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2 men charged with drug possession

Submitted by Mary Howard
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 6:37pm
2 men charged with drug possession

Two men were arrested and charged with drug possession during a raid Tuesday night.

Narcotic agents found cocaine and drug sale paraphernalia after a raid of a residence in Decatur.

Brian Cowley, 30, and Clifford Mareese Nance, 33, of Courtland were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Cowley and Nance were booked in the Decatur City Jail and were to be transferred to Morgan County Jail in lieu of $3,500 bail each.

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West sentenced for road rage murder

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 3:32pm

DECATUR, AL (WAFF)- A man convicted in a road rage murder will go to prison for the rest of his life.

A Morgan county judge sentenced Timothy West Wednesday morning.

West was convicted of shooting and killing Hunter McElroy last summer in a Decatur parking lot.

West will have a chance at parole.

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Crews work around the clock to repair I-65 sinkhole

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 4:29pm

MORGAN COUNTY, AL (WAFF)- A Madison construction company is working around the clock to repair a section of Interstate 65 in Morgan County.

The contract calls for the work to repair an area affected by a slide to be complete by February 27th.

The company will earn an incentive of $150,000 a day if they get the repairs done early. The company will have to pay fines if they go past the deadline.

Northbound traffic is being diverted around the area. The detour takes travelers through Hartselle. Southbound traffic is not affected.

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Elementary school in Trinity has Mardi Gras parade

Submitted by Lonnie Crawford, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 3:22pm

Students at West Morgan Elementary School in Trinity had a colorful parade to celebrate Mardi Gras on Tuesday.

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MTV to hold casting call at Calhoun Community College

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 8:19am
MTV to hold casting call at Calhoun Community College

MTV to hold casting call at Calhoun Community College
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By Paul Gattis, The Huntsville Times DECATUR, Alabama -- Your chance to become a TV star may be arriving in one week. Producers from MTV's "MADE" are set to be at the Decatur campus of Calhoun Community College on Feb. 27 to conduct casting calls with ..... Read More

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Investigators search for clues in Decatur bank robbery

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff
Monday, February 20th, 2012, 8:26pm

DECATUR, AL (WAFF)- Decatur Police are working to find more clues in the February 6th robbery at Renasant Bank on Stratford Road. 

Police say the offender walked into the bank just before Noon on February 6th armed with a handgun. The offender demanded money and fled the scene on foot.

No one was injured in the robbery. 

The offender was described as a black man, about five feet, seven inches tall with a slim build. He appeared to be in his 20's. The offender wore a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweat pants and black tennis shoes.

He was also wearing gloves and a mask at the time of the crime. Investigators say the mask the offender was wearing during the robbery is known as a "Jabberwocky" mask. It's a white plastic mask commonly decorated and worn during Mardis Gras celebrations.

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Arraignment set for tomorrow for former Morgan County teacher

Submitted by WAFF Web Staff
Monday, February 20th, 2012, 7:52pm

DECATUR, AL (WAFF)- A former Morgan County teacher will be arraigned on vehicular homicide Tuesday.

Rusty McIntyre was a physical education teacher at Somerville Road Elementary and an assistant baseball coach at Decatur High School.

Rusty McIntyre resigned from the Decatur City School system three months after a crash last February. It happened on Highway 20 near Highway 31 in Limestone County.

Decatur Police say McIntyre crossed over the grassy median and crashed head-on into Anthony Cheek's car. He died at the scene.

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