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Lest we forget...
Flowers placed at the Blount County Veterans Memorial show the striking red, white, and blue of the United States of America. The memorial, located on the front lawn of the Blount County Courthouse, was dedicated on Nov. 11, 1992, Veterans Day. The monument, which was sponsored by local organizations The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign Wars and their auxiliaries, lists the county’s dead or presumed dead from World War I through the Vietnam War. – Rob Rice More...
Year ends with personnel decisions
Oneonta City Board of Education
by Rob Rice

The Oneonta City Board of Education granted tenure to 11 faculty and staff members at last week’s meeting. The personnel moves were made after the board went into an executive session for more than an hour to discuss job performance, according to board president Bill Burdette. More...

Economic groups identify immediate needs and priorities

The Blount County Industrial Development Board and its operating entity the Blount Economic Development Alliance last week got down to the more interesting business of deciding what needs to be done to pursue their joint mission. Priority: office support More...

 News
• article has image Summer reading program set for June 3 - July 15
At Oneonta library...
Registration begins today, May 27, for Oneonta Public Library's summer reading program. Designed for children aged pre-K through sixth grade, the theme this year is "Be Creative at your Library." Each child who registers will receive a free book and a summer reading T-shirt, on which to draw pictures. More...
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 Columns
• Alabama has 63 flu cases
Update from the chamber of commerce
Commissioner Ron Sparks of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is speaking today, May 27, at the monthly Blount County/Oneonta Chamber of Commerce breakfast at Twin Oaks. The commissioner, who is sponsored by Hometown Bank, will speak at 7:30 a.m. Sparks is completing his second term as commissioner and has announced that he will seek the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Alabama in 2010. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Susan Moore and Pennington sweep jamboree
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
All six schools in the Blount County system got together for the annual Blount County Spring Jamboree, held on Susan Moore’s Larry “Pod” Patterson Field. After two nights of play, J.B. Pennington and Susan Moore emerged undefeated. Playing on Thursday evening, Pennington opened up the jamboree with a 14-8 victory over Appalachian. Appalachian then fell by the same 14-8 margin to Cleveland. Pennington then returned to the field and picked up a close 7-6 win over Cleveland. More...
• SPORTSBRIEFS
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 People
• article has image Autry – Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Autry of Huntsville announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Christen Autry, to Benjamin Michael Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rogers of Gadsden. More...
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 Faith
• article has image THE BIBLE SPEAKS
Holy and wholly armed
Background Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18. Devotional Reading: Luke 11:14-23. I once knew a family who had been lifelong church members. But, when the family matriarch died, they grew irate, loudly condemning God for his audacity in taking their mother. I’m not sure they ever darkened the door of a church again. I have since wondered why and how their church failed to prepare them for this experience. More...
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• CHURCHBRIEFS
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 Obituaries
• OBITUARIES
If there appears to be a disagreement among family members about information to appear in an obituary, The Blount Countian reserves the right to decline to publish any of it. The newspaper takes pride in not charging for publishing obituaries except for those of persons without direct connection to this county, in which case relatives may choose to pay for them when the information is submitted. More...
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