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Happy
233rd Birthday America!!
Fireworks photos from 2008
Guntersville fireworks display.
Photos by Dwight Hayes
July 3, 2009
"When in the Course of human events
it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political
bands which have connected them with another and to assume among
the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which
the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent
respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should
declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of
the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new
Government, laying its foundation on such principles and
organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed,
will dictate that Governments long established should not be
changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all
experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer,
while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by
abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a
long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the
same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute
Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off
such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future
security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these
Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to
alter their former Systems of Government"..............
Click to read full Declaration of Independence text
America will celebrate it's 233rd
birthday tomorrow, July 4th. Most of the celebrations will
center around food, family, fireworks, and a general good time.
All are freedoms that we take for granted far too often,
freedoms which came at a great cost both during the American
Revolution and all of the conflicts that have followed.
America has always risen to the
challenge of an external threat, the wars fought by our brave
soldiers have proven that time and again. Even today we
have men and women fighting a war to maintain our freedoms in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Any July 4th celebration is special,
but particularly when our armed forces are fighting on a foreign
battlefield. Amidst the food and fun please remember our
troops and our country with a special prayer .
Happy July 4th from Arab Today!
Note: Guntersville's 2009
fireworks display is scheduled for 9 pm Saturday evening (July
4th).
SUV
Crashes Through
Wall of Local Laundromat
 
A GMC Yukon
Denali plunged through the rear wall of a local laundromat
Wednesday night causing extensive damage to the building and
the vehicle. Traffic was shut down after the crash
ruptured a large natural gas line feeding the building.
Arab Today photos by Dwight
Hayes
July 1, 2009 - By
Dwight Hayes
Patty Hernandez, of Arab, got
quite a surprise Wednesday night when she went to move a GMC
Yukon Denali from the rear parking lot of a local laundry to the
front of the building. Hernandez told police she thought
the vehicle was in reverse, but instead it was in drive.
When she stepped on the gas the vehicle jumped over a concrete
wheel stop and crashed through the concrete block wall of the
building. The vehicle ended up with the front third inside
the building. Her husband was in the building at the time.
It was unknown if anyone else was in the building. The
Laundry Basket is located at 214 Cullman Road.
Full story and additional photos....
New Helicopter Helps
Air Evac Lifeteam
Provide Improved Care
New Air Evac 15
Helicopter and crew lift off after making a public relations
visit to Arab.
An Air Evac 15
medical crew member demonstrates the new features of the new
Bell Ranger helicopter to APD officer Robbie Rainwater (denter)
and AFR firefighter Jason Brannan.
Arab Police,
Arab Fire and Air Evac crews pose for a group photo after
viewing helicopter.
Arab Today Photos by Dwight
Hayes
June 30, 2009
The Air Evac Lifeteam 15,
based at the Cullman Airport, has received a new Bell 206 Long
Ranger helicopter to improve the care of critically ill or
injured patients in North Alabama. The new helicopter
replaces an aging unit that had been serving the area. The
helicopter was flown to Arab recently to allow Arab Fire and
Police personnel an opportunity to view the new unit. The
helicopter has already made several scene flights to wrecks and
medical calls.
Air Evac Lifeteam
is a division of Air Evac EMS, Inc. which is based in West
Plains, MS. The company operates 85 air medical bases
across 14 states, including, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Air Evac Lifeteam
is the largest helicopter air ambulance company in Alabama.
Program Director,
Mike McCurley said the new helicopter will significantly improve
the response time and care of their patients. McCurley
said an improved patient compartment layout allows for greater
patient access by medical crews which will improve the in-flight
care of patients.
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Arab High School Soccer Camp Set
July 1, 2009
The Arab High School Soccer Booster
Club will hold a coed soccer camp July 10 - 11.
Registration will
begin July 10 at 7:30 a.m. Cost of the camp is $40 per
player. Checks should be made to the Arab High
Click here for registration form..
Snead
State Announces Summer GED Dates
June 17,
2009
Snead State Community College has announced the dates for
registration and GED testing for June and July.
Group registration is held at 8 a.m. on each of the registration
dates listed. Due to limited space, individuals are registered
on a first come, first serve basis.
Full
story....
