Boaz News

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. A three-vehicle accident Thursday on Alabama Highway 168 near the Y-Mart resulted in an injury, a citation and a power failure that knocked out traffic signals for about 90 minutes.

A four-year-old boy in Marshall County is lucky to be alive. He was hit by a car on Friday afternoon.

Boaz firefighters will have a turkey shoot on Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. to noon in the open field at the intersection of Alabama 168 and Double Bridges Road.

Robert Terrell is approaching two years on the job as chief of Albertville Fire and Rescue.

One official described the first-ever Boaz Christmas Extravaganza as 'the Harvest Festival but colder.' The daylong event, organized by the Boaz Area Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled Dec.

Alabama Republican gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne attended a meet-and-greet reception at Boaz Public Library on Thursday night, touting the three 'E's' of his campaign.

Astronauts have to eat, but kindergarten student Makenlee Beck wasn't so sure about the 'space pudding' her teacher Sonya Hester was showing them how to make Thursday at Boaz Elementary School.

'We are ready,' Boaz Mayor Tim Walker told Albertville-Boaz recycling coordinator Jeannie Courington during an informative session Tuesday.

The Boaz City Council unanimously approved three ordinances that zoned residential properties during a meeting Monday.

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NASA Week begins Monday at all five schools in the Boaz City School System through the Discovery and New Frontiers Program Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.

Boaz and Etowah County authorities said a reward is being offered for information regarding an Oct.

Planned vaccination clinics at Boaz City Schools next week have been canceled. Citing a delay in receiving H1N1 or swine flu vaccine doses, Shannon Cole, lead nurse for Boaz schools, said the clinics have been canceled indefinitely.

A $500,000 bond has been set for a Boaz man accused of sexually abusing a girl under 15.

Two Boaz City School Board of Education members will head up a committee to plan the new multipurpose facility construction project.

A Parrish, Ala., man wanted in connection with the Oct. 12 murder of a Walker County man during a robbery at the victim's home was arrested at a motel here and returned to Walker County.

Bethany Baptist Church will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, Oct. 17, Messengers will register at 8:30 a.m., and the meeting begins at 9 a.m. - - - - - - - - Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host The Haire Family of Reed, Ky., Oct.

The Boaz City School system will offer H1N1 flu, vaccine shots Oct. 28 and 29 to students and faculty members.

GADSDEN - An Alabama jury is recommending the death penalty for a man convicted of capital murder in the slaying of a 5-year-old boy.

The Boaz Police Department received two 2009 Chevrolet Tahoes last month to replace two aging Crown Victorias.