Etowah County News

An Etowah County circuit judge's decision to validate even one of seven challenged votes against a 2007 referendum for Mountainboro's annexation by neighboring Boaz would break a tie, overturning its defeat.

Albertville Police are looking for an Etowah County man whose family reported that he had left his job here Saturday afternoon and has not been seen since.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 8:49 p.m. Etowah County Circuit Judge David Kimberley has upheld an Oct.

After nearly two years of waiting, the dispute about annexing Mountainboro into Boaz could be coming to an end.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:41 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. An autopsy is under way in Huntsville for a 2-year-old Southside boy who apparently drowned Thursday night.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 6:03 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 6:09 p.m. Electronic bingo machines planned for a development in Etowah County are legal and meet all state laws concerning gaming, according to attorneys representing the developers.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:18 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:19 p.m. At least three people have been arrested following a year-long check-writing scheme from accounts opened at several banks.

A Boaz man is behind bars after being arrested in Etowah County. Etowah County deputies arrested 21-year-old Eric Chandler of Boaz on theft of property charges.

A man was arrested and jailed on suspicions of stealing a computer and video games.

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 6:25 p.m. SUNDAY 6.21 The Northside Community Club meets at 4 p.m. at 411 N. Ninth St.

Parts of Marshall and Etowah counties received damage Thursday when a sudden summer thunderstorm raced through the area.

Published: Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 3:05 p.m. Occasionally, a small puzzle piece is found that helps put together a larger picture.

Alabama Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim James is lining up support from people who helped former Chief Justice Roy Moore run for governor in 2006.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 10:55 p.m. The setting on the Coosa River Saturday night is a perfect fit for the festival that's been in Gadsden for 24 years.

In Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story Treasure Island, the character Long John Silver receives a slip of paper from his crew with a solitary black spot on it.

Athens Middle School was one of seven middle schools in the nation to receive the Gold Award for Improved Achievement.

Etowah County businessman Terry Dunn says he will run for the Republican nomination for state treasurer in 2010.

Etowah County Sheriff's deputies found an inmate who escaped from a road crew early Monday morning.

Police arrested a Gadsden teacher, already accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student, for a second time.

Published: Monday, June 1, 2009 at 4:16 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 1, 2009 at 5:10 p.m. Employees at the Etowah County branches of Community Credit Union are on strike and one branch is temporarily closed.