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By Bayne HughesStaff Writer

A man accused of taking a loaded shotgun to Athens High School in 2010 had his convict ion on one of two charges overturned by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.

The Montgomery court announced Friday the rever-sal of the conviction of Thomas Brian Smoak, 56, 119 Cof f -ma n Ci r -c le , A t h -e n s , f o r making a terrorist threat.

Smoak’s conviction o n t h e charge of possession of a deadly weapon with intent to do bodi-ly harm on the prem-ises of a school was upheld by the court.

Smoak, 5 6 , w a s found g u i l t y in February 2 0 1 3 i n Limestone County Circuit Court. Judge James Woodroof sentenced Smoak in Septem-ber 2013 to 10 -year prison terms, to run concurrently with a chance for parole, on each of the two charges on which he was convicted.

Defense attorney John Tot-ten said the reversal doesn’t change Smoak’s status in prison, “but this is still a sig-nificant victory. In what way, I don’t know.”

Smoak has been in prison since the verdict. He also gets credit for serving about a year in Limestone County Jail while he waited on his trial, Totten said.

“He may be eligible for parole almost immediately,” Totten said.

On May 25, 2010, Smoak went to Athens High School with a loaded shotgun. Ath-ens police said he was upset about Principal Chris Bolen suspending his son for alleg-edly using a racial slur during final exams.

Police said Smoak’s wife called 911 to warn authorities her husband was headed to the school with a loaded shot-gun. Totten said the wife saw Smoak leave with the shot-gun, but he never made a ver-bal threat in her presence, a key point in the defense’s case.

Thomas Brian Smoak has been in prison since the 2013 verdict.

Taxes part of Bentley outline

By Kim ChandlerAssociated Press

MONTGOMERY — Ala-bama Gov. Robert Bentley rolled out his plans Friday for a special session in which he will try again to persuade law-makers to opt for tax increas-es over slashes to government services.

However, a referendum for a 2-cent Lawrence County sales tax increase wasn’t part of Bentley’s call for the special session. The Lawrence Coun-ty Commission last month asked the local legislative del-egation to get lawmakers to

s ign of f on allowing the referendum.

Legislators can bring up items not on Bentley’s call, but their pas-sage requires a two-thirds vote in the Hous e a nd Senate instead of the simple major-ity otherwise required.

If the refer-endum isn’t brought up du r i n g t he

special session, it will have to wait until the 2016 general session.

Bentley’s call brings law-makers into special session starting Monday to craft a General Fund budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The governor said while Ala-bama residents have been traditionally opposed to taxes, he believes they object more to the cuts that will happen without new revenue.

“ T hey a re ada ma nt ly opposed to cuts, cuts in our state parks, cuts in our mental health system, cuts in Medic-aid, which will affect our hos-pitals,” Bentley said at a news conference in his office.

Bentley said he is seeking “fair, minimal taxes” includ-ing a cigarette tax increase, changes to business privilege taxes and either a soft drink tax or small changes to a state income tax deduction.

He is also seeking to give lawmakers the ability to shuf-fle revenue on some existing taxes, shift some money to the General Fund from the education budget and direct money from the state’s share of the BP oil spill settlement to

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By Amy PollickStaff Writer

The Tennessee Valley con-tinues to swelter, with heat indices expected to approach — and top — 100 degrees between today and Monday.

Still, the temperatures are not unusual for this time of year, according to Kris White, a meteorologist with the Huntsville National Weather Service.

“We’re above normal, for a few days, anyway,” White said.

White said last month was the seventh-warmest June on record for Huntsville, and the second-warmest June nation-

wide, mostly because of high temperatures in the West.

But today’s sunny forecast should make for a fun day of activities throughout north Alabama, from cutting lawns to bicycling to relieving stress

with yoga to buttering up some corn.

For those who like getting started early, the Morgan County-Decatur Farmers Market will open at 9 a.m. for the corn festival. Get there early for free samples of boiled corn on the cob topped with butter and seasonings. The farmers market will close at 1 p.m.

For those who might want to stretch and work the stress away, there’s a free yoga in the park at Delano’s Rose Garden from 8:30-9:30 a.m., led by a couple of local instructors.

The hottest days over the

Relentless heat continues, but break may be on way

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

NATIONAL FORECAST

SUN AND MOONSunrise/Sunset

Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bandsare highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities.

Wheeler Lake

The solunar period scheduleallows planning days so youwill be fishing in good terri-tory during those times.

