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MOULTON — The Lawrence County Commission is in good financial shape, but county leaders said Wednesday they want Sheriff Gene Mitchell to explain overages in parts of his budget.

A man and woman accused of stealing a vehicle left running Tuesday in Decatur before being apprehended during an Interstate 65 traffic stop were released on bail from Morgan County Jail only days earlier on vehicle theft charges.

MOULTON — Lawrence County Revenue Commissioner Brad Henderson said his office is processing mail-in requests for tags and is able to fulfill online requests for tags that expire in July if there are no insurance issues.

After some Alabama sheriffs profited large sums of money by skimping on jailhouse meals, Gov. Kay Ivey said Tuesday that the state will no longer give jail food funds to "sheriffs personally."

Work on Interstate 65 that begins Thursday night with patching may cause delays in northern Limestone County due to lane closures, the Alabama Department of Transportation said today.

Country artist Marty Haggard, the son of music legend Merle Haggard, will perform a tribute to his father Saturday at the Sparkman Civic Center, 406 Nanceford Road in Hartselle.

ATHENS — The Limestone County school board voted Tuesday to reprimand Superintendent Thomas Sisk for “failure to follow proper legal procedure" in the hiring of his daughter in June.

ATHENS — Elvis Presley tribute artist Jerry Barnes will perform the hits recorded by the king of rock ‘n’ roll during Art After Hours on Friday in downtown Athens.

Savor the taste of summer as Athens Saturday Market hosts tomato sandwich day.

The woman who jumped off the Interstate 65 bridge at the Tennessee River after a police traffic stop Tuesday is pregnant, a Decatur police spokeswoman said today.