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Mums!
There is no reason to keep quiet in Blount County; a hint of autumn is in the air. A burst of gold and red can be spotted here and there in the displays of fall mums off Ala 160 roadside stands and garden centers, reminding us of what is soon to come: crisp, clean air with a hint of wood smoke on it; rosy cheeks; fleece jackets and of course, the crunch of dried leaves underfoot. More...
Oneonta approves budget, agrees to fill vacant position, and awards bids
by Jim Kilgore

The Oneonta City Council last week approved its 2010 budget, anticipating revenues of $6,254,900. The budget lists estimated expenditures of $5,968,425. The expenditures mark the fourth year in a row of reductions. The 2007 budget had appropriated $6,361,362. More...

Children’s Center gets $28,000 annual grant
special to The Blount Countian

The Blount County Children’s Center has received a grant for $28,000 from the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, also known as the Children’s Trust Fund. This is the 12th consecutive year the agency has received the grant. Required matching funds for the grant are provided by United Way of Central Alabama. More...

 News
• Covered Bridge Marching Festival this Saturday
The 10th annual Covered Bridge Marching Festival is set for this Saturday, Oct. 3, Oneonta High School’s Gilbreath Stadium. This year’s festival features 23 high school bands and a special treat for those attending this year will be exhibition performances by the Oneonta Redskin Marching Band and the UAB Marching Blazers to close the show. More...
• article has image Women’s and children’s boutique opens in Hayden
• article has image Commision ties up loose ends, honors administrator Green in final fiscal year meeting
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 Columns
• Update from the chamber of commerce
Chamber’s gubernatorial series continuing
Continuing the review of Alabama’s gubernatorial candidates, those attending the Blount County-Oneonta Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 28, will have the opportunity to hear Dr. Robert Bentley, a candidate for the 2010 Republican nomination. The program, to be held at Twin Oaks, begins at 7:30 a.m. and will be sponsored by the Birmingham Water Works. More...
• article has image Alabama Scene
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 Letters
• Letter to the editor
Another 160 tragedy
On Sept. 19, State Highway 160 in Hayden was closed down for hours due to a motor vehicle accident. Since then, many of us have learned that this accident involved a head-on collision that occurred when one driver hydroplaned across the rain-soaked highway into the lane of oncoming traffic. More...
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 Sports
• article has image HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL • WEEK SIX PREVIEW
The playoff push begins
We are now halfway through the regular season and that means it’s time to talk playoffs. The team in the best position in the county is Appalachian. The Eagles are 3-0 in 1A Region 5 and will wrap up a playoff berth with a win this week. More...
• article has image Hornets edge Yellow Jackets
• article has image Panthers outlast Tigers
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 Faith
• article has image THE BIBLE SPEAKS
Searching for Jesus by Lawrence W. Althouse
Background Scripture: Mark 1:35-45. Devotional Reading Ezekiel 34:11-16. Bible study involves asking ourselves two obvious questions. First, what is the writer saying to his original readers? And second, how is his original intent relevant for us today? Sunday school lessons and sermons also employ both of those questions. More...
• CHURCHBRIEFS
• article has image FAITH MATTERS
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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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