Piedmont News

Horace Dean Buttram Sr., 82, of Centre, Ala., died on July 4, 2008. Funeral services will be held 3 P.M. Sunday, July 6, 2008 at the Centre First United Methodist Church, with Revs.

A single vehicle traffic accident in Cherokee County, near Piedmont, killed one man and sent a woman to the hospital via air ambulance early this morning.

Former Carson-Newman baseball coach Bobby Wilson has passed away following a short bout with cancer.

A man was killed in a one-vehicle wreck in Cherokee County, Ala., early this morning.

James Rogers, 45, of Piedmont, Ala., was traveling on U.S. 411 near a junkyard when his 2007 Mack truck left the roadway, struck a 2003 Chevrolet SSR driven by Susan Redgate, 75, of Centre, Ala., and hit a ...

Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputies have charged two people with possession of drugs in Piedmont and arrested another who placed an unlucky phone call.

The Spring Garden Panthers have filled their two head-coaching vacancies. In boys basketball, longtime coaching veteran Stan Jones will take the reins left by Jason Howard, who resigned last February.

Dealing with the high cost of diesel fuel has been tough for Jacksonville City school bus drivers like Kevin Byrom.

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Statistics show that more than 73 percent of child safety seats are used improperly.

“Unfortunately, this was a tornado that had been on the ground for 10 miles before it struck the church”

Hopes effort will give early warnings when dangerous storms are near The memory of a tragedy 14 years ago in north Alabama has helped spawn a program that could possibly save lives in Russell County. via Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

“They made us go into the hall and sit by the lockers and put our heads down. It was a little scary.”

One of the largest tornado shelters in the state is coming to East Alabama. Some residents call Piedmont "tornado alley." One reason for that name is the devastation left behind after a deadly tornado ripped ... via ABC 33/40

Three Cherokee County area teams will be playing on Friday at 3 p.m. with a berth to the state tournament in Montgomery on the line. via Cherokee County Herald

In Class 4A, Cherokee County advanced to the second round of sub-state play by topping St. via Cherokee County Herald

“Alabama has never marketed itself as an outdoors state, and to get the Appalachian Trail to come here would help”

PIEDMONT, Ala. - You can tell a lot about a hiking trail by its markings, and the abundance of blue splotches marking trees throughout the Alabama Pinhoti say plenty about the trail's ambitions. via The Tennessean

“And then they would come back and install it when the contractor for the annex has got the shaft prepared”

The elevator addition for the Jacksonville Public Library hit a snag when the only bidder for the project, Dixie Construction of Piedmont, came in far over budget at $176,000. Ron Cannon, architect for the ... via Jacksonville News

Arrested, according to reports, were Gregory Scott Davis, Brandon Raymon Thompson, 26, and also Justin Keith Snyder 24, all from Piedmont, AL. via Cherokee County Herald

“He's been very supportive of our involvement with Habitat”

Piedmont helps put roof over family On a clear afternoon in Tarboro, the sun was bearing down on a group of workers from Piedmont Natural Gas. via Daily Southerner

Arrested, according to Mark Hicks, public information officer, was Stacy Robert Donaldson who was charged with burglary in the third degree. via Cherokee County Herald

Joe and Mary Glass celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 22 at Asberry Baptist Church. via Jacksonville News