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WEST CARTHAGE â Jefferson Countyâs District 7 has two men running to represent it in the county Legislature this year.
Champion Town Councilman Matthew T. Gump announced in a Facebook post Friday that he will run against current Legislator John D. Peck for the Republican nomination to represent the district, which covers the town of Champion and part of Fort Drum.
Mr. Gump, 37, who won election to the Champion Town Board in 2019, said he first considered running just a few weeks ago after hearing from a number of Champion residents.
âI started getting phone calls from people expressing that they werenât happy with the current legislator,â he said. âI actually went back and looked at some of the minutes from the board meetings and found that I agree with them. The current legislator is not representing District 7.â
Camp Sherman students remember Deputy Dave Blann Roxanna Gray and Orion Roper each won a mountain bike for their essays in remembrance of Deputy Dave Blann, who served Camp Sherman for 24 years before his death last year.
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photo by Katy Yoder In January, when students at Black Butte School in Camp Sherman were invited to write a letter to Deputy Dave Blann, some of them remembered his laugh and playful nature. Others were too new to Camp Sherman and never got to meet him before he passed away last year.
For 24 years, “Deputy Dave,” as he was widely known, lived in the Camp Sherman community and was a friend and protector for his neighbors. By the time students finished their letters and illustrations, even those who never met him knew he was a very special person.
From The Tribune staff reports
CLAY The case of a man accused of shooting and killing his stepfather in Clay has been sent to the Grand Jury.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested 33-year-old Jacob Naquade Chambers in the shooting death of his stepfather. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, Deputies were called to the 7500 block of Weems Lane in Clay to investigate a call of a person shot.
Once on scene, officers found 56-year-old Paul Edward Trull Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds. Trull later succumbed to his injuries.
Chambers remained on the scene until deputies arrived and was taken into custody. Police say after interviewing the suspect and several witnesses, Chambers was arrested and charged with murder. His bond was set at $50,000.
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Ronald Watkins, 77, was found Saturday after family members reported him missing. (Shutterstock)
JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL A missing 77-year-old man from Center Point was located Saturday by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency s Aviation Unit. Ronald Watkins, who suffers from Alzheimer s, was reported missing by his family earlier in the day.
The ALEA received a request to assist the Jefferson County Sheriff s Office with the search and rescue mission just after 7 p.m.
Watkins was wearing a Project Lifesaver bracelet, which was utilized by the ALEA Aviation Unit to gather a quality signal and identify his exact location. He was found near the intersection of Lake Drive and Huffman Road. Once located, Watkins was transported to a local hospital for medical screening and observation.