MOON PHASES

First May 10 Full May 17

New June 1Last May 24

12:59a/7:12a 1:24p/7:37pThursday1:53a/8:06a 2:19p/8:32pFriday2:50a/9:03a 3:17p/9:30p

U.S. Cities Today Thu.Anchorage 53/40/pc 57/39/shAsheville 60/35/pc 67/40/sAtlanta 70/46/s 72/52/sBirmingham 70/44/s 76/47/sBoston 62/44/sh 56/44/shCharleston, SC 74/49/s 72/47/sCharleston, WV 57/36/sh 66/43/sChicago 61/38/s 64/45/shColumbus, OH 56/38/sh 67/49/pcDallas 76/54/s 77/58/sDenver 64/33/pc 76/40/sDes Moines 66/49/pc 70/45/cDetroit 58/41/pc 63/46/pcFairbanks 51/31/pc 54/32/pcIndianapolis 60/40/s 68/49/pcKansas City 70/50/s 71/48/shLas Vegas 91/64/s 93/66/sLos Angeles 89/58/s 82/58/sMiami 86/71/s 84/72/t

Mobile 76/48/s 79/51/sMontgomery 76/44/s 79/46/sNew Orleans 74/56/s 79/58/sNew York City 60/46/r 61/48/pcOklahoma City 76/48/s 79/51/sPhiladelphia 60/45/r 63/47/pcPittsburgh 53/39/sh 61/42/pcPortland, OR 72/47/s 68/47/pcSt. Louis 65/46/s 70/51/shSalt Lake City 60/37/s 71/48/sSan Francisco 71/50/s 70/49/pcSeattle 64/45/pc 62/47/pcTampa 88/66/t 86/64/pcWash., DC 60/45/r 69/50/pc

World Cities Today Thu.Athens 72/63/c 69/56/rBaghdad 90/63/s 95/71/pcBangkok 92/79/t 92/77/tBeirut 80/65/c 80/61/s

Cairo 98/74/pc 95/67/cCopenhagen 51/41/pc 55/43/pcGeneva 67/41/s 69/47/sHelsinki 47/32/c 49/34/shHong Kong 82/75/t 84/77/shIstanbul 70/56/sh 62/54/shJerusalem 85/66/c 86/58/cKiev 63/50/sh 65/48/pcKuwait City 94/78/s 102/84/sLisbon 69/52/pc 70/54/sLondon 65/49/s 64/48/pcMadrid 74/46/c 72/50/shMontreal 46/37/r 42/35/rMoscow 66/52/pc 64/47/shParis 66/45/s 69/47/pcRome 72/49/sh 72/49/sSeoul 75/48/pc 73/50/sTokyo 73/55/s 64/54/cZurich 61/36/pc 66/41/s

LAKE LEVELSRiver/Lake Full 7 a.m.

Pool Yest.

Smith 510 508.89

Guntersville 595 593.81Wheeler 556 554.28Wilson 507 507.46Pickwick 414 415.28

Black Warrior River

Tennessee River

Statistics are for Decaturthrough 7 p.m. yesterday.

Precipitation:

Temperature:

24 hrs. ending 7 p.m. 0.78"Month to date 0.78"Normal m-t-d 0.36"Year to date 25.27"Normal y-t-d 20.95"Record 1.53" in 1964

High 74°Low 50°Normal high 78°Normal low 56°Record high 90° in 1959Record low 41° in 1929

ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 6:34 a.m./9:14 p.m.Thu. 7:20 a.m./10:09 p.m.Fri. 8:13 a.m./11:00 p.m.Sat. 9:10 a.m./11:47 p.m.Sun. 10:11 a.m./noneMon. 11:15 a.m./12:29 a.m.

Today 5:55 a.m./7:35 p.m.Thu. 5:54 a.m./7:35 p.m.Fri. 5:53 a.m./7:36 p.m.Sat. 5:52 a.m./7:37 p.m.Sun. 5:51 a.m./7:38 p.m.Mon. 5:50 a.m./7:39 p.m.

Yesterday’s extremes (for the 48 contiguous states):

The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Shown are the highest values for each day.

TODAY

Sunny and CoolWind NNE 10-15

FRIDAY

Morning CloudsWind NW 5-15

74°69° 48°46°65° 38°

SATURDAY

Few Clouds andWarmer

Wind SSW 5-15

80° 58°

SUNDAY

Humid, Isolated PMStorms

Wind SW 10-15

83° 61°RealFeel: 71°

Chance ofprecipitation: 0%

RealFeel: 80°Chance of

precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%

Forecasts and graphics, except for WAAY-TV 5-day forecast, provided by AccuWeather.com ©2011

THURSDAY

Pleasant andWarmer

Wind Variable Light

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

High:97° in Chandler, AZ Low:9° in Leadville, CO

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partlycloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snowflurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Q: In May, is the daylightperiod longer in Anchorageor in Miami?

