because the offer came with the stipulation that the city could never take any leg al action against the NAEC in an attempt to obtain additional tax payments The city council voted against accepting the offer and immediately filed a ederal lawsuit against the NAEC The lawsuitis still pending in federal court With the lawsuit the city is asking that the NAEC be fonred to continue making annual tax payments to cities in its service area Several other cities have since joined Stevenson in the lawsuit against the NAEC City officials said Tuesday the payment made Monday changes nothing The lawsuit will still be pursued That catfish told ranklin that he didn't mind getting caught but he hated to die with his hair so messy ranklin decided that the least be could do was grant this last request Taking his barber tools which he never leaves home without ranklin set that fish up in his boat and started to cut The fish then realized this was his chance and jumped overboard The impact of this jump capsized the boat Ellis" Strain said he is indeed responsible for death the peo ple who were at the Higdon Shell Mart Monday morning were very lucky to get out of that situation alive" Hicks is accused of armed robbery in connection with an incident at the Higdon Shell Mart Monday morn ing He allegedly entered the store around 5 am Monday with gun in hand and demanded cash He got away with an undetermined amount of money but was later captured by Jackson County sheriffs investiga tors in Chattanooga Tenn Hicks is 26 years old payments than others in the NAEC coverage area A large portion of die annual budget has been derived from the NAEC payments in the past The NAEC defended its decision to stop making the annual payments based on its contention that federal Law does not allow TV A power to be taxed The NAEC buys its electricity from TVA Shortly after the announcement The NAEC board voted to go ahead and pay cities in its coverage area for the 1991 fiscal year The 1991 pay ment is to be the final payment to the cities Stevenson never received its 1991 payment In January die city council met with the NAEC board of direc tors to negotiate a deal The NAEC offered the city $100000 as a final have a tall tale fish story just waiting to be told going to give you die chance to tell your story and win some nifty fishing prizes Just mail deliver or call (259 1020) your tall tale entry to The Daily Sentinel by Monday July 20 A panel of sportsmen will be the judges All entries will appear in our Talcs ishing on Sun day July 26 All entries should be limited to 300 words And then did you bear about the lucky fellow who went frog hunting and gigged one frog and 500 to the establishment Hoyt Harbin of Harbin ord Motor Company served as spokesperson for the group Har bin expressed fears about traffic con gestion increased property damage theft and litter are really concerned about what this would do to our communi ty" Harbin said Clark did not respond to statements Tubbs pointed out that Clark's application was not in order On the application Clark did not indicate that he wishes to serve food at the establishment application does not explain exactly what kind of establishment you intend to open" Tubbs said Clark said he intends to have a food buffet on certain nights along with some live bands and a big See Council Page 2 Raymon erguson Monday to pre Martin Anderson and JH Whitaker ynt the etvytr wgusnn called a spe One board member speaking on cial meeting of the city council condition of anonymity told The Manager Gerald Ziegler led opposi tion to the idea of paying Stevenson the rhoney did what was riehL" the Stevenson had counted on receiving that money and had made their plans accordingly It was just plain wrong to deny them what was rightfully Ziegler notified cities in the NAEC coverage area in October that no more tax payments would be made after the 1991 fiscal year Cities like Bridgeport Paint Rock and Grant were hard hit by the news Stevenson took the hardest hit how ever The city receives much larger I weather was were faced with a deficit budget' i NAEf arawn oy Koooie McCrary 6 of Scotts hnrn Tnn wpathpr fnro cast calls for mostly I a cloudy skies with a 50 UIJrOV't' Eercent chance of rain ligh near 90 South west winds ner 10 mPh OVCT pTOpOSvll restaurant i I Jllll lAbby Page 6 Amusem*nts Page 10 "Classified Page 8 9 Opinion Page 4 Sports Page 7 1 Section 12 pages Local Notes Thanks for the help i Jim McCamy director of the Jackson County Emergency Manage Congratulations Jackson I ment Agency presents Scottsboro ire Chief Lonnie Webb with a DeKalb 7 8 year old All plaque of appreciation from the state Webb filled in for McCamy Stars on your opening game during the recent illness McCamy made the presentation Victory I during Monday city council meeting Deaths Page 2 Scottsboro: