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Blount County Healthcare Authority’s $450,000 check to St. Vincent’s Blount will go toward purchase of a new computerized tomography (CT) scanner for the hospital and will help launch its fundraising campaign for a number of other hospital upgrades and improvements. More ... Kitty Cornelius Cheak won election to the Oneonta City Board of Education last Tuesday. With a very light turnout for an election that featured just one seat up for grabs, Cheak carried the election with 75 percent of the vote over fellow challengers Linc Marcum and Eric Sullivan. The totals: Kitty Cornelius Cheak 191 Linc Marcum 58 Eric Sullivan 5 More ... Smokers in Blountsville will now have to think twice before lighting up in municipal buildings and at the town park except in its designated area. More ... Snead utilities director Jeff Whited and town clerk Rae Ware advised Snead Town Council of potential problems with renting out town properties. The town offers its senior-citizen and community centers for rent. Whited, who received training on hazards involved in such rentals, warned that the council faces potential suit should individuals be injured at the activities. More ... AGIGAUE CHARITY AUCTION will be held Nov. 2 and tickets will be on sale soon. Sale proceeds will continue to be used for funding scholarships and supporting Oneonta City School, the community, and other individuals. The $20 tickets include dinner at Heritage with two drinks and a great band. Dress is casual (jeans, etc.). More ... an Army National Guard Specialist, has been mobilized and activated at Fort Dix, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom. The soldier is a member of 214th Military Police Company, Alexander City. The soldiers are normally activated from Army Reserve or Army National Guard units from throughout the U.S. More ... an Army PFC, has graduated from the Direct Fire Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of basic combat training and advanced individual training. More ... an Air Force Airman, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. More ... Open letter to whoever dumped this load of trash outside Hope House Thrift Store: Please, do it again. Indeed, do it more often. More ... Whatever the source of this little bird’s distress, 17-year-old Gabrielle Miller captured its frenzy in this appealing photograph. The mother bird had built her nest in a blueberry bush at “Gabby’s” home in Shelby, N.C. Gabrielle, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Don Miller, is the godchild of Oneonta resident Sylvia Brackin, who shares the picture with newspaper readers. More ... Damages from wildland fires can be devastating to your forests and wildlife. A single wildfire during the wrong set of conditions can wipe out years of investment in your trees. Here are five ways you can become proactive in wildfire protection: More ... |
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