HISTORY TRIVIAFrost occurred as far southas Baton Rouge, La., onMay 4, 1812, while snowaccumulated fromPhiladelphia to Boston.Snow fell in Baltimore onMay 4, 1893, and innorthern Texas on thesame date in 1917. A: Anchorage

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES









Pool Yest.

Smith 510 508.89


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front





TODAY


FRIDAY


74°69° 48°46°65° 38°

SATURDAY


Wind SSW 5-15

80° 58°

SUNDAY


Wind SW 10-15




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


THURSDAY

Pleasant andWarmer

Wind Variable Light

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES






Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES









Pool Yest.

Smith 510 508.89


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front





TODAY


FRIDAY


74°69° 48°46°65° 38°

SATURDAY


Wind SSW 5-15

80° 58°

SUNDAY


Wind SW 10-15




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


THURSDAY

Pleasant andWarmer

Wind Variable Light

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES






Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES









Pool Yest.

Smith 510 508.89


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front





TODAY


FRIDAY


74°69° 48°46°65° 38°

SATURDAY


Wind SSW 5-15

80° 58°

SUNDAY


Wind SW 10-15




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


THURSDAY

Pleasant andWarmer

Wind Variable Light

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES






Washington36/20

New York46/23

Miami64/35

Atlanta32/14

Detroit18/10

Houston55/37

Chicago12/4

Minneapolis2/-8

Kansas City20/11

El Paso67/34

Denver66/32

Billings47/29

Los Angeles80/53

San Francisco60/51

Seattle50/43

Washington36/20

New York46/23

Miami64/35

Atlanta32/14

Detroit18/10

Houston55/37

Chicago12/4

Minneapolis2/-8

Kansas City20/11

El Paso67/34

Denver66/32

Billings47/29

Los Angeles80/53

San Francisco60/51

Seattle50/43

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

First Dec 13 Full Dec 21

New Jan 4Last Dec 27

6:15a/12:06a 6:36p/12:25pTuesday6:54a/1:04p 7:15p/----Wednesday7:33a/1:22a 7:56p/1:44p

U.S. Cities Today Tue.Anchorage 15/5/s 17/-2/sAsheville 24/12/sf 26/11/cAtlanta 32/14/s 35/19/sBirmingham 32/16/s 36/23/sBoston 50/31/r 36/25/pcCharleston, SC 44/19/s 42/19/sCharleston, WV 22/13/sf 23/14/sfChicago 12/4/pc 16/4/cColumbus, OH 18/10/sf 21/12/pcDallas 55/34/s 64/48/pcDenver 66/32/s 65/32/pcDes Moines 12/3/s 20/11/cDetroit 18/10/sf 20/12/pcFairbanks -21/-26/c -22/-34/sIndianapolis 17/5/sf 21/7/pcKansas City 20/11/pc 31/17/pcLas Vegas 67/44/s 66/47/sLos Angeles 80/53/s 71/54/pcMiami 64/35/pc 61/39/s

Mobile 45/20/s 50/32/sMontgomery 38/16/s 45/22/sNew Orleans 47/28/s 52/44/sNew York City 46/23/c 28/20/pcOklahoma City 48/24/s 51/31/sPhiladelphia 40/23/c 30/21/pcPittsburgh 21/14/sf 20/13/sfPortland, OR 51/44/r 47/36/shSt. Louis 20/8/s 25/16/pcSalt Lake City 49/36/s 50/26/cSan Francisco 60/51/pc 56/46/rSeattle 50/43/r 44/36/rTampa 50/30/pc 54/32/sWash., DC 36/20/c 31/19/pc

World Cities Today Tue.Athens 62/45/r 57/45/cBaghdad 57/38/s 58/40/pcBangkok 91/76/t 91/75/tBeirut 57/54/sh 62/55/c

Cairo 62/51/pc 67/53/sCopenhagen 29/27/c 31/24/pcGeneva 36/22/s 30/21/pcHelsinki 21/16/c 21/18/cHong Kong 77/68/s 72/61/pcIstanbul 49/40/sh 44/41/pcJerusalem 52/42/r 59/42/sKiev 27/21/s 24/16/cKuwait City 70/48/s 64/50/sLisbon 52/50/pc 61/48/pcLondon 41/34/pc 39/34/pcMadrid 54/37/c 50/32/sMontreal 37/23/r 25/14/sfMoscow 23/15/sn 17/12/cParis 31/27/s 29/22/sfRome 52/36/s 46/34/shSeoul 45/25/c 28/14/sTokyo 54/50/r 59/45/rZurich 29/20/sn 24/23/sf


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 501.85


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 11:40 a.m./noneTue. 12:07 p.m./12:19 a.m.Wed. 12:35 p.m./1:14 a.m.Thu. 1:07 p.m./2:11 a.m.Fri. 1:43 p.m./3:10 a.m.Sat. 2:25 p.m./4:10 a.m.

