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Hard work
Oneonta head coach Gardner Gilliland keeps a close eye on blocking drills during last week’s practice. Teams have been working hard in the heat of the summer and full practice started last week for high school teams around the state. Oneonta opens the season at home against Arab on Aug. 28 and will travel to Guntersville for a fall jamboree on Aug. 20. – Rob Rice More...
Literacy Council, Teen Challenge, others appeal to commission
Work session delegations...
by Ron Gholson

Citing efforts to reinvigorate the Blount County Literacy Council, Julie Beckham of the literacy council serving the fivecounty Birmingham metro area, asked the county commission to allot $5000 in its 2010 fiscal year budget to support efforts of the Blount County organization. More...

Landowner Norris confronts the threat of Rosa mine
by Ron Gholson

Few people are threatened more directly than Dwight Norris by the prospect of MCoal Corporation’s proposal to reactivate the Rosa coal mine. More...

 News
• Coal severance tax means revenue to county entities
But is it enough?
Severance taxes from coal mined at the proposed Rosa mine could amount to as much as $400,000 over the life of the mine, based on estimates by MCoal Corporation of the tonnage of coal that could be removed. More...
• Blount County schools meet performance standards
• article has image Locust Fork High School receives the Discovering Alabama Champion School Award
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 Columns
• Update from the chamber of commerce
Chamber guests to hear congressman
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt is scheduled to speak at the Blount County-Oneonta Chamber of Commerce breakfast this morning, Aug. 12, at 7:30 at Twin Oaks at Heritage Golf Course. More...
• article has image Alabama Scene
• From the Archives
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 Letters
• Homeowner petitions mining commission
To: Alabama Surface Mining Commission P.O. Box 2390 Jasper, AL 35502-2390 Tuesday, 28 July 09 More...
• Inaccuracies
• Is this fair?
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 Sports
• article has image Blount County youth participate in British soccer camp
The No. 1 youth soccer company in the United States, Challenger Sports, held their nationwide British Soccer training camps in Blount County last month. More...
• article has image Local martial artists win in Atlanta tournament
• article has image Susan Moore cheerleaders camp at Auburn
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 People
• article has image Acclaimed musicians to visit Oneonta
Meredeth Rouse and Dan Shore, two nationally acclaimed classical musicians, will be visiting in Oneonta Aug. 15 - Aug. 18. Meredeth is en route from Boston to New Orleans to play an oboe and English horn recital. 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. More...
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