District on horizon for Aquacats
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:57:42 -0700
The Fort Payne Aquacats are entering a new stage in their 2010 season, and its one the local swim team generally looks forward to.
Business scam strikes in Boaz
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:55:04 -0700
A Texas company with a checkered past is trying to bilk a Boaz business out of more than $300, according to an alert issued by the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama.
Roast more about respect than revenge
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:08:14 -0700
GUNTERSVILLE Sen. Hinton Mitchem didnt get roasted Saturday night. More like respectfully broiled. But the guest speakers did tell some entertaining stories about the ol Georgia boy turned Alabama statesman who held the two most powerful posts in the Senate.
Schools split county tournament
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:25:04 -0700
Earlier this year, the Marshall County Board of Education opted to pull out of the traditional county athletic tournaments and hold tournaments for the schools in its system.
Alabama news links: 2 die in McClellan radio tower collapse; Oakman reinstates fired officer as chief
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:40:48 -0700
Two workers die after a 40-foot fall from a radio tower they were working on at McClellan, traffic stops lead to the arrests of a sex offender and a drug suspect, a trooper's cruiser flips over twice and more news from across Alabama.
Alabama newslinks: Son jailed in Coker father's death; abuse of corpse suspect charged faces drug charges
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:10:48 -0700
A Coker man is charged in the death of his father, an Albertville man is charged in the death of his wife, a man charged with abuse of a corpse now faces drug charges, a Muscle Shoals coach wants the school track fixed, and Northport may have found out it is paying too much for workers' compensation insurance.
Signups for Boys & Girls Club rodeo slated for Monday
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:12:42 -0700
Calling all cowboys and cowgirls: The 37th annual rodeo to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Alabama is next weekend and signups for talent in the event are Monday.
Police Reports
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:50:58 -0700
DECATUR: Linda Denise Burnham, 50, of 1834 Wilhite Road, Falkville; three counts of fraudulent use/possession of a credit card; released from Morgan County Jail on $7,500 bail.
Fort Payne swimmers ready for district
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:27:51 -0700
Fort Payne will take a contingent of about 30 swimmers to the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association District 2 Meet at Cullman. The competition gets under way today with the diving. Swimming is set for Friday and Saturday.
Alabama news links: Convicted DUI driver pleads for mercy; Northport lays off workers
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:55:48 -0700
An illegal alien blinded in one eye begs a family for forgiveness for the DUI wreck that took the life of their 20-year-old daughter; Northport lays off 19 workers to try to make ends meet; and more news from around Alabama.
Endorsements made in last days of races
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:10:21 -0700
Three former staff members in north Alabama with ex-gubernatorial candidate Tim James campaign have endorsed Bradley Byrne in the July 13 runoff election.
Swimmers fall just short
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:29:17 -0700
Easton Gorman and Chad Mendiola dominated the 13-14-year-old boys division and just missed leading Fort Payne to its first victory of the 2010 swim season recently at Decatur.