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Volume One Hundred, Thirty-Three
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133 Years of Newspaper Service Dedicated to the People of Marengo County
Number Thirty-Two
Thursda; - i
June 14
2012
Two Sections ---Fourteen Pages
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Published in Linden, Alabama, USA
Lorenzo Jackson put the muzzle of his ed Dennis Ariis to take the bodies to state
shotgun to the face of Jane Gildersleeve forensics laboratory in Montgomery.
Sims and pulled the trigger. Forensics couldn't accept the bodies until
Her face was blown off Friday night, the next day at 7 a. m. to due to funding
June 8, about 10:00 o'clock, issues with the state. Huckabee then con-
Brooks Jackson, father of Lorenzo, was tacted Bryan Whitfield Memorial Hospital
inside his home when he heard the fast to ask if the facility could store the bodies
shotgun blast under the carport,until the next morning. The hospital would
Then he heard another bam! He went to not accept the bodies, due to lack of space.
investigate. This time Lorenzo had put the The bodies were then moved to
gun to his own neck and blew his neck in Abemathy's funeral home until the next
two. morning when Artis was supposed to carry
When the father of the 49 year old man them to Forensics.
saw the bodies of 65-year-old Sims Artis didn't pick the bodies up until 4:30
slumped over in the swing and his son p.m. Saturday, June 9. According to Artis,
lying in a growing pool of blood on the he was at his regular job and couldn't take
concrete, he called 911. the bodies until he got off.
Marengo County Sheriff Richard Bates He receives a reported $400 per body
arrived on the scene in minutes. The 12 for transporling them.
gauge gun was on the concrete besides Bates said he called Coroner Stuart
Lorenzo's body. Eatmon on his cell phone and told him to
Deputy Harry Huckabee called Greg come to the scene. Eatmon responded to
Griggers the D.A. Griggers decided to 7595 Highway 43 north of Dixons Mills
have an autopsy done on both and contact- where he pronounced both people dead.
He called Abemathy's Funeral Hol~,~;i~
Linden to pick UP the bodies. Tk6:~
remained there until late Saturday:~:,i:
noon until the man from York came:~:
transported them to Montgomery. i,T,::-~::
Marengo County Commission desiguat:
ed this man to transport the bodies, but he
cannot leave his regular job to make the
transports.
Brooks Jackson, father of decedent
Lorenzo Jackson, said he came in from the
store an4 parked his vehicle under the car-
port. Lorenzo and his girlfriend were on
the car port laughing and playing around
while the father went in to get a glass of
water. Then he heard one gun shot~ then
another, as he opened the door he saw his
son lying on the ground. As he peeked_ out
onto the carport he saw Jane Sims, the girl-
friend slumped over on the swing. Jackson
called 911 and then law enforcement
secured the scene and the ambulance ~vas
called but there was nothing that could be
done.
Linden's city crews have for a couple of years planted
and nurtured the crepe myrtle shrubs which now block
the vision of motorists trying to enter Highway 43 in
downtown Linden. South oil Main Street, additional
m m
plantings obstruct vision there as the beautification direc-
tors saw fit to put the plants in the middle of the fight of
way between Highway 43 and the private property -- not
at the edge of the d gllt of way as is done in other towns.
l •
Ken Atkins, Marengo County engi-
neer, told commissioners Tuesday, June
12, plans for re-surfacing and fixing
some county roads.
Atkins asked commissioners to
approve filing grant applications with the
a-trip program.
The commissioners approved the grant
application with a unanimous vote.
A-trip is a program that is set up as
80% grant with a 20% matching funds Water south to County Rd 6 in Exmore.
from the county. The program has helped Atkins reported there are three pro-
a lot of different counties in Alabama jects in Montgomery right now in the
since Gov. Bentley introduced the pro- grant process. These projects include
gram a few months ago. Rangeline Rd to Hwy 80, the Bridge on
The roads that are to be paved in the County Rd 44, and another bridge.
project are County Rd 54, starting at 25
to Hwy 43, the road from Thomaston to Atkins explained there are a lot of
Uniontown, County Rd 44, starting at roads in need of repair; however, the
Highway 43 east about 4.8 miles. The funding on these grants have certain cri-
last project will be Co. Rd. 7 from Sweet teria that must be met.
William Curry, president of the
Linden City Board of Education,
announced Tuesday, June 12, Tyrone
Smith is out.
The board voted unanimously to
appoint George Baldwin as interim
superintendent.
Curry said, "Tyrone Smith and the
LBOE are legally separated, he is no
longer an employee of our school."
The reason the last meeting could not
be legally conducted was because there
was no superintendent or interim set in
place, but it wasn't legally announced
yet, according to Curry.
It is state law that an interim is
allowed for 180 days. During that time
there will be a job posting, interviews set
up, and a final decision for a permanent
superintendent. Baldwin made it clear
that he would apply for the permanent
position.
knows he is prepared to do what has to
be done.
