Boaz News

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

The Rev. Keith Dodd of Boaz received Hospice of Marshall County's 2009 Heart of Hospice Award.

A DeKalb County commissioner was injured after being involved in a car crash Thursday.

Boaz City Board of Education members received a brief audio visual presentation on HOPSports during a meeting Thursday night.

Boaz police are investigating a burglary at a Lester Drive residence Wednesday. A resident at 1092 Lester Drive reported the theft of a 42-inch Bravio Plasma TV, a tennis bracelet and a diamond sapphire ring.

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.

Theft reports to the Boaz Police Department continue at a brisk pace in November.

Holiday season house fires kill more than 400 people and injure another 1,650 nationally each year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

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

Before starting in her position as coordinator of Albertville-Boaz Recycling Center, Jeannie Courington admits recycling never seemed that important to her.

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of McVille Road and Sparks Avenue on Thursday afternoon, Boaz police reported.

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

Boaz City Council members tabled a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign a contract for a telecommunications audit during a meeting Monday night at the Boaz Senior Center.

Besides approving accounts payable vouchers, the Boaz City Council at its regular meeting Monday had only two other items requiring action, and one was tabled.

Rusty Rowan has decided to pull his name from the hat and will no longer seek to be the Marshall County sheriff.

Boaz Recycling Committee members and city officials simultaneously tossed bags into one of three red trailers at the corner of East Mann Avenue and McVille Road, signaling a benchmark in the city's recycling efforts.

Historians believe the art of quilting might have developed in Ancient Egypt or China as far back as 3,400 years or more.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:03 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. A three-vehicle accident Thursday on Alabama Highway 168 near the Y-Mart resulted in an injury, a citation and a power failure that knocked out traffic signals for about 90 minutes.

A four-year-old boy in Marshall County is lucky to be alive. He was hit by a car on Friday afternoon.