The Daily Sentinel from Scottsboro, Alabama (2024)

August 26, 1998

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The Daily Sentineli

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Scottsboro, Alabama

Issue Date:

Wednesday, August 26, 1998

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ff The Daily Sentint Wednesday August 26 1998 50 Cents Scottsboro Alabama Sheriff's Department recovers stolen goods PHOTO Page 3A Gold Leaf amily donation supports Chamber work PHOTO Page 8A Success Wildcat Shootout raises money for Scottsboro golf SPORTS Page IB ini HR ll dBflfl 3 Top Stories NAGS HEAD NC (AP) More than a half million tourists and residents were ordered to leave the Carolina coast Tuesday as Hurricane Bonnie closed in with gather ing speed Hurricane force winds could hit the coast by daybreak Wednesday By early afternoon traffic was bumper to bumper on roads leading inland from North Outer Banks as people tried to get out of the way of Bonnie a behemoth of a storm with winds of 1 IS mph Many residents were unwill ing to take the chance that the first hurricane of the Atlantic season would follow the path of some previous storms and take a last minute turn out to sea EDGARTOWN Mass (AP) President Clinton sailed wind whipped waters with his wife and daughter near their island vacation quarters Tues day and plotted a mainland return to combat talk that the Monica Lewinsky controversy has crippled him politically As if he had turned a comer the president who for days confined himself to private meals with close Triends and let his golf clubs grow dusty put a new public face on his family vacation The Clintons sailed for 90 minutes near Vine yard an island off the Massa chusetts mainland with the man once known as most trusted man in vet eran TV newsman Waiter Cronkite aboard blue hulled Wyntje Weather The forecast for today cals for sunny skies Highs wi be in the 90s and lows in the 60s 'ft ft( ft' weather was drawn by Hatherine Rebecca Bouldin 8 of Scottsboro Index School board sees upset 6 vote race Ron Ricker By BAYNE A HUGHES Managing Editor because all about the Shelton tallied 1265 votes to 1259 for Moore city attorney said it was probably one of the closest races he can Moore said tough to lose that way but enjoyed get ting out and talking to the peo ple bringing their questions and points to the public I would just like to see that these points are followed through very proud of the my supporters and the people who voted for me The people showed they wanted a change and I appreciate he con tinued Shelton pointed that the 6 vote differential a strong example that every vote counts Every vote counts no matter where you are at or what you are Moore agreed with his opponent on the importance of Sentinel photo by Gary Copeland Exercising the right to vote Teola Reed prepares to cast her vote during elec tion Excellent weather conditions brought voters out for the Scottsboro Municipal elections Tuesday was a day of the thrilling and surprising finish es for two spots on the Scotts boro Board of Education The school board election featured what may have been one of the closest races in Scottsboro history and the only incumbent upset of the day Incumbent Robin Shelton edged challenger Glenn Moore by just six votes to win Place 2 while Ron Ricker upset incumbent Rickey Dooley in Place 3 just glad that over said a relieved Shelton hope I let down those that voted for me during the next six years or those that voted for a change I hope they just get behind the school sys tem help us make progress and continue to grow and improve MK' 'TWnfKsssfl 'ftW MH W' 9 lfl 4 A ftftft a 3 3 1 sr 1 Xfl 1 III 9 9 9 9 A 1 'J 1 7 1 Mr School Board ouciru Bfl Place 2 tv 1 1 www i fa 'vl 'i Robin Shelton 1265 fl ffil Glenn 'fl fl i Gawk Robin Moore ienPB Shelton 1259 Gawk i Moore each vote folks say Tve only got one but every vote adds up The numbers get big ger and bigger if you stay he said The difference in the two may have been the absentee vote Shelton got 80 absentee votes and Moore received 48 think what did Moore said Shelton pointed out that his campaign made a point to get more absentee ballots worked hard on getting those young people who were off at school to vote and those who could not make it to the he said In a tight race small things may have been the difference in the race as Moore came up short of pulling off the upset of the incumbent See School page 3A School Board Place 3 Ron Ricker 1539 Rickey Dooley 1117 Rickey Dooley Incumbents reclaim council positions By BAYNE A HUGHES Managing Editor The Scottsboro City Council will have a familiar look to it for the next four years Incumbents Johnny Ivey Tom Wilson and Sandy Walker Kean claimed solid victories in Tues Municipal Election All three earned second terms on the Scottsboro City Council hope a case that every body thinks doing a good respectable job and the city is headed in the right Ivey said of the incumbent sweep tried to address the con cerns of the Wilson said he thinks the of the past council was noticed by the citizens have worked together very Wilson said coopera tion and unity we have seen with in the council is appreciated by the Walker Kean said there were one or two reasons for the incum bent victories people thought we were doing a real good job or peo ple care hoping it was the first Walker Kean said think we have worked well together and accomplished a lot of good things for the city of Scotts In the race for Council Place 3 Ivey won with 60 percent of the votes as he beat James Stevens with 1488 unofficial votes to 961 just real happy the citizens of Scottsboro are liking the direc tion the city is going on the move Scottsboro is growing and growing and I think even better things are ahead in the Tom Wilson won 73 percent of the vote in Place 4 to defeat chal lenger Marvin Holcomb Wilson had 1703 votes to 640 for Hol comb See Council page 3A rA City MH Council WW Place 3 Johnny tMH JMKL vey IfllPTb 1488 I I Stevens JD Johnny JO tVBV OlBVBnS Bfl' fl9 mH fflM 1 vl Sandy Walker Kean City Council Place 5 Sandy Walker Kean 1771 Cecil Shavers 779 Cecil Shavers i i Tommy I Wilson City Council Place 4 Tommy Wilson 1703 Marvin Holcomb 640 ft Marvin Holcomb Scottsboro Municipal Election Aug 25 1998 Number of votes cast: 2550 Amusem*nts Page 6A Classified Pages 6 7B Lifestyles Pages 2B Obituaries Page 2A Opinion Page 4A Sports Page IB Two Sections 16 Pages Quote of bhe Day is very blind or badly regulated when it encroaches upon the rights of Pasquior Queanal Demolition of old Skyline School is still on hold By CARMEN WANN Sentinel Correspondent ollowing about an hour of deliberating with all parties con cerned with the demolition of Skyline School Circuit Judge Haralson announced Tuesday at a hearing that no further action would be taken until a special meeting is held on Sept 10 to allow time for consideration of alternatives The hearing was held in con junction with a temporary restrain ing order issued by Haralson at the request of Skyline resident Diane Potter Kuhlman The injunction halted the demolition of the school scheduled for Monday After the announcement John Graham Scottsboro attorney rep Historic Commission offers to take over school building By BAYNE A HUGHES Managing Editor The Alabama Historical Commission has offered to assume responsibility for the Skyline School until a perma nent decision about the building can be reached The Historical Commission has made this precedent setting offer to the Jackson County Soard of Education because according to Commission Archi tectural Historian Bob Gamble the building has such great his torical value to residents of Jackson County and Alabama See Offer page 3A resenting Kuhlman and the Alabama Preservation Alliance (APA) said their group was given time to come up with some viable alternatives to the demolition of the school to present to the Jack son County School Board for con sideration See Action page 3A SaMtnal photo by Gary Copoland Skyline Elementary School Residents of Skyline anxiously await the fate of this historic school after demolition was halted by court order flflflflMflfl flylM Ilf T7.

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