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Morgan County judge makes temporary gag order permanent in Bailey Marquette case
A Morgan County judge made a temporary gag order permanent in the case against Bailey Marquette. Marquette is the former Decatur Police Officer charged in the shooting death of Steve Perkins. The order states Bailey Marquette, his attorneys, prosecutors, and employees of the Decatur Police Department are barred from making...
Alabama woman charged with sending obscene material to child, deputies say
An Alabama woman was arrested this week and charged with sending obscene material to a child under age 16, sheriff’s investigators said. Officials with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said that Brianna Causey, 23, of Somerville, Alabama, was arrested Monday after an investigation that started in late January.
Update: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail to hit North Alabama Saturday
The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 5:13 a.m. on Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 6:15 a.m. for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan and Cullman counties. The storms are expected to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At...
Road rage incident leads to motorcyclist shooting SUV, police say
A road rage incident turned violent Thursday when Alabama police said a motorcycle rider pulled a gun and fired on an occupied SUV near a Walmart Supercenter. The incident started Thursday when Morgan County Central Dispatch received a call of possible shots fired near Walmart Supercenter, located at 2800 Spring Avenue SW.
Obituary: Helen Faye Williams
It is with earthly sorrow but Heavenly joy that we announce the everlasting life of Helen Faye White Williams. Helen went Home to the Lord on Friday, May 24, 2024, surrounded by love at Falkville Health and Rehab in Morgan County. Helen was born on December 1, 1926, to Clyde Kent and Cora Belle Easterwood White. One of three children, Helen grew up surrounded by extended family and friends in a Christ-following home in the Central community of Cullman County. She met her life-long love, Lester Henry Williams, at a church service in her young teens. They married after Lester’s...
Somerville woman accused of sending obscene material to child
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - Morgan County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Somerville woman for distributing obscene material to a child. Brianna Causey is accused of sending over 5,000 explicit photos, videos and messages to that boy over a three-week span in late December and early January, according to our media partners at the Decatur Daily.
Somerville woman out on bond after allegedly sending obscene material to child
Morgan County investigators are reminding parents it is important to know what is on your child's phone and to be aware of what apps they are using after a Somerville woman was arrested Monday for allegedly sending obscene material to a child. According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old...
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