Today 6:46 a.m./4:38 p.m.Tue. 6:47 a.m./4:38 p.m.Wed. 6:47 a.m./4:38 p.m.Thu. 6:48 a.m./4:39 p.m.Fri. 6:49 a.m./4:39 p.m.Sat. 6:49 a.m./4:39 p.m.



TODAY

Windy and very coldWind NW 12-25

WEDNESDAY

Chance of a showerWind SSE 4-8

43°31° 37°15°27° 15°

THURSDAY

A shower possible;milder

Wind NW 8-16

55° 33°

FRIDAY

Mostly cloudyWind N 7-14




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 30%


precipitation: 30%


precipitation: 12%


TUESDAY

Mostly sunny andcold

Wind N 3-6

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Monday, December 13, 2010

High:90° in Santa Ana, CA Low: -27° in International Falls, MN


Q: What is a duster?

HISTORY TRIVIAA mass of arctic air settledinto Florida on Dec. 13,1962, setting all-time lowsin Appalachicola, Lakelandand Orlando. This cold aircaused Florida's worstDecember freeze of the20th century.

A: Another name for abrief snow squall thatcoats the ground.

Washington48/27

New York42/24

Miami80/67

Atlanta52/29

Detroit21/10

Houston61/52

Chicago21/13

Minneapolis8/-6

Kansas City23/9

El Paso70/44

Denver40/10

Billings24/9

Los Angeles72/50

San Francisco58/43

Seattle42/34

Washington48/27

New York42/24

Miami80/67

Atlanta52/29

Detroit21/10

Houston61/52

Chicago21/13

Minneapolis8/-6

Kansas City23/9

El Paso70/44

Denver40/10

Billings24/9

Los Angeles72/50

San Francisco58/43

Seattle42/34

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

Full Jan 19 Last Jan 26

First Feb 11New Feb 2

12:14p/6:00a ----/6:28pThursday12:44a/6:58a 1:11p/7:25pFriday1:43a/7:56a 2:09p/8:22p

U.S. Cities Today Thu.Anchorage 20/16/sf 27/18/sfAsheville 49/24/pc 50/29/pcAtlanta 52/29/s 55/32/pcBirmingham 47/33/pc 57/26/cBoston 39/22/c 30/18/pcCharleston, SC 63/38/pc 63/54/sCharleston, WV 38/20/sf 39/19/sfChicago 21/13/pc 21/-5/snColumbus, OH 30/18/c 28/12/snDallas 56/43/s 45/23/cDenver 40/10/sn 34/19/sDes Moines 12/6/c 15/-15/pcDetroit 21/10/c 24/14/snFairbanks -12/-25/s -15/-18/sfIndianapolis 28/21/c 29/2/snKansas City 23/9/sn 20/-6/cLas Vegas 65/41/s 57/37/sLos Angeles 72/50/s 75/48/sMiami 80/67/pc 80/69/s

Mobile 60/45/s 64/40/cMontgomery 55/34/s 61/35/pcNew Orleans 60/48/pc 67/40/cNew York City 42/24/c 32/24/pcOklahoma City 50/22/pc 29/16/snPhiladelphia 41/25/c 32/23/pcPittsburgh 32/15/sf 25/16/snPortland, OR 42/30/pc 44/38/pcSt. Louis 25/21/pc 26/0/snSalt Lake City 39/20/sn 34/22/sSan Francisco 58/43/s 59/41/sSeattle 42/34/pc 45/40/rTampa 71/57/pc 72/58/sWash., DC 48/27/pc 37/30/pc

World Cities Today Thu.Athens 62/48/s 59/51/pcBaghdad 57/35/pc 60/37/sBangkok 90/72/s 91/75/sBeirut 62/50/pc 64/50/s

