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Father, son charged in Ala. shootings
The DeKalb County sheriff says a Flat Rock man has been charged with attempted murder and his son charged with assault in connection with a shooting at a raccoon hunt.
Gadsden City Council hears about leaf pickup
Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 7:34 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 7:42 p.m. The Gadsden Public Works Department began its rotation for leaf pickup about a week ago.
Collaborative effort leads to new local domestic violence shelter
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. Women who are victims of abuse soon will be given a new life with the opening of a local domestic violence center.
DO: Donate food for the needy Saturday at the WMGJ Food Drive.
Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:54 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:58 a.m. The 23rd annual WMGJ food drive to benefit the Etowah County Food Bank will be held Saturday at WMGJ on 815 Tuscaloosa Ave.
Body found in Ala. believed to be missing man
The Etowah County Sheriff's Office says searchers have found a body they believe to be a Boaz man who disappeared two weeks ago.
Recycling has become year-round endeavor locally
Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 7:11 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 7:12 p.m. Recycling is being encouraged and practiced throughout the year in Etowah County.
Blaze injures 3 Gadsden, Ala. firefighters
Officials in Gadsden say three firefighters were injured when a floor collapsed into the basement of a burning home on Lookout Mountain.
Three Gadsden firefighters injured
Gadsden firefighters regroup after a garage basement ceiling collapsed during a house fire at the corner of Scenic Drive and Shannon Circle, Monday, Nov.
Rainbow City man convicted in child's 2005 death
GADSDEN - A Rainbow City man has been found guilty of capital murder in the 2005 death of his girlfriend's young daughter.
County to give more funds to Black Creek Parkway project
Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:59 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:07 p.m. A second member of the Etowah County Commission has committed funds to the Black Creek Parkway project.
Cities, county to share project shortfall
Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:41 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:41 p.m. A funding shortfall for the extension of Black Creek Parkway will be shared by Rainbow City, the city of Gadsden and the Etowah County Commission, officials said Monday.
Fundraiser brings music to Gadsden
Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 7:32 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 7:32 p.m. Two different types of opera - classical opera and Grand Ole Opry music - will be featured in a unique fundraiser Saturday evening at the Hardin Center for Cultural Arts.
Grant to help provide more security cameras in schools
Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:36 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:37 p.m. More schools in Etowah County will be receiving security cameras under a grant approved Tuesday by the Etowah County Commission.
Three in custody in 1995 Coosa County slayings
Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:31 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:34 p.m. It has been 14 years since three Etowah County men were tied up, robbed and set on fire at a hunting lodge in Coosa County.
Horrific death of 2-year-old: Testimony begins in capital murder trial
The 9-year-old sister a 2-year-old girl believed to have died of injuries from a 2005 beating took the witness stand and told how she tried to defend her sister as testimony got under way Thursday in the capital murder trial of a Rainbow City man.
Man charged with attempted murder
Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:44 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:47 p.m. A Gadsden man has been charged with attempted murder after he fired shots toward a man in another car late Friday.
Soldier with Fort Payne unit killed in Kuwait
GADSDEN, Ala. a ' An Alabama soldier assigned to the Fort Payne National Guard unit has been killed in an accident in Kuwait.
Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:55 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:55 p.m. Local officials will be meeting with Alabama Department of Transportation officials next week to discuss a funding controversy involving the Black Creek Parkway extension to connect to Steele Station Road.
Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:10 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:11 p.m. The swine flu vaccine will be given for a second day today after only about 350 people turned out Wednesday in Gadsden for the free injection.
I-59 repaving to last two years
If you're going to be taking a trip to Gadsden or Birmingham in the next two years, you may want to consider an alternative to Interstate 59.