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Upgrade to system used to inject fluoride into Dothan’s water sytem may be aided with $25K grant
Putting fluoride into the city’s water system requires upgrades each year, and now the City of Dothan hopes a grant will cover most of some upcoming costs. The Dothan City Commission authorized Dothan Utilities to submit an application to the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Oral Health Office for a grant worth up to $25,000 […]
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Pell City: Public Hearing on whether to Fluoridate on April 9th
Date: April 9thTime: 5:30 pm Where: Council Chambers of City Hall located at 1905 1st Avenue North The City of Pell City will hold a Public Hearing to solicit citizen input regarding the potential introduction of fluoride into the City’s water system. The Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of City Hall […]
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Proponents ask North Marshall Utilities board to return fluoride to water supply
MARSHALL COUNTY, AL (WAFF) – Proponents are hoping a water utility in Marshall County will put fluoride back into the water system. North Marshall Utilities ceased putting fluoride in the water system at the end of October. A group of dentists and other health professionals appeared before the utility’s board Tuesday night to ask them […]
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Dr. Catharine Willis gets full term on Arab Water Board
Three board appointments were made unanimously by the Arab City Council Monday night. Sid Tidmore was reappointed to the personnel grievance board. George Pollock, who filled out a partial term, was reappointed to the library board, and Dr. Catherine Willis was re-appointed to the Arab Water Works board. Willis completed the term of Rodney Hyatt, who resigned after […]
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North Marshall Utilities removed fluoride from water supply
The North Marshall Utilities Board of Directors made the decision to take the fluoride out of the water supply. The company serves the town of Grant and the surrounding area. The board made that decision in October. Company officials say the main reason behind the move is concerns for the health of the treatment plant […]
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Athens council accepts grant for fluoridation
ATHENS — A grant will provide money to replace Athens Water Department’s aging fluoridation equipment. The Athens City Council tonight authorized Mayor Ronnie Marks to accept a grant of up to $25,000 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials to pay for the project. It also authorized Frank Eskridge, the manager of […]
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Athens: City agrees to seek grant to update fluoridation equipment
In the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove,” Brigadier Gen. Jack Ripper believes the Communists are using the fluoridation of water to pollute America’s “precious bodily fluids.” The general, who turns out to be stark raving mad, triggers a nuclear first strike on the Soviet Union over the issue and, presumably, global nuclear war. Nothing like that […]
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Piedmont leaders decline to add fluoride to city water
PIEDMONT — City leaders Tuesday decided not to fluoridate Piedmont’s water, against the recommendations of area dentists and state medical experts. The chemical compound many health care experts and decades of research states prevents tooth decay was removed from the city’s water supply four years ago. Despite hearing a panel of experts’ support of fluoride, […]
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Arab Water Board votes to remove fluoride from water system
On Tuesday, the Arab Water Board voted to cease adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. Board members say a Supreme Court ruling allows them to revert back to their decision in 2015 to remove fluoride. They are expected to stop adding fluoride Wednesday morning. The city previously sued the Arab Water Works board, and a […]
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Arab water board to decide fluoride issue Tuesday
The Arab Water Works will consider removing fluoride from the water. That’s after the board won a legal battle in Alabama’s Supreme Court after the city filed suit demanding fluoride stay in the water supply. It was a blistering defeat for the city of Arab as all eight justices voted in favor of the water […]
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