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Vandals strike Lebanon United Methodist Church
Historic Lebanon United Methodist Church was struck by vandals either Sunday night or early Monday morning. According to church trustee George Reid, the back door of the sanctuary was damaged and items were pulled from the pulpit. Glass in the back door was broken but nothing appears to have been taken from the church. More...
Campbell and Price resign Snead positions
by Jim Kilgore

Snead Mayor Tim Kent read letters of resignation from councilwoman Trudy Campbell and chamber of commerce representative LaShone Price at Monday night’s meeting. Municipal chamber representatives serve oneyear terms not limited on reappointments. Campbell began her four-year council term the first Monday in November (2008). More...

Literacy Council wants to reactivate Blount program
by Ron Gholson

For anyone who thinks the problem of illiteracy has been solved, there’s evidence to the contrary. According to The Literacy Council serving five counties in the Birmingham metro area, over 3800 adults in Blount County didn’t complete the ninth grade. 9768 adults in Blount County didn’t receive high school diplomas. More...

 News
• Oneonta police seize potential meth lab
An anonymous tip called in to the Oneonta Police Department led to the seizure of components that could be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine. According to Oneonta police chief James Chapman, the call came in Saturday morning and alerted his department to a residence on High School Street. More...
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• Red Cross gives guidelines for water safety
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 Columns
• Update from the Chamber of Commerce
Breakfast guests to hear about healthcarereform, stimulus bills
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, of Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District, will be the main speaker at the monthly Blount County- Oneonta Chamber of Commerce breakfast scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 a.m. at Twin Oaks. St. Vincent’s Blount will sponsor the program. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Swim team at state
Oneonta’s Deondre Elliott stretches for the water at the start of the backstroke during last week’s state swim meet at Cullman. More information about the Oneonta Swim Team’s performance at the state meet will be in sports next week. More...
• North Blount team reaches World Series
• article has image Blount County Sports Hall of Fame taking nominations
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 People
• article has image Wilbert - Gullo
Cheryl Shepherd of Locust Fork and Lee Wilbert of Talladega announce the engagement and coming marriage of their daughter Amber Nicole Wilbert to Sean Matthew Gullo, son of Leah Marks of Cleveland and Tommy Gullo of Locust Fork. More...
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 Faith
• article has image THE BIBLE SPEAKS
A ship of fools
Background Scripture: Numbers 11. Devotional Reading: Psalms 142. The Book of Numbers is probably one of the least read and appreciated books in the Bible. One reason is the way it is laid-out makes it difficult to read: narrative portions, the flow of which is interrupted by four passages of miscellaneous laws and four more passages of miscellaneous incidents. More...
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• CHURCHBRIEFS
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