Editor’s note: Sam Howell is due thanks from all Blount County as well as from all nature lovers for his tireless, and largely successful, efforts to protect and maintain the Locust Fork River in its free-flowing state. More...

Last February, Gov. Bob Riley refused to support expanding Alabama’s unemployment compensation program so the state could qualify for an extra $66 million in federal economic stimulus funds. More...

On Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., thieves and vandals went to our dwelling on county road 42 and stole tractor parts and equipment. They also took several lawn mowers. One of the mowers was designed to cut brush and weeds and was in a locked utility building. I ordered this mower from Garden Way to cut places I could not get with a tractor. I can identify this mower. More...

One of the greatest things about sports is the unpredictability. The thought that on any given night, a lesser team can rise up and knock off the favorite. It’s a wonderful thought but not one that carried any weight at last week’s Blount County Tournament. More...

Iva Lee Freeman Williams celebrated her 90th birthday Dec. 27, 2009. She grew up in the Blue Springs community of Blountsville and is the daughter of the late Clyde and Hester Freeman. Her deceased husband, Earl Ray Williams, was born and reared in Williams Settlement. More...

Background Scripture: Matthew 13:54-58; Luke 4:16-30. Devotional Reading Isaiah 53:1-9. 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...