Cherokee County News

PLASTICULTURE PROJECT. Local educators, extension service personnel and other community representatives gathered recently at the residence of James Gilliland, County Road 116 in Centre, for a plasticulture demonstration.

Cedar Bluffa s Liberty Day 2009 is scheduled for this Saturday, July 4, beginning at 8 a.m. Cherokee County Commission Chairman/Probate Judge Melvyn Salter will open the daya s festivities, which will be followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem.

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 3:22 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. CHEROKEE COUNTY: A woman was shot early Sunday and a man has been arrested in the incident, Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said.

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 8:28 p.m. Goodyear Retirees The Goodyear Retirees will have their July monthly luncheon and entertainment at 11 a.m. July 9 at the Local 12 Union Hall.

CENTRE, Ala. a ' A Rome woman and a man wanted in Floyd County were arrested Friday in Centre, according to a report from the Cherokee County Sheriffa TMs Office.

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle ATV wreck in Cedar Bluff this weekend.

According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, Deputies Matt Peak and Shawn Rogers arrested a fugitive from the state of Georgia on Wednesday night at approximately 10:15 p.m. at the intersection of Alabama Highway 35 and Alabama Highway 68 in Gaylesville.

Fort Payne police officers, medical emergency personnel and fire rescue workers were surprised when a call turned into what they believe to be a prank happened Thursday night.

SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT. A group of parents, grandparents and other supporters gather to urge the Cherokee County Board of Education to re-hire Greg Curley, band director at Cherokee County High School, during a recent board meeting.

Members of the Centre Rotary Club cook out for SO-COOL participants during a previous yeara s event.

A preliminary report from the NTSB shows a mechanical problem led to a deadly plane crash last month in Cherokee County.

Published: Friday, May 15, 2009 at 8:44 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, May 15, 2009 at 8:56 p.m. In an opinion released Friday, all nine justices of the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee County Circuit Court did not have jurisdiction to decide the election contest case that evolved from the Cedar Bluff municipal election of Aug.

Although school officials remain cautious, the Cherokee County School System is slowly returning to a normal schedule following interruptions posed by the recent arrival of the swine flu in Alabama.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD. Luanne Hayes, volunteer director, presents Alex Teague with the Youth Leadership Award during the recent Youth Leadership Cherokee Class of 2009 Graduation Banquet.

Dwight Green of Rome is taken into custody in Cherokee County, Ala. Contributed photo from Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

From $10,000 to celebrate unidentified flying objects in Fyffe to $300,000 for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, the $2.5 billion General Fund budget that is on Gov.

The Cherokee County Sheriffa s Office has arrested a Leesburg man who had outstanding warrants.

The Little River Canyon Mouth picnic area reopened Wednesday after more than $500,000 in repairs and renovations.

A Rome woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Cherokee County, Ala., Monday afternoon, April 27.

Published: Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 7:43 p.m. The Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America will host the American Values Dinner to benefit Scouting in Cherokee and DeKalb County on May 16.