Cairo 64/50/sh 63/48/sCopenhagen 35/33/c 36/31/pcGeneva 43/24/pc 36/24/pcHelsinki 33/25/sf 28/19/sfHong Kong 64/59/pc 66/58/pcIstanbul 53/48/s 57/47/pcJerusalem 54/42/s 54/41/shKiev 36/34/c 35/30/snKuwait City 55/50/sh 60/45/sLisbon 57/48/pc 59/50/pcLondon 43/34/pc 43/34/pcMadrid 52/37/pc 50/32/sMontreal 29/12/sn 16/6/pcMoscow 21/14/sn 21/16/snParis 43/29/pc 40/25/cRome 54/45/c 51/38/shSeoul 27/7/pc 29/13/sTokyo 48/36/pc 44/32/pcZurich 38/26/sh 28/24/sn


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 502.10


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 5:11 p.m./6:32 a.m.Thu. 6:22 p.m./7:14 a.m.Fri. 7:33 p.m./7:52 a.m.Sat. 8:43 p.m./8:28 a.m.Sun. 9:53 p.m./9:01 a.m.Mon. 11:01 p.m./9:36 a.m.




TODAY

Afternoon SunWind N 5

FRIDAY

Decreasing Clouds,COLDER

Wind N 15-25

32°50° 16°24°42° 28°

SATURDAY

Variably CloudyWind SW 5-10

40° 22°

SUNDAY

Sunny to PartlyCloudy

Wind SSE 5-10




precipitation: 70%


precipitation: 20%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 0%


THURSDAY

Evening Rain to LtSnow

Wind S-NW 5-15

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

High:90° in Edinburg, TX Low: -27° in Warroad, MN


Q: Where do most stormsenter the United States?

HISTORY TRIVIASnow is rare in Florida. Itdid not fall in Miami Beachuntil 1977; however, on Jan.19, snowflakes fell for thefirst time at the famousresort. Tampa had 0.25 ofan inch, and Plant City, Fla.,received 2 inches.

A: Sixty percent arrive inthe Pacific Northwest.

Washington59/30

New York52/22

Miami78/66

Atlanta66/40

Detroit32/12

Houston76/48

Chicago32/20

Minneapolis14/8

Kansas City42/32

El Paso78/48

Denver62/35

Billings38/28

Los Angeles64/52

San Francisco60/49

Seattle49/35

Washington59/30

New York52/22

Miami78/66

Atlanta66/40

Detroit32/12

Houston76/48

Chicago32/20

Minneapolis14/8

Kansas City42/32

El Paso78/48

Denver62/35

Billings38/28

Los Angeles64/52

San Francisco60/49

Seattle49/35

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

New Mar 4 First Mar 12

Last Mar 26Full Mar 19

10:40a/4:30a 11:01p/4:51pThursday11:20a/5:09a 11:40p/5:30pFriday11:36a/5:50a ----/6:11p

U.S. Cities Today Thu.Anchorage 25/8/s 23/5/sAsheville 62/32/s 56/36/pcAtlanta 66/40/s 65/48/sBirmingham 68/45/pc 71/52/sBoston 46/14/pc 22/13/sCharleston, SC 65/39/s 69/48/pcCharleston, WV 56/24/s 61/37/pcChicago 32/20/pc 38/33/cColumbus, OH 40/21/pc 46/37/pcDallas 72/48/pc 75/52/sDenver 62/35/s 60/27/sDes Moines 34/25/pc 45/32/cDetroit 32/12/pc 32/27/pcFairbanks 6/-23/sf 3/-26/sIndianapolis 44/24/pc 52/42/pcKansas City 42/32/pc 57/39/pcLas Vegas 68/51/pc 70/49/pcLos Angeles 64/52/c 64/52/cMiami 78/66/pc 77/65/pc

Mobile 70/50/pc 71/53/pcMontgomery 70/45/pc 73/52/sNew Orleans 71/54/s 71/59/pcNew York City 52/22/pc 32/25/sOklahoma City 66/41/pc 67/46/sPhiladelphia 57/26/s 36/26/sPittsburgh 43/17/pc 40/28/pcPortland, OR 50/37/r 50/36/rSt. Louis 50/34/pc 59/48/pcSalt Lake City 46/34/c 52/35/shSan Francisco 60/49/sh 58/45/shSeattle 49/35/r 46/34/rTampa 77/56/pc 75/58/pcWash., DC 59/30/s 41/30/s

World Cities Today Thu.Athens 54/50/r 54/45/rBaghdad 70/46/s 71/47/sBangkok 95/76/t 93/77/pcBeirut 69/57/s 73/60/s

