News briefs

KILLEN

Police association hosting fundraiser

The North Alabama Chiefs of Police Association is hosting its inaugural benefit golf

tournament.

The event will be Saturday at Joe Wheeler State Park Golf Course near Rogersville.

Killen Police Chief Mark Parker, president of the association, said the event will feature a four-man scramble format with an entry fee of $55 per person.

"All proceeds from the event go to local charities," Parker said.

He said the tournament will have a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m.

For details or to register, call Parker or Terry Holden at Killen Police Department at 757-5555. An application and information are also available online at aacop.com.

FLORENCE

Police holding leukemia fundraiser

Members of the Florence Police Department will be selling Swamp John's fish, chicken and shrimp plates to raise money for the Leukemia Society.

The event will be Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Broadway Recreational Center.

Tickets are available at the Florence Police Department or at the door the day of the event.

All proceeds go to benefit the Light the Night event sponsored by the Leukemia Society.

For details, call Melinda at 760-6566.

Dam closed for maintenance

Wilson Dam will be closed from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today for maintenance, according to Tennessee Valley Authority police.

Motorists should plan to take alternate routes during the maintenance hours.

O'Neal Bridge passes inspection

The inspection of O'Neal Bridge has revealed no deficiencies in its structure, Florence Mayor Bobby Irons announced Tuesday.

Gov. Bob Riley ordered inspections of three Alabama bridges because they were similar in design to the Interstate 35 bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1.

"They did not find any changes in the structure," Irons said. "The bridge is safe."

The bridge, like all state bridges, is inspected every two years. The last inspection was in June 2006. No structural deficiencies were noted in that inspection, but several repairs were made.

Alabama Department of Transportation Division Engineer James Brown said there were no changes in the bridge since the last inspection.