Hokes Bluff News

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 5:54 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 6:10 p.m. Hokes Bluff Middle School was selected as one of three middle schools in Alabama and one of seven in the nation to receive the Making Middle Grades Work Gold Award for Improved Achievement from the Southern Regional Education Board.

Highway 278 in Hokes Bluff has been the scene for several bad wrecks during the past year and a half.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 9:55 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:57 p.m. A Piedmont man died Tuesday when the log truck he was driving was involved in a wreck on a dangerous two-lane stretch of U.S. Highway 278, Hokes Bluff Police Chief Mitchell Hill said.

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 8:32 p.m. Hokes Bluff Seniors & Friends President Dot Barron welcomed about 43 members and visitors to a recent meeting of Hokes Bluff Seniors & Friends.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 8:28 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 8:31 p.m. The boardwalk along the Coosa River was the place to be for teens at RiverFest.

Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12 step program, meets every Friday night at First Baptist Church in Jacksonville.

Athens Middle School was one of seven middle schools in the nation to receive the Gold Award for Improved Achievement.

Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 2:33 p.m. The Etowah County Library Board Tuesday approved funding for six public libraries in the county totaling about $42,000. Funding approved was: * Rufus Ford Library in Hokes Bluff, $9,150. * Gadsden Public Library, $9,850. * Rainbow City Public Library, ...

Published: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 5:58 p.m. Gadsden area MOMs club has scheduled the following events for June.

Margaret Rebecca Crockett and Tyson Brent Myers were married at 1:30 p.m. May 9 at the bride's home overlooking the Tennessee River in Florence.

Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 4:56 p.m. The eighth annual American Red Cross Charity Golf Tournament is June 24 at Twin Bridges Golf Course.

Published: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. A radio broadcast led two elementary school teachers on an adoption journey to China.

Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 7:18 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 7:26 p.m. By Antrenise Cole Times Staff Writer A balloon launcher was used to get the hot air balloons into the air.

Students, teachers and parents launched tissue paper hot air balloons at Hokes Bluff Middle School, Thursday, May 21, 2009, in Hokes Bluff, Ala.

Published: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 5:33 p.m. Charli Grace Strawn Click to enlarge Chad and Jennifer Strawn adopted