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January 25, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

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Citizens Academy to begin in February

by Rob Rice
The Oneonta Police Department has announced that the second Citizens Academy will begin in February. More...

Burns is unopposed in district judge election

by Ron Gholson

Elective office: district judgeTerm of office: six yearsAnnual salary: $115,000 (approximate) More...

Criswell unopposed as he seeks circuit clerk job

FIFTH TIME’S THE CHARM...
by Ron Gholson

Elective position: circuit clerkTerm of office: six yearsAnnual salary: $106,000 (approximate) More...

Final list of qualifiers for local offices in March 13 primary

Summary of qualifiers to date (county offices) For probate judge/commission chairman:Chris Green (R) For District 2 commissioner:Jeremy Smith (R)Carthel Self (R)Roger Bullard (R)Andy Neill (R, incumbent) More...

News

Blountsville continues to work on appearance

by Courtney Vincent

The Blountsville Town Council meeting held Monday night centered mainly around the continued efforts being made in improving the community's overall appearance. Several specific issues were addressed in regards to this topic. More...

County real estate statistics show snapshot of economic downturn

by Ron Gholson

A January real estate sales newsletter called The Hot Sheet provides an overall snapshot of the real estate market in Blount County, including a glimpse of changes over the period of the economic downturn. Below are some of the numbers reported. More...

Ya!FLFR Goes Wild

Spread the word: Ya!FLFR teen group is taking outings each quarter. The next adventure will be at beautiful King’s Bend Feb. 4, for the 19th Annual Locust Fork Whitewater Kayak and Canoe Races. More...

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Sports

Blount County Tournament this week

J.B. Pennington High School is the host site for this year’s Blount County Tournament and the tournament( s) have undergone some changes. Of course, the biggest change is that Oneonta is no longer competing in county tournaments. More...

All-County Second Team announced

Second Team OffenseQB – Christian Collum, ClevelandRB – Phillip McEvoy, Susan MooreRB – Terrell McDaniel, OneontaWR – Stephen Phillips, HaydenWR – Dillon Sloan, Susan MooreTE – Trey Todd, HaydenOL – Ed Martin More...

Sports Brief

ONEONTA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FUNDRAISER Diamond Dash 5K Run will be Saturday, Feb. 18, beginning at 8 a.m. from the baseball field at Oneonta Rec Park. Registration is $15 – $18 the day of the run. More...

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Faith

THE BIBLE SPEAKS

On dry ground
by Lawrence W. Althouse

Background Scripture:Exodus 1:8-14; 15:1-27.Devotional Reading:Deuteronomy 77:11-20. More...

Church Briefs

FIRST INDEPENDENT CHURCH will have a benefit singing and supper for the Roy Quinn family on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. Performers will be Steven & Robin Scott, Savannah Dailey, and The Faithmen Quartet. More...

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Weekend shooting leaves one man dead in Cleveland

by Rob Rice

The Blount County Sheriff’s Department is continuing to investigate a weekend shooting that left one man dead. Deputies were called to a residence on Tuscaloosa Pike in Cleveland early Saturday morning after a call to 911 reported a shooting. More...

Former Blount County man pleads guilty to securities fraud

by Rob Rice

David Ray Pinyan, formerly of Blount County, pleaded guilty this week in Montgomery Circuit Court to a single count of fraud in connection with the the sale of securities, according to a release from Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey and A More...

Solid Waste Authority meeting set

The Blount County Solid Waste Authoity will meet at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, in the county commission boardroom at the Blount County Courthouse. More...

Columns

Alabama Scene

In contempt of justice
By Bob Martin

Last month, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld a judge’s contempt order against two Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers who participated in the failed prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska in 2009. More...

THE BOOKWORM SEZ

How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm And Other Adventures in Parenting

Just about two hours. That’s all you figured it would take to do the few errands you had, maybe less. More...

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People

Smith-Currier

Judy (Bill) Tubbs-Batson of Morris and Terry Wayne (Deloris) Smith of Tuscaloosa announce the engagement and coming marriage of their daughter Janelle Smith to Mike Currier Jr., son of Lou Earl Tolbert (Mike) Deason of Birmingham, and Mike (Marsha) C More...

Birth

Jake Tyler Doty was born Dec. 1, 2011, at St. Vincent’s East, Birmingham, and weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. More...

COLLEGE NOTES

RYNE WESTER, a student at Oneonta High School, has received a four-year scholarship to Troy University. The Chancellor’s Award is a full-tuition scholarship, worth approximately $24,000. More...

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Obituaries

CATHRINE LOUISE BAXTER,

resident of TLC Nursing Center, Oneonta, died Jan. 21, 2012, at St. Vincent’s Blount Hospital, Oneonta. Born in Jefferson County to William J. (Buster) and Vida Viola Nichols Kirkland, she was retired from Tyson Foods. More...

TERRY DEWAYNE BOATRIGHT,

53, Birmingham, died Jan. 16, 2012, at Trinity Medical Center, Birmingham. He was son of Robert Rayburn Boatright and Wanda Faye Dover Bradshaw. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his brother Bobby Boatright and sister Tammy Gossett. More...

AUBREY MACK ETHERIDGE,

74, Straight Mountain, died Jan. 19, 2012, at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Birmingham. Retired from Waffle House after 25 years of service, he delivered newspapers for The Gadsden Times for the past 10 years. Mr. Etheridge served in the U.S. More...

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