Baldwin replied,"I want to thank the
board for this opportunity. I knowthe
board and I have a lot of work ahead of
Curry said Baldwin has been a pillar us, but with the help of faculty we Can
for Linden for the last 28 years. His main focus and help our students. Students are
goals are to academically bring students the most important thing."
to where they need to be and keep the
Linden City School system financially LBOE has a lot to figure out. No buff-
sound. He was the tech center's director ness can take place until there is a budget
for the last 11 years, until its recent clo- in place. Some bus drivers were let go
sure. He started in 1984 as a teacher at and have asked for a hearing. There was
George P. Austin for 17 years. He eager- other faculty let go as well. There will be
ly accepted the position because he loves a number of job postings and possible re-
the school system and he's been with it hirings as a budget is put in place and
for the last 28 years. Although, he knows business can be legally conducted by'th~
there is a lot of work ahead of him, he board again, according to Curry. -:: :
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Audition for Oliver June 17, 18
Mississippi Delta catfish farmers quit in
2010.
They produced 40% of America's cat-
fish. After they quit, brokers and proces-
sors did not have enough supply to keep
up with the demand.
To meet this demand, foreign catfish
were bought on th world market for far
less than Americans can produce catfish.
The "imitation" catfish does not taste
like Alabama's pond raised catfish, and
consumers quit buying any catfish.
This was happening as the processors
filled their freezers up in anticipation of
the coming shortage.
This meant local farmers could not sell
their ideal size catfish at the top market
prices of $1.00 to $1.25•
When the price went up, this priced cat-
fish off restaurant menus and off super- •
market shelves. Here was another area
where "imitation catfish" were introduced
and spoiled that taste for real catfish,
according to Thed Spree, president of
West Alabama Catfish Producers
Association.
Spree said there is a crisis in the catfish
industry, so he and his wife came up with
a question, "Where do we go from here,,
and how do we get there?"'
More than 175 people showed up in
Greensboro Thursday, June 7, to discuss
the situation.
Prices had plummeted to 80-85 cents a
pound, which is less than the cost of feed.
The practice in pricing has been to add
33% to what is paid producers for brokers
who then add 33% to the supermarkets.
Farmers, processors, and brokers had an
interest in the industry's survival and they
came together to help answer the question
of where to go and how to get there.
Spree explained about the Mississippi
Delta farmers built shallow ponds and how
East Mississippi producers and West
Alabama producers have vital interests in
solving the marketing problems. Those
shallow Delta ponds can easily be returned
to corn crops, soybeans, and cotton.
This is not the case in Alabama, said
Spree.
Small producers are going to be
squeezed out of the industry. "They can't
make a profit at the new lower prices, so
they will just quit."
Some producers are trying to feed every
other day so their fish will not grow
beyond the most desired size for the mar-
Auditions for the musical Oliver, direct- June 17, at 6 p. m. and Monday, June 18,
ed by Jody C. Tartt, presented by The at 6 p. m. for both age groups.
ket. This may not prove to be effective as fish, a disease called acromonous is infect- Canebrake Players, will be Sunday and
the fish eat twice as much when they are ing some ponds. Producers are asked to Monday, June 17 and 18. According to Canebrake Players
finally fed. keep close records of the incidences of the Auditions location will be in the Old President Laurie Willingham, this will be a
In addition to the marketing problems disease, if the seine used in their ponds School on Main Avenue. great opportunity for families to perform
and the "imitation catfish" being import- was used in other ponds, and other infor- Auditions times are: adults, Sunday, and play together.
ed and marketed as American-grown cat- mation.
Demopolis rezones Waffle House
property for Sun South acquisition
Demopolis city council memberszone from a B3 to a BLI is needed. The
voted Thursday, June 7, to re-zone the property was acquired by Sun South and
old waffle house premises, some others. Sun South could purchase
The building had recently been torn the property and put some of their equip-
down after extensive damages during the ment on it, like they have on their prop-
tornado back in November. erty.
There was a motion by Bill Meador,
seconded by Melvin Yelverton, and it Mayor Grayson and city council
passed with a 5 - 1 vote. Councilman members still have not appointed any
Mitchell Congress voted against it. school board members. It was tabled
Mayor Grayson explained why the re- until the next meeting.
Blood on hospital shelves saves lives
You can help put blood on the shelves 5:30 p. m.
of area hospitals Friday, June 22, in Cheryl Reed, UBS area representative,
Linden. told Linden Rotary Club, which has spon-
sored the blood drives for decades that the
The time will be from 11:30 a. m. until needs in summer increase.
Could have had
Neal Jackson, Linden council member and fire fighter, helps guard the area
around the wash house on East Coats Avenue in Linden Monday, June 11. A
construction tractor dug through a gas line behind the building and the fumes
were noticable in the area. The gas company was called to come repair the
lille.
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