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Frozen in time
Two weeks ago, we closed out 2009 with a beautiful waterfall photo from Susan Johnson. Well, here’s another one. Only this time, Susan captured the beauty of nature frozen in winter’s icy embrace. The icicles pictured here formed on a bluff in the area around the Easley Covered Bridge. More...
Warrior businesses implore rescission of tax ordinance
Boycott takes toll...
by Ron Gholson

Representatives of the Warrior business community addressed the Warrior Town Council at a crowded town hall Monday night to request the body rescind its ordinance imposing a 1.5 percent sales tax within its police jurisdiction. More...

Island of flags moved, to be rededicated as Vietnam memorial
by Ron Gholson

The display of American flags flying in the median of Ala 75 south in Oneonta will be removed and replaced by a permanent memorial site located just across the highway in the “Y” of the intersection of Ala 75 and 2nd Ave. West. More...

 Columns
• article has image Alabama Scene
Where are the governor’s priorities?
As Gov. Bob Riley and his Rose Bowl entourage tailgated before the University of Alabama dismantled the Texas Longhorns to become college football’s undisputed national champion last Thursday, a plane flew over and around the Pasadena arena pulling a huge banner which read…IMPEACH CORRUPT ALABAMA GOVERNOR BOB RILEY. More...
• From the Archives
• article has image LIVING WELL
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 Letters
• Proposed taxation ‘is wrong’
We, the staff of Messmer Goodwin Funeral Home of Warrior, would like to inform the businesses, merchants, and residents of Blount County that we support their efforts and concerns with the newly imposed taxation actions taken by the Mayor of Warrior. More...
• ‘No morals, no conscience to steal from the dead’
• Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s birthday
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 Sports
• article has image Weather wreaks havoc on schedule
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Last week’s cold snap and school closings due to travel problems meant that Blount County’s high school basketball teams were left with unexpected off days right in the middle of the area schedule. More...
• article has image Photos
• article has image Holmes breaks scoring record
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 People
• Treat in store for students at Hayden
What is math, anyway? How many is a few? How many in a bunch? What do you call a group of dragons? More...
• article has image Richards - Maddox
• article has image Birthday
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 Faith
• article has image THE BIBLE SPEAKS
Wrong question, right answer
Background Scripture: Matthew 9:27-34; 11:2-6. Devotional Reading Luke 5:27-32. More...
• CHURCHBRIEFS
• article has image FAITH MATTERS
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 Obituaries
• article has image 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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