Cairo 75/57/s 77/56/sCopenhagen 41/34/s 43/34/cGeneva 47/32/s 46/35/sHelsinki 33/25/pc 32/22/pcHong Kong 72/61/s 74/61/pcIstanbul 44/42/c 45/40/cJerusalem 61/48/s 66/48/sKiev 35/19/s 32/21/pcKuwait City 75/56/s 78/58/sLisbon 57/43/s 59/45/sLondon 46/36/pc 48/36/pcMadrid 52/32/pc 50/34/pcMontreal 28/-3/sn 15/5/sMoscow 25/10/pc 28/19/cParis 47/28/s 46/30/sRome 54/45/r 57/45/rSeoul 38/17/s 41/20/sTokyo 48/34/sh 45/34/pcZurich 46/28/s 43/31/s


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 506.49


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front





TODAY

Lots of Sun,AWESOME

Wind SE 5-10

FRIDAY

Isolated Rain, MildTemps

Wind SSE 10-20

69°70° 53°42°66° 39°

SATURDAY

Strong/SevereT-storms

Wind SSE 10-20

72° 55°

SUNDAY

Isolated Rain, CoolWind SSE 10-20




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 30%


precipitation: 70%


precipitation: 30%


THURSDAY

Clouds, Sun, NICEWind SSE 5-10

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

High: 88° in Miami, FL Low: -13° in Westby, MT


Q: A dramatic increase intornadoes in the U.S. occursin what month?

HISTORY TRIVIARecord high temperatureswere set across the East onMarch 2, 1991. Pittsburghand Erie, Pa., rose to 74 and70 degrees, respectively.Albany, N.Y., reached 65,and Charleston, W.Va.,jumped to 81 degrees.

A: March

Washington54/36

New York46/34

Miami80/70

Atlanta60/48

Detroit42/32

Houston75/60

Chicago49/36

Minneapolis36/26

Kansas City46/32

El Paso71/38

Denver40/26

Billings36/22

Los Angeles70/50

San Francisco61/47

Seattle50/40

Washington54/36

New York46/34

Miami80/70

Atlanta60/48

Detroit42/32

Houston75/60

Chicago49/36

Minneapolis36/26

Kansas City46/32

El Paso71/38

Denver40/26

Billings36/22

Los Angeles70/50

San Francisco61/47

Seattle50/40

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

First Mar 12 Full Mar 19

New Apr 3Last Mar 26

2:44a/8:56a 3:07p/9:19pWednesday3:36a/9:48a 4:00p/10:12pThursday4:29a/10:42a 4:55p/11:07p

U.S. Cities Today Wed.Anchorage 30/11/s 28/9/sAsheville 60/36/pc 53/43/tAtlanta 60/48/pc 62/43/tBirmingham 64/55/pc 69/41/tBoston 40/24/s 38/30/sCharleston, SC 66/48/pc 70/59/pcCharleston, WV 63/36/pc 58/46/rChicago 49/36/c 50/29/rColumbus, OH 57/36/pc 48/40/rDallas 76/43/t 68/43/sDenver 40/26/sn 61/30/pcDes Moines 40/30/r 38/24/snDetroit 42/32/c 43/32/rFairbanks 18/-13/s 17/-18/sIndianapolis 57/40/c 59/33/rKansas City 46/32/r 44/26/cLas Vegas 66/48/s 71/50/sLos Angeles 70/50/s 78/54/sMiami 80/70/pc 81/67/pc

Mobile 68/60/pc 76/45/tMontgomery 68/55/pc 73/46/tNew Orleans 70/64/sh 76/50/tNew York City 46/34/s 49/35/pcOklahoma City 67/33/t 60/33/pcPhiladelphia 51/31/s 49/39/pcPittsburgh 54/32/pc 45/40/rPortland, OR 52/43/r 57/46/shSt. Louis 56/44/c 52/31/cSalt Lake City 47/33/sn 53/36/cSan Francisco 61/47/r 64/49/pcSeattle 50/40/r 50/40/rTampa 80/61/pc 80/65/sWash., DC 54/36/pc 48/45/pc

World Cities Today Wed.Athens 44/32/r 47/34/shBaghdad 76/50/s 77/52/sBangkok 91/75/t 91/77/tBeirut 60/51/r 53/44/r

Cairo 72/55/s 61/47/pcCopenhagen 42/33/s 40/36/rGeneva 54/34/pc 54/39/sHelsinki 34/23/pc 36/27/snHong Kong 68/61/pc 68/61/rIstanbul 41/39/sn 41/38/snJerusalem 58/44/r 48/37/rKiev 30/18/s 36/20/sKuwait City 75/63/t 84/69/tLisbon 63/48/r 64/50/shLondon 50/37/pc 52/39/pcMadrid 54/37/sh 48/37/cMontreal 24/16/s 34/24/sMoscow 28/20/pc 32/15/sParis 53/44/s 53/40/pcRome 50/31/s 52/33/sSeoul 44/25/s 41/25/pcTokyo 50/39/pc 52/36/pcZurich 52/36/pc 53/37/s


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 509.24


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 7:40 a.m./9:35 p.m.Wed. 8:13 a.m./10:32 p.m.Thu. 8:51 a.m./11:29 p.m.Fri. 9:35 a.m./noneSat. 10:26 a.m./12:25 a.m.Sun. 12:23 p.m./2:19 a.m.

