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Hartselle Enquirer

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By Staff
Seniors thank sponsors
Editor,
The Hartselle Senior Center would like to thank the following sponsors for making its Fourth of July celebration a great success: Buzzy's Jewelry Repair and Sales, Corum's Building and Farm Center, Hometown Market, Jimmy Smith Jewelers of Decatur, Hartselle Kroger, Mister Henry's Neighborhood Restaurant, Prime Kuts by Liz Beauty Salon, Joe Roberts Store, Shelia's Florist, Smith's Florist, Hartselle Enquirer, The Pig Stand, and Hartselle Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Linda Carpenter, director
Hartselle Senior Center
Nursing pay not even with trends
Editor:
By keeping nurse pay scales in line with one another instead of raising wages to attract more nurses to the profession, hospitals are putting the bottom line before quality patient care.
I became a registered nurse to diagnose, treat, and care for my patients when they need it most. But hospital practices, like short staffing, forced overtime and low pay are making it nearly impossible to provide that care.
Shortages in other professions have always corrected themselves by employers raising wages until the shortage is over (i.e. pharmacists, engineers, accountants, computer programmers, etc.) but the same hasn't happened for nurses because hospitals have chosen to avoid a bidding war.
Claudia Walden, RN
Somerville
Trees can help keep drivers safe
Editor:
Concerning the Bradford pear trees in the median on Highway 31 in Hartselle: I had much rather hit a tree, if I should be unfortunate as to lose control while driving, than to cross the median and hit anther car head on.
I agree that anything obstructing the view at crossovers should be removed and trimmed.
Mildred Stephenson
Hartselle

Morgan County

20 under 40: Trey Chowning

Falkville

20 under 40: TJ Holmes

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20 under 40: Spencer Bell

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20 under 40: Shelby Keenum

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20 under 40: Rachel Howard

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20 under 40: Mary Virgina Halbrooks

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20 under 40: Maggie McKelvey

Decatur

20 under 40: Maegan Jones

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20 under 40: Lindsey Tapscott

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‘He lets us have sex’: More details emerge on Hartselle man accused of child exploitation 

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Hartselle church creates Easter-themed escape rooms 

Danville

Family tradition: State livestock show legacy spans generations

Editor's picks

Baseball for Beau: More than $8k raised for scholarship named after Hartselle child  

Falkville

20 under 40: Lela Weeks

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20 under 40: Kalleigh Thomas

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20 under 40: Jaime Hatcher

Hartselle

Veteran Hartselle firefighter charged with possessing child porn

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Cerrowire expansion named finalist in Business Alabama Awards  

At a Glance

Work begins on repairing two bridges over I-65 in Morgan County in coming weeks

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Tickets for Morgan County Sports Hall of Fame banquet available

Falkville

Morgan County volunteers celebrated at annual fire department banquet 

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Man jailed for stealing car from jail after earlier release 

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Police: Hartselle man encouraged children to have sex inside his apartment

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20 under 40: Chris Rigoni

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