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North Courtland adding services

NORTH COURTLAND — North Courtland is providing 24-hour police protection for the first time in its history and offering online payment for citations in municipal court, Police Chief Alex Taylor … more

1/31/10 | 279 views | 1 comment

Police Reports

Arrest PRICEVILLE: Robert “Bobby” Phillip Lambert, 31, 3308 Upper River Road, Priceville, Friday, charged with failure to appear on a possession/receiving controlled substance, no bail; … more

12/13/09 | 624 views

Truck hits pole; driver injured

COURTLAND — A man was hurt Friday evening after the truck he was driving ran off the road and hit a utility pole, knocking out power for nearly 1,000 residents. MedFlight transported the … more

12/12/09 | 623 views

Expect floats, bands during Courtland’s Dec. 3 event

COURTLAND — Floats, bands and antique cars will roll on the streets at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 for Courtland’s annual Christmas Parade. The parade began 16 years ago as a “labor of love” for … more

By Nancy Glasscock
Staff Writer | 11/26/09 | 420 views

Cleaning up North Courtland

Eliga Diggs, the organizer of Town Clean Up Saturdays, clears a plot of land in North Courtland on Saturday. Volunteer Rosie Clapton helps clear a plot of land in the community to make room for a … more

10/27/09 | 760 views

Courtland, Town Creek may get windfall

Courtland, Leighton and Town Creek could end up with as much as $800,000 each if the proposed sale of the Lawrence Colbert Gas District goes through as planned. Tony Burns, general manager of … more

By Russ Corey
TimesDaily | 10/8/09 | 918 views

Former students remember R.A. Hubbard band director

COURTLAND — Former students of Calvin Thompson said the late R.A. Hubbard band director spent four decades teaching music, discipline and respect. Thompson, 61, died Sunday at Decatur … more

By Nancy Glasscock
Staff Writer | 10/6/09 | 911 views

2 schools combine into 1 at Hubbard

NORTH COURTLAND — There’s a strikingly different look to the entrance of R.A. Hubbard High School these days, with bright orange and purple stripes bordering the tops and bottoms of the … more

By Lisa Singleton-Rickman
TimesDaily Writer | 9/21/09 | 2030 views | 3 comments

Overall, N. Alabama crops look good

North Alabama farmers are harvesting mixed corn yields but predict better-than-average soybean and cotton crops. Spring rain left fields water-logged, stunted crop growth and forced farmers to … more

By Nancy Glasscock
Staff Writer | 9/17/09 | 1805 views

North Courtland police chief completes 80 hours of program

NORTH COURTLAND — Police Chief Alex Taylor has completed 80 hours of the Law Enforcement Executive Program, said Belinda Blackburn, director of Continuing Education at Jacksonville State … more

9/16/09 | 908 views | 1 comment