Precise Sentinel looking for rom Staff Reports Try this one on for size! Tlus fellow by the name of rank lin was out in ms bout all alone one warm summer day He was trying to find the best place to reel in some Huegill before he went to pick up his wife when she got off work (He was a real go getter When his wife got off work he would go get her) Just as he was about to give up something hit his line hard It was definitely no ordinary fish so he fought like crazy to land this mon ster As he reeled in his line he saw it was the granddaddy of all catfish Knowing his kids all like catfish he decided it was worth the fight and soon he had the fish in the boat As ranklin was admiring his catch he noticed this fish had long stringy hair Now being a barber this was upsetting to ranklin The catfish noticed ranklin eyeing bis hair and startedplanning his strategy Nature exciting vacation for the entire family 1 4 reaus lu ai i cat By WILLIAM BYNUM Sentinel Staff A Scottsboro man was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with an incident that occurred on the ourth of July Allen Dewitt Bibbs 18 was arrested and charged with second degree assault a felony offense Bibbs was arrested in connection with a fight that occurred on July 4 on Center Street Bibbs allegedly cut another man during the right The victim received 11 stitches on his left arm as a result of the injury A spokesperson for the Scottsboro Police Department said the victim was taken to the emergency room at Jackson County Hospital where he received treatment Emergency room By WILLIAM BYNUM Sentinel Staff Stevenson received shot in the arm" Monday when the North Alaba ma Electric board of directors voted to pay over $134000 to the city City Cleik Bettye Jackson said the money will quite a really like a shot in the Jackson said Stevenson has been operating with a deficit budget since October when the NAEC reneged on its annual tax payment to the city planned this budget on the assumption we By WILLIAM BYNUM Sentinel Staff The man charged with robbing a convenience store at Higdon Mon day morning is also accused of a violent last year in Tennessee Stephen Strain a spokesperson for the Marion County District Attor Office in Jasper Tenn told The Daily Sentinel Tuesday that Greg William Hicks is accused of the brutal murder of Maurice Ellis Ellis was killed on October 5 1991 A Marion County Grand Jury indicted Hicks on muraer charges in ebruary of this year Hicks was Good IStevensvii gets $134000 boost iviommg By WILLIAM BYNUM Sentinel Staff The Scottsboro City Council post poned a decision on an application from a former police officer who wants to open a restaurant on East Willow Street Dennis Clark wants to open an establishment called at 415 East Willow Street He has asked the city for a beer and wine license for the restaurant The council held a public meeting Monday night concerning the license request micti pusipuncu auy ucwjiuh until the next council meeting on July 27 Council President Ray Tubbs said he wants to discuss the request at the work session on July 20 Nearly 30 city residents attended the meeting to voice their opposition tours offer an lAxlliiv uluuki is for Tyro Sara McDaris and her faithful companion of the television show and give a lesson on the alphabet during a recent visit to the Scottsboro Public Library Hicks accused of Tennessee murder arrested previously on warrants for the crime and is scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday to enter a plea Ellis operated what Strain called beer out of his mobile home on Old Highway 40 in the Haletown area He was murdered in the early morning hours of October 5 Strain called the murder a killing" The district office believes robbery was the motive Hicks was found with Hood stained money in his possession and Strain said other evidence indicated he killed Ellis for money is a brutal violent man if he is responsible for the death of Maurice sent the check erguson called a spe before accepting the check NAEC board members Cecil Loyd Neal Bryant Jr and Bo Murray made the check presentation Sour ces at NAEC say Loyd Bryant and ar member said people of Miirrov an Avnanchnr! AfTnrt Monday morning to win approval of the allocation The nine members of the NAEC board of directors met for over three hours discussing the situation Loyd Bryant Murray John and Charles Holder all voted would get that Jackson in favor of paying the city the explained it come we $13458 136 According to sources me ouier rour ooara memners aos Three members of the NALL tamed from the vote Those members board of directors met with Mayor were Ralph Eustace Boyd Austin i LfiJ I Br I If Ij SOB ttSsJ Pill I W11 a 1 I'P' 4 rx ft WKH ll i EML i t31 ilV Scottsboro Payne's Drugs holds special memories See Page 3.

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