Today 6:09 a.m./5:49 p.m.Wed. 6:07 a.m./5:50 p.m.Thu. 6:06 a.m./5:51 p.m.Fri. 6:04 a.m./5:52 p.m.Sat. 6:03 a.m./5:53 p.m.Sun. 7:02 a.m./6:53 p.m.



TODAY

Cloudy, Breezy, RainLate

Wind SSE 5-15

THURSDAY

Patchy Rain, COOLERWind NW 15-25

50°63° 42°52°60° 41°

FRIDAY

Sun Returns, StillCool

Wind S 5-10

56° 32°

SATURDAY

A GREAT DAY!Wind WNW 5-15




precipitation: 100%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 0%


WEDNESDAY

Rain & T-stormsWind SSW 10-20

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

High:89° in Pecos, TX Low: -22° in Williston, ND


Q: How do large snowflakesform?

HISTORY TRIVIAOn March 8, 1995, the bluegrass was covered with 6inches of snow at Jackson,Ky. That same day felt likespring in Blue Hill, Mass.,with temperatures in the60s.

A: Individual flakes jointogether during descent

Washington64/41

New York55/39

Miami75/59

Atlanta68/49

Detroit41/26

Houston75/59

Chicago45/25

Minneapolis32/18

Kansas City56/30

El Paso78/47

Denver56/28

Billings46/30

Los Angeles66/52

San Francisco59/48

Seattle50/36

Washington64/41

New York55/39

Miami75/59

Atlanta68/49

Detroit41/26

Houston75/59

Chicago45/25

Minneapolis32/18

Kansas City56/30

El Paso78/47

Denver56/28

Billings46/30

Los Angeles66/52

San Francisco59/48

Seattle50/36

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

First Mar 12 Full Mar 19

New Apr 3Last Mar 26

7:17a/12:03a 7:44p/1:03aSunday8:10a/1:56a 8:38p/2:24pMonday9:01a/2:47a 9:29p/3:15p

U.S. Cities Today Sun.Anchorage 27/9/s 26/9/sAsheville 66/38/s 70/43/pcAtlanta 68/49/s 72/50/pcBirmingham 70/49/s 67/50/pcBoston 52/38/pc 52/30/pcCharleston, SC 68/47/s 75/50/sCharleston, WV 60/39/pc 52/33/cChicago 45/25/pc 39/26/pcColumbus, OH 54/31/pc 44/26/cDallas 75/55/s 68/57/cDenver 56/28/pc 61/31/pcDes Moines 44/26/pc 47/30/pcDetroit 41/26/sn 38/18/cFairbanks 18/-16/s 19/-17/sIndianapolis 52/29/pc 47/27/cKansas City 56/30/s 54/36/pcLas Vegas 74/53/s 74/54/sLos Angeles 66/52/pc 70/54/pcMiami 75/59/s 78/63/s

Mobile 70/51/s 73/52/pcMontgomery 72/45/s 72/47/pcNew Orleans 70/56/s 73/59/pcNew York City 55/39/pc 53/32/pcOklahoma City 66/43/s 62/48/cPhiladelphia 58/40/pc 55/32/pcPittsburgh 50/33/sh 41/24/cPortland, OR 51/39/r 51/41/rSt. Louis 60/36/pc 49/34/pcSalt Lake City 57/38/c 56/40/pcSan Francisco 59/48/pc 61/50/pcSeattle 50/36/r 49/39/rTampa 71/51/s 75/53/sWash., DC 64/41/s 58/36/pc

World Cities Today Sun.Athens 61/47/s 63/49/sBaghdad 65/44/c 67/41/sBangkok 94/79/pc 94/79/pcBeirut 59/45/s 61/49/s

