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WEATHER

Today, sunny, with a high near 84. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 57.

AROUND THE COUNTY

Limestone County Sheriff’s Office Coffee Call will be held from 8-9 a.m. today at the Sheriff’s Office for all current and former employees of law enforcement and support staff. Contact: 256-232-0111.

A Knights of Columbus pancake breakfast fundraiser will be held from 8-10 a.m. today at Applebee’s. Cost is $5 per person.

Decoration day is today at Higgins Cemetery. Business meeting at 10 a.m. Those unable to attend can send upkeep donations payable to Higgins Cemetery to: Mrs. Fay Chandler, 20065 Temperance Oak Road, Rogersville, AL 35652.

Decoration day at Hester Cemetery in Lester is today. Donations for cemetery upkeep can be sent to: Tommy Gatlin, 30815 Lester Road, Lester, AL 35647. Make checks payable to Hester Cemetery. Contact: 256-232-1191.

The annual decoration at Sandlin Cemetery is today. Donations for cemetery upkeep made payable to Sandlin Cemetery can be sent to: Mark Blakely, 20931 Brackeen Road, Athens, AL 35614 or Harold Adams, 22664 Cairo Hollow Road, Athens, AL 35614.

Decoration day at Myers Cemetery is from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. today. Donations for cemetery upkeep and made payable to Myers Cemetery can be mailed to: Lynn Nelson, 18347 Cross Key Road, Athens, AL 35614.

The Naomi Star Chapter No. 653 Order of the Eastern Star Debutante Ball fundraiser will be held at 7 tonight at the Athens Event Center on Pryor Street. Formal attire. Tickets are $20. Ticket locations are EnStyle Apparel, Kutz by Kenny and First Impressions. Proceeds go toward minority scholarships and community upgrades. Contact: Angela McLin 256-497-6331.

FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY

All lanes of I-65 river bridges open

MORGAN COUNTY – The southbound inside lane on the I-65 Tennessee River Bridge reopened Friday, signaling the completion of a routine bridge deck maintenance project that began July 16.

http://enewscourier.com/local/x775522055/All-lanes-of-I-65-river-bridges-to-now-open

Romney names Paul Ryan VP pick

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tapped Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate for the fall campaign on Saturday, turning to the architect of a conservative and intensely controversial long-term budget plan to remake Medicare and cut trillions in federal spending.

http://enewscourier.com/local/x685074952/Romney-names-Paul-Ryan-VP-pick

Alabama AFL-CIO rescinds Roy Moore endorsement

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama AFL-CIO rescinded its endorsement of Republican Roy Moore for chief justice on Friday in anticipation of the Democratic Party changing its nominee.

http://enewscourier.com/statenews/x1555259394/Alabama-AFL-CIO-rescinds-Roy-Moore-endorsement

The Who, Spice Girls to rock Olympic closer

LONDON (AP) — Get ready for a star-studded spectacular: Olympic Stadium is being transformed into a giant jukebox of British pop and pizazz for the closing ceremonies of the London Games.

http://enewscourier.com/sports/x1744863815/The-Who-Spice-Girls-to-rock-Olympic-closer

Court mulls free speech implications of clicking ‘like’

Daniel Ray Carter Jr. logged on to Facebook and did what millions do each day: He “liked” a page by clicking the site’s thumbs up icon. The problem was that the page was for a candidate who was challenging his boss, the sheriff of Hampton, Va.

http://enewscourier.com/x1040816369/Court-mulls-free-speech-implications-of-clicking-like

WATER COOLER

Pa. road crew paints yellow line over dead raccoon

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The “squirrelly” configuration of a western Pennsylvania road helped cause a state road crew to paint a double-yellow line over a dead raccoon.

Motorcyclist Sean McAfee snapped a photo of the mistake before it could be cleaned up and submitted it to the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown (http://bit.ly/MkHa1K).

He says he almost crashed, he was laughing so hard.

PennDOT spokesman John Ambrosini says paint crews usually have a foreman on the job who clears away any dead animals before the paint-spraying truck equipment passes by. This crew didn’t have a foreman and the equipment was too big to turn around in traffic, remove the animal and repair the paint. He says the “the squirrelly geometry” of the narrow road didn’t help.

But the crew did try to stop the paint gun.