Etowah County News

'I'm kinda speechless,' said Sand Mountain Reporter production manager Ronald Miller, after he unexpectedly received recognition for his 50 years of employment during the paper's annual Thanksgiving luncheon Thursday.

Preliminary autopsy results show that a 58-year-old man found dead in a wooded area in Boaz died of natural causes.

ETOWAH COUNTY, AL Search crews have found the body of a missing Boaz man. Michael Winford Williams was reported missing by family members November 7th.

The Etowah County Sheriff's Office has recovered the body of Michael Winford Williams, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

An Alabama Supreme Court ruling concerning electronic bingo will not stop a proposed electronic bingo development in Etowah County, the Etowah County Commission was told Tuesday.

The Etowah County Sheriff is still looking for a missing Boaz man. Here's the press release.

58-year-old Michael Windford Williams was last seen November 7th. Williams is diabetic and is in need of medication.

Sheriff Todd Entrekin says they have launched a ground search for Michael Winford Williams.

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.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:03 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:04 p.m. The Etowah County Commission will give $10,000 toward the construction of Black Creek Parkway from Commissioner Tim Choate's discretionary funds.

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.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for Alabamians who are due to receive a combined $1.85 million in the form of 1,571 refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service because of mailing address errors.

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: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:28 p.m. Flexibility in funding.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. The induction of four men into the Patriots' Hall of Honor will be the highlight of the 35th Patriots Day Program Wednesday at Convention Hall.

GADSDEN -- A steady, crowded stream of students, teachers, parents and grandparents got to relive history as they moved among dozens of historic exhibits on a recent morning at Gaston School.

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.

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.

The DeKalb County Commission is expected to discuss construction work along Interstate 59 when it meets today in regular session.

Steven Richard Surdick, 39, of Gadsden, has been arrested for failing to register as a sex offender, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.