AHS Band Boosters Plan Commemorative
Cook Book
June 7, 2009
This year marks the 50th year since Mr. Wayne Washam first began
as the Arab High School Band Director with only two other
directors since his retirement.
Mr. Paul Tallent
is the current band director.
To commemorate the event, members of
the Band Boosters are planning a cookbook comprised of recipes
from Arab Band Alumni.
Alumni wishing to contribute recipes
for the cookbook are asked to email them to
crazy.in.alabama@hotmail.com,
or mail to: P.O. Box 1216, Arab,
AL 35016 by June 30, 2009. Please include the year of
graduation and maiden names
Proceeds from
the sale of the cookbook will benefit the Arab Band Boosters.
Cookbooks will be available in September. Chairperson for the
cookbook project is Ms. Caroletta
Scoffield.
Band Alumni Sought To Participate
In Reunion Band
June 7, 2009
Arab High School Band
Director Paul Tallent would like to have an alumni band reunion
where former band members would take the field at a home
football game this year.
The AHS Band Booster organization is
looking for a chairperson to head the event. If interested
contact Mr. Tallent at
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Snead State Announces
Dean’s List for Spring 2009
July 1, 2009
Snead State Community College is
proud to announce the Dean’s List for the Spring 2009
semester. Students must hold a minimum 3.50 – 3.99 grade
point average and be enrolled in 12 or more hours of regular
college level courses to be eligible for the Dean’s List.
Click
for a complete listing by hometown...
Snead
State Announces
Spring President’s List
July 1,
2009
Snead State
Community College is pleased to announce its President’s
List for the Spring 2009 semester. To be eligible for the
President’s List, a student must maintain a perfect grade
point average of a 4.00 (all A’s) and be enrolled for 12 or
more credit hours of regular college-level courses.
Click for
a complete listing by hometown...
Annie Warbucks At The
Whole Backstage This Summer!!
June 16, 2009
Did you ever wonder what happened after “Tomorrow”? The
WHOLE BACKSTAGE THEATRE is proud to announce its summer
musical, Annie Warbucks July 10th – 19th at the Whole
Backstage Theatre in Guntersville , Alabama . The world's
favorite orphan returns in the long-awaited sequel to the
international smash hit "Annie." All the ingredients that
made "Annie" so successful are here once again, with an
old-fashioned romance thrown in for good measure!
Full
story...
Donations Needed For
Historic Cemetery Fencing
June 3, 2009
The City of Arab is
accepting donations to be used to build and install new
fencing around the historic 1883 Methodist Church Cemetery
located in downtown Arab on Shoal Cree Trail NE. The
cemetery has been included in the Alabama Historic
Commission's Alabama Register of Historic Cemeteries and is
the first in Marshall County to receive the designation. Full
story and print a donation form....
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Snead
State Alumnus Donates Autographed Books to College
July
1, 2009
Ralph Hammond of Arab has some incredible stories to tell, and
now students at Snead State Community College will have the
opportunity to share in Mr. Hammond’s experience.
The Snead State alumnus donates 16 copies each of his original
works Vincent Van Gogh: A Narrative Journey and Personal
Encounters, the book of prosaic poetry he published in 2002
about meeting such notable figures as William Faulkner, Carl
Sandburg, Gertrude Stein, T.S. Eliot, William Spratling, Pablo
Picasso, and Ernest Hemingway.
Full story...
Oliver!
The Musical
June 29, 2009
CharACTers Entertainment will present OLIVER! the musical by
Lionel Bart in the Wallace Hall at Gadsden State Community
College July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25 at 7:30 & July 19 and 26
at 2:3o. The production is directed by Cody Carlton.
Wallace Hall is located at
1001 George Wallace Dr., Gadsden, Alabama 35904.
Tickets are
$5 general admission. Tickets may be purchased at The Grind
Coffee House for $5 or by going to
charactersentertainment.com
For more
information contact Cody Carlton at (256) 490-4282 or
cody@charactersentertainment.com
Snead Holds Bio-Botics Camp
June 17, 2009
Snead State Community College is offering a free summer camp July 6-9 and July
13-16 for high school students ages 16-18 interested in robotics and
biotechnology.
Full story....
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