Correction
      The last issue of The Blount Countian should have listed the regular Snead Town Council meeting dates as the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m.
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Unique contest open to students
River of Words
      Debra Gordon-Hellman of Royal is urging teachers to encourage their students to enter a unique contest dubbed River of Words and open to ages from kindergartners through 12thgraders. Gordon-Hellman heads Friends of the Locust of the Locust Fork's education committee.
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American Legion oratorical contest
      High School students are encouraged to participate in the 2009 oratorical contest being sponsored here by American Legion Post 72.
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Oneonta students have holiday spirit
      Kindergarten students taught by Beverly Anderson and Amanda Wood gather around the mitten tree at Oneonta Elementary School. The Oneonta High School SGA collects socks, mittens, and hats each holiday season for needy families and this year the elementary school was included in the project.
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CareFirst opens in Oneonta
      Blount County-Oneonta Chamber of Commerce announces the opening of CareFirst in Oneonta. A home health and hospice provider, CareFirst serves 12 counties from offices located in Oneonta, Pell City, and Birmingham. Located at 1104 2nd Avenue East, Suites B and C, in Oneonta, CareFirst is available ...
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