Cairo 66/50/pc 68/47/sCopenhagen 47/44/c 51/49/shGeneva 57/44/sh 47/44/rHelsinki 36/23/pc 37/30/pcHong Kong 74/68/pc 76/68/pcIstanbul 54/47/s 61/53/sJerusalem 50/37/r 54/36/sKiev 41/34/s 53/39/pcKuwait City 74/68/sh 69/55/shLisbon 61/50/sh 57/46/rLondon 52/43/c 53/41/pcMadrid 55/43/sh 55/41/shMontreal 39/28/sn 30/12/snMoscow 36/25/pc 37/23/sParis 54/47/sh 53/45/rRome 57/50/c 58/49/rSeoul 52/33/s 58/37/pcTokyo 53/44/pc 63/50/sZurich 54/41/pc 58/40/sh


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 515.46


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 10:26 a.m./12:25 a.m.Sun. 12:23 p.m./2:19 a.m.Mon. 1:26 p.m./3:08 a.m.Tue. 2:33 p.m./3:54 a.m.Wed. 3:43 p.m./4:36 a.m.Thu. 4:54 p.m./5:14 a.m.

Today 6:03 a.m./5:53 p.m.Sun. 7:02 a.m./6:53 p.m.Mon. 7:00 a.m./6:54 p.m.Tue. 6:59 a.m./6:55 p.m.Wed. 6:58 a.m./6:56 p.m.Thu. 6:56 a.m./6:57 p.m.



TODAY

Mostly Sunny andWarmer

Wind SW 10-20

MONDAY

Showers LikelyWind NW 5-10

65°67° 45°46°69° 47°

TUESDAY

Decreasing CloudsWind NW 6-12

65° 49°

WEDNESDAY

Mostly SunnyWind SE 6-12




precipitation: 30%


precipitation: 60%


precipitation: 20%


precipitation: 0%


SUNDAY

Increasing CloudsWind SW 5-10

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Saturday, March 12, 2011

High: 90° in Pecos, TX Low: 1° in Embarrass, MN


Q: What gives weathersystems their spin?

HISTORY TRIVIAThe famed "Blizzard of1888" peaked on March 12.The mammoth stormdumped over 4 feet ofsnow on parts of NewEngland; 70-mph windscreated rooftop-high driftsin New York City andPhiladelphia. A: The Earth's rotation

TODAY’S WEATHEr, A2High: 95 Low: 73Party sunny and hot, with western winds 4-8 mph.

Please see Heat, A10

Bentley

Referendum on LawCo sales tax doesn’t make cut

Please see Session, A10

Conviction on threat charge overturned

Please see Smoak, A10

By Jonece DuniganStaff Writer

MOULTON — About 45 animal advocates crowded into a Lawrence County Commission meeting Friday and listened as residents described the conditions of the Animal Rescue Shelter of Lawrence County, ques-

tioned the current care of the county’s st rays and gave solutions for a per-m a ne nt a n i m a l shelter.

One shelter sup-porter who spoke in favor of its director, Bobbie Taylor, was

escorted out of the commission build-ing by law enforcement after refusing to confine remarks to the subject on the agenda.

Taylor, who didn’t attend the meet-ing, has been fighting animal abuse and neglect allegations since June 24 when the Moulton Police Department received a complaint. The claims caused commissioners to terminate an $80,000 annual animal services contract with Taylor during an emer-gency meeting June 26.

Taylor, 82, denies any wrongdoing

and said last week animals usually come to her shelter malnourished and ill.

Moulton police and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are still investigating the conditions of the 300 animals found on Taylor’s property on Lawrence 170. The animals’ health is now being monitored in a 45,000-square-foot warehouse at Hillsboro Gin on Ala-bama 20. The agency moved the ani-mals off Taylor’s property over sev-eral days starting July 3. The ASPCA plans to get all animals out the ware-house by Aug. 2.

By law, the county has to have a

shelter. On Friday, commissioners unanimously agreed to hire a tempo-rary animal control officer after lis-tening to public comments for nearly an hour.

East Lawrence resident Baylee Carpenter, 20, will work four weeks for $350 weekly. During her interim tenure, commissioners will advertise for a permanent officer, who will work for minimum wage, but the pay scale could increase at a later date. Com-missioners will select a permanent employee during the next meeting Aug. 14.

Lawrence residents pack commission meeting to ask for better control

John Godbey/Decatur Daily photosGene Hart asks the Lawrence County Commission to reinstate Bobbie Taylor as the animal control officer dur-ing a Friday morning meeting. Shortly thereafter, Commission Chairman Joey Hargrove had Hart ejected from the room after he refused to confine his remarks to the subject on the agenda.

Commissioner Mose Jones Jr., left, queries Lawrence resident Don rojem about comments addressed to the Lawrence County Commission.

Community: Fix animal situation

On the Net

■ View photo gal-lery and video from the meeting at decatur daily.com.

Please see Control, A10

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