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Getting ready for the season
Locust Fork senior quarterback Kyle Smith looks to his coach for the play call, and perhaps for a little relief from the heat, during last week’s 7-on-7 Invitational Tournament at Oneonta’s Gilbreath Stadium. Local schools Appalachian, Locust Fork, Oneonta, and Susan Moore all played well but LaFayette, Ga., won the event, which featured 16 teams from throughout the state. LaFayette defeated Lincoln in the finals while Springville finished third and Pinson Valley finished fourth. High school football practice in Alabama starts Aug. 3 and the season kicks off Aug. 27 or 28. More...
A new kind of business
Town of Cleveland
by Laurie Pitts

“Blount County is business friendly,” stated Cynthia Wingo, executive director of the Blount County Economic Development Board, with hopes that some of that business stays within the town limits of Cleveland. Business owner David Hornsby, along with Wingo and Jim Searcy, vice president of the Metro Development Board, presented the expansion plan of Hornsby Steel to the Cleveland Town Council. More...

Commission reinstates controversial sections of subdivision regulations
Accessibility and roadbed processing...
by Ron Gholson

The Blount County Commission voted Monday at its monthly business meeting to reactivate two sections of county subdivision regulations that had been suspended since midyear 2008 because of objections from developers who were subject to the rules. One section concerning a procedure called “roadbed processing” was suspended amidst controversy following a successful one-time challenge to its use by builder/ developer Jack Standridge, father of commission chairman David Standridge. More...

 News
• Gambling topic of next week’s breakfast
Update from the chamber of commerce
Questions regarding the legality of gambling—bingo and slot machines— have caused differing opinions between the Alabama governor’s office and that of the attorney general. Troy King, Alabama’s attorney general, will be at the monthly Blount County-Oneonta Chamber breakfast next Wednesday morning, July 22, at 7:30 at Twin Oaks, to discuss this issue as well as other topics pertaining to white collar crime. More...
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• article has image County author introduces Junior
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 Columns
• So similar, so different?
Editorial
Cleveland is an inviting small town like so many others in the rural south, its modest, well-kept homes reflecting its pride of place and contrasting with newer, grander residences, a number, again like many the country over, products of extravagance and victims of foresclosure in the present economic meltdown. As is the case elsewhere, residents are proud of their schools and churches, their parks and municipal structures, their fire department. Their innate warmth and kindness extend to their neighbors and other fellow citizens. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Local golfers place at Junior Masters Tournament
Recent Oneonta High School graduates Casey O’Toole (left) and Paul Harris participated in the 60th annual Press Thornton Future Masters Tournament in Dothan last month. O’Toole, who has signed to play golf at Samford University next year, shot 71- 75-69 for a total of 215 – good enough for a ninth-place finish and seven shots off the lead. Harris, who has signed to play golf for Central Alabama Community College, shot 73-73-71 for a total of 217 to finish 15th. More...
• Blount County Sports Hall of Fame returns
• article has image Locust Fork All Stars advance to state tournament
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 People
• article has image Baba - Nielson
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Baba of Cleveland announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Elizabeth Baba, to Matthew John Nielson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Nielson of Kennesaw, Ga. More...
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 Faith
• article has image THE BIBLE SPEAKS
What does this mean?
Background Scripture: Deuteronomy 16:1-8. Devotional Reading: 1 Corinthians 5:1-8. Just as children, youth, and some adults ask why we have to obey God’s commandments, so there are also those who question why we “must” celebrate certain Christian holy days (with the exception of Christmas, of course). So far as I know, most religions – perhaps all religions – have days of special remembrance and celebration. More...
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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 persons requesting them will pay for them when they are submitted. More...
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