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MOODY Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall will pay tribute to fallen Moody Police officer Lt. Stephen Williams at a law enforcement ceremony on Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Marshall will join Moody Police Chief Thomas Hunt in paying tribute to Williams, who lost his life in the line of duty on June 2, 2020.
The Attorney General will present Williams’ family with a commemoration in recognition of his service and sacrifice. Wednesday morning’s ceremony will take place at the Moody Civic Center, which is located on Civic Center Drive in Moody.
By Nathan Prewett
MOODY – At a regular meeting on Monday, March 8, 2021, the Moody City Council meeting began with reports for the month of February from department heads, including the Moody Police Department and the Moody Fire Department.
Moody Police Chief Thomas Hunt reported 1,058 calls, 38 arrests, 62 warning tickets, 179 citations, 67 misdemeanors, 41 felonies, and 15,499 miles were driven.
Moody Fire Department Chief Larry Horton reported 145 responses, six fires (three vehicle, three woods and grass or other), 81 emergency medical calls, 18 public service, eight vehicle assists, 12 false alarms, and 14 wrecks. Dispatch enroute time was one minute and 41 seconds, and dispatch to arrival was six minutes and one second.
By Nathan Prewett
MOODY – A regular meeting of the Moody City Council on Monday, Feb. 8 heard reports from department heads, the announcement of the second vaccine clinic, and approved a rezoning request from two residents for 147 acres of land.
At the beginning of the meeting, Public Works Director Mike Staggs announced that the second round of COVID-19 vaccinations will be held on Feb. 18. The Alabama Department of Public Health will host a two-dose clinic at the Civic Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
However, according to the center’s Facebook page, the clinic is for those who received their first vaccine on Jan. 21. Those who received that first vaccination may return on Feb. 18 to get a second.
‘You’re a hero’: Alabama boy who rescued sister during carjacking honored by Moody police, ATF, FBI
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
“It’s exciting,’ said 9-year-old Ethan Walker. “I’m glad I was able to get her out.”
The ordeal happened Jan. 7 when, about 1:30 p.m., Kristin Walker was putting gas into her vehicle in the area of U.S. 411 and Interstate 20. Her two small children – Ethan and 6-year-old daughter Audrey – were in the back seat. At that point, a man got out of a Chevrolet SUV which had been parked at a pump near the victim and jumped into the driver’s seat of the woman’s vehicle.