Hokes Bluff News

Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 4:01 p.m. SUNDAY 12.6 The Woman's Club of Gadsden presents the Holiday Tour of Homes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from any club member, by stopping by the Gadsden Museum of Art or by calling 547-2311. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at ...

Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:31 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. Etowah County's first Christmas parade of the season will step off at 7 p.m. Friday in Altoona with a veteran of two CBS's "Survivor" seasons serving as grand marshal.

Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 8:01 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. An 18-year-old involved in a three-vehicle accident Saturday evening remains in an intensive care unit at UAB Hospital.

Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:53 p.m. Pilot Club of Gadsden will sponsor a bus trip Dec.

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.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:38 p.m. All veterans or family representatives of deceased veterans are invited to attend Geraldine High School's 35th annual Veterans Day program at 10 a.m. Nov.

The deadline passed Monday to apply for the principal's vacancy at Fort Payne High School, and now the interview process will begin.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:40 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:43 p.m. The 'city' came to the farm as part of Farm-City Week as more than 1,000 first-graders visited farms in Hokes Bluff.

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. James Gadsden DAR The members of the James Gadsden Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met Oct.

23. * A cast-iron claw-foot bathtub, refrigerator, radial saw, lawn mower, cast-iron sinks and a window-unit air conditioner were taken from a residence on Peachtree Road on Oct.

RENOVATIONS UNDER WAY: This home at North River Street is being renovated to meet the needs of the Childrena s Advocacy Centera s new offices.

With about a week remaining in accepting applications for the new principal at Fort Payne High School, the list has grown to 25 people interested in the job.

Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 9:48 p.m. A steady, crowded stream of students, teachers, parents and grandparents got to relive history as they moved among dozens of historic exhibits Tuesday morning at Gaston School.

The family of Melanie Gray Lowery on Tuesday asked the Pardons and Paroles Board to release her from prison because she has served nearly 19 years of a 30-year sentence for killing her husband.

Published: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 10:00 p.m. Two Hokes Bluff teenagers remain hospitalized at UAB Hospital following a one-vehicle wreck Friday night.

Published: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:49 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:51 p.m. The Alabama State Troopers refused to release information about a one-vehicle wreck with injuries that occurred about 10:45 p.m. Friday night in the 1600 block of Rabbittown Road near Hokes Bluff.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 8:04 p.m. Here are the inspection scores from Sept.

Published: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 9:12 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 9:13 p.m. Fire departments in the Hokes Bluff area were busy Friday evening responding to fires.

About 300 customers, most of them residential, are in line for sewer here, said Mayor Ray Long after the town opened bids Thursday for Phase 1 of its sewer project.

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