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Accreditation team praises local system
Blount County schools
"This gives us assurance that what we are doing meets the students' needs," said Blount County Superintendent of Education Jim Carr, upon learning that his system would be recommended for district accreditation. "This proves to us," he added, "that we are heading in the right direction and providing quality education for our students. More...
West Blount eyes trash, limited home rule move
by Ron Gholson

At its meeting last Wednesday, the West Blount Development Association addressed litter and rubbish discarded on roadsides as well as junk, weeds, and dead animals among other nuisances there, even noise. More...

Career Tech welding school prepares students for certification, good jobs
by Ron Gholson

By 2010, there'll be a shortage of 200,000 welders nationwide in fabrication and construction, according to Randy Hammond, welding instructor at the Blount Career Technical Center at Cleveland. "According to industry sources, the average age of welders in this country is in the mid-fifties, with many approaching 60 years old," said Hammond. More...

 News
• City, county schools conducting Child Find
Oneonta City and Blount County school systems are conducting Child Find campaigns in their districts in an attempt to identify children ages birth through 21 who have disabilities. Referrals may be made by parents, child-care providers, social service agencies, and others interested. More...
• Oneonta boosters offer classes as fundraiser
• Hope House offers youth empowerment, stop smoking classes
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 Columns
• article has image Alabama Scene
$195 per hour is a real stimulus
It seems as though everybody in Alabama is after a chunk of the President's $787 billion stimulus bonanza. More...
• article has image Clearly Speaking
• From the Archives
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 Letters
• Readers write
Reader agrees that 'Museum needs space'
We are nonresidents of Blount County. We grew up there and have been longtime subscribers of The Blount Countian. It is articles such as that named above that retain our loyalty to your paper. I graduated from BCHS in 1941 and my wife did also in 1943. We try to go by the Museum every time that we come to Oneonta. More...
• City complimented
• No clear land title, no fire station expansion
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 Sports
• article has image Panthers, Wildcats fall in the first round
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
The Cleveland Panthers and Hayden Lady Wildcats came up short in last week's regional basketball tournaments. Each took an early lead but couldn't find needed offense on one end of the floor and couldn't make stops on the other end. Tuesday, Feb. More...
• article has image Blount County Baseball Tournament underway
• article has image Two Panthers sign with Huntingdon
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 People
• article has image Volunteers at kick-off
Participants in the 2009 Blount County Relay for Life Kick-off are shown at the meeting Jan. 20 at Lester Memorial United Methodist Church, where they gathered to learn about the event. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society's signature fundraising event and is held in more than 100 communities in Alabama. More...
• article has image Mann-Smith
• article has image Johnson-Tidwell
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 Faith
• article has image THE BIBLE SPEAKS
Beyond first place
Background Scripture: Ezekiel 11:14-21. Devotional Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:1-11. For several reasons, despite the enduring popularity of three Negro spirituals - "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Ezekiel Saw De Wheel," (1:4-7) and "Dem Dry Bones" (37:1-14) - the book of Ezekiel is not particularly popular with the average Christian. More...
• FAITH MATTERS
• article has image CHURCHBRIEFS
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 Obituaries
• OBITUARIES
EARNEST L. BELL, 86, of Altoona, died Feb. 20, 2009, at Gadsden Regional Hospital. Born in Georgia, he had worked as a roofer. Predeceasing him were parents Berton Bell and Ruby Kaler and special friend Margaret Evelyn Bell. Surviving are stepdaughter Barbara Bradley and stepson Fred White, both of Altoona. More...
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 News Briefs
• NEWSBRIEFS
CPR/FIRST AID TRAINING COURSE will be held March 23-24 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Blount County Service Center of American Red Cross, 906 second avenue east, Oneonta. Cost is $55 for the entire class, although participants can take portions of the class for lesser rates. More...
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