Jan 9, 2010 | Sand Mountain Reporter
Warming centers open in Marshall County
Warming centers: Asbury Volunteer Fire Hall at 4104 Martling Gap Road in Albertville.
Sardis City considers own chamber of commerce
Officials and business leaders in Etowah County's fastest growing city plan to create a chamber of commerce, possibly by mid-January. 'We plan on starting a chamber of commerce at the first of the year,' Sardis City Clerk Doug Gamblin said.
Grant will expand rural medical care
Published: Friday, January 1, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 10:57 p.m. TUSCALOOSA A doctor uses cameras and the Internet to diagnose a patient who is miles away.
County Commission OKs insurance carrier
The Marshall County Commission approved the insurance carrier for property, equipment and physical damage for automobiles during a meeting Monday.
Marshall County man jailed for making meth in home
Sheriff Scott Walls said Jonathan Voigt, 25 was charged with unlawful manufacturing meth and placed in the County Jail here.
3 arrested in shoplifting incident
Albertville arrested three suspects, including two young teens, in two separate shoplifting incidents involving BB guns Friday at Kmart.
Three jailed after alleged meth lab found in Grant home
Monday night's discovery of an alleged methamphetamine laboratory in a Grant home.
2 arrested after Grant meth lab discovery
Authorities placed two men under arrest Saturday night after finding a meth lab at a Grant home.
Grant man charged with assaulting deputy during domestic violence call
Sheriff Scott Walls said today that Daniel Wooten allegedly grabbed deputy Will Goble in trying to push him down.
When should you step in on domestic violence
A Fort Payne man is behind bars after being charged with murdering his wife. Police say 30-year old Nathan Wilder strangled his wife to death at his Fort Payne home.
Huntsville Holiday productions include "A Christmas Carol" , "The Nutcracker" and more
Cold, crummy weather got you down? Tired of watching "It's a Wonderful Life" for the 19th time? Huntsville's performing arts community has the cure.
Grant provides scholarships for 2010 Calhoun students
Funding provided by the Tennessee Valley region's Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development grant is making available an additional $46,859 in scholarships for students attending Calhoun Community College during the 2010 spring semester.
Police Reports: Nov. 30-Dec. 1
Scottsboro City Police Department Reports MONDAY, NOV. 30 * At 9:20 a.m. a report of third degree burglary and third degree theft in the 1000 block of South Broad Street.
Guntersville Museum opens 'Festival of Trees' exhibit Sunday
Guntersville Museum will open its "Festival of Trees" exhibit on Saturday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. The exhibit will include themed Christmas trees decorated by schools, businesses and civic organizations.
Fatal wreck in Marshall County kills driver
The Alabama State Troopers said one person is dead after a one vehicle accident in Marshall County.
Supporters of a litter-free community honored
People supporting a litter-free community were honored during the awards and recognition dinner sponsored by Marshall County PALS on Oct.
Marshall County Man Attacks Mother with Axe
A Marshall County man is being accused of trying to kill his own mother. 22-year-old Johnathan Baker was arrested at his home just outside the town of Grant Wednesday night.
A second prisoner has been charged with promoting prison contraband for trying to make an alcoholic beverage in his Limestone County jail cell, an official said.
Fire crews battled an early morning house fire early in Marshall County. It started shortly after five this morning on 4th Street in Grant, just off Main Street, which is also Cathedral Caverns Highway.
NAACP to host civil rights pioneer
Amelia Platts Boynton is shown here in an archival photo after she was beaten March 7, 1965, on Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma and left for dead.

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