Etowah County News Archives

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.

An Etowah County grand jury says three Gadsden police officers were justified in killing a man who had just attacked and seriously injured his girlfriend and her son.

Boaz and Etowah County authorities said a reward is being offered for information regarding an Oct.

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.

Etowah County authorities charged a Boaz man with burglary and an Altoona woman with receiving stolen property on the same day, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 4:41 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 4:42 p.m. Every year, residents of Attalla look forward to the city's annual Heritage Day celebration.

From left, Rob Savage, commander of the Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit; Brenn Tallent, agent with the FBI's Gadsden office; Michael Jones, Chief Investigator for the Etowah County Sheriff's Office; Sheriff Todd Entrekin; District Attorney Jimmie Harp and Assistant District Attorneys Marcus Reid and Carol Griffith address those present at a ...

GADSDEN - Relatives of an Alabama man found guilty of capital murder in the 2006 killing of his girlfriend's young son urged jurors to spare his client's life.

GADSDEN, Ala. -- Four of Andre Towles' family members took the stand Thursday in emotional pleas to ask jurors to spare his life after he was convicted of capital murder in the beating death of 5-year-old Geontae Glass, the Gadsden Times reports.

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: Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 5:35 p.m. Gadsden area MOMs Club members meet to share ideas on coupons, bargain shopping and more.

Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences pathologist Dr. Emily Ward testified in the capital murder trial of Kevin Andre Towles, who is accused of killing Geontae "Gee" Glass on Dec.

Photographs of the body of the victim were shown to the jury as testimony continued in the trial of a man charged in the beating death of a 5-year-old. The Gadsden Times says photographs of the body of Geontae Glass were submitted into evidence Thursday as Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin testified in the capital murder trial of Kevin Towles, ...

The sister of a 5-year-old who was beaten to death - then became the focus of a hoax abduction - testified that her mother's boyfriend was upset with her brother, took him outside her home and, when they returned, the boy wasn't moving.

Fort Payne City schools superintendent Jimmy Cunningham recently found out his peers have nominated him for superintendent of the year in Alabama.

"Dre" Towles, accused in the 2006 beating death of 5-year-old Geontae Glass. The trial was to have begun in early June, but Circuit Judge Allen Millican declared a mistrial after several motions were filed over a questionnaire potential jurors were asked to complete.

Published: Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 6:37 p.m. Asbury Volunteer Fire Department will have a chicken house of horror at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in October.

Those traveling Interstate-59 through Fort Payne may find it a slower go than normal ride for the immediate future, with one lane being closed to accommodate roadside mowing and litter collection.

Published: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 8:16 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 8:19 p.m. Chatmon Sturdivant is a perfect example of what others should do to prepare for emergencies.