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If you don't believe it, ask this Florida Flame Azalea, found celebrating the rites of spring on Pine Mountain. The species is native to south Alabama and Georgia and the Florida panhandle. - Ron Gholson More...
An empty seat at the head table was quite noticeable as the Cleveland Town Council meeting was called to order Monday night. Everyone was present for roll call except Mayor Larry Longshore. His letter of resignation was first on the evening's agenda. More...
A new discount program will soon be available to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs, it was announced at the monthly commission meeting Monday. It is being made available through the Blount County Commission. More...
"About the raise legislators voted themselves last session - I have turned my part of that money back in to the state treasurer. When the state and people of Alabama are in the economic condition they're in right now, I will not take a raise in pay. More...
The monthly Blount County- Oneonta Chamber of Commerce breakfast will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at Twin Oaks. The program begins at 7:30 a.m., is sponsored by Spring Valley Beach, and features Tom Surtees, director of the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Mr. More...
Four Blount County high school baseball teams have made the playoffs and three of those teams will host first-round series this weekend. Appalachian, Cleveland, and Oneonta all won area regular-season titles and will host in the first round of the playoffs this week. Susan Moore was the runner up to Sardis in Area 13 and will be on the road in the first round. More...
In 1910, W.D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. In 2009, Amy Rhudy, Blount County Memorial Museum curator, found what she believes to be one of the first boy scout uniforms ever issued. Amy said she was rummaging in a storeroom of the museum and came across a box with the uniform and several articles of Boy Scout memorabilia. More...
Background Scripture: Luke 24:36-53 Devotional Reading: Acts 2:22-32. I confess that last week's column gave me quite a bit of trouble. As you may remember, the scripture passages for each week are selected, not by me, but by a committee representing 40 denominations that use the Uniform Lesson Series. More...
The Blount Countian generally does not publish obituaries unless the deceased have direct connections to this county. If your relative's obit did not appear in the paper, that is probably the reason. JAMES ROSCOE COPPOCK, 91, of Oneonta, died April 9, 2009, at Altoona Health and Rehab. More...
Hayden teacher named finalist