Congressman Robert Aderholt’s listeners at last week’s chamber of commerce breakfast heard more about the views of Republicans and those of Democrats on the subject of healthcare reform than they did on the likelihood the two parties will reach a meeting of minds on the thorny questions reform involves. More...

Residents want dams inspected Two residents who remember firsthand the horror of waking in early morning in 1964 to find their homes surrounded by mud, sludge, and water are asking Oneonta city officials to request the Army Corps of Engineers inspect the remaining dams at what were once the Shook and Fletcher ore washing facilities. More...

I am upset and concerned that no elected officials are willing to add their voices to ours. They may show up at a meeting (looks good/accomplishes nothing), but will they write a letter to the Alabama Surface Mining Commission??? And tell them their constituents are concerned that: •The water we drink may be subject to contamination. More...

The high school football regular season kicks off next week but all seven schools in the county will participate in a fall jamboree this week. More...

Ethan Howard, 4, (with the Mohawk) won the grand prize in Oneonta Public Library’s drawing following the summer reading program this year. More...

Background Scripture: Deuteronomy 6. Devotional Reading: Proverbs 2:1-11. We could spend weeks studying and interpreting Deuteronomy 6 and still not plumb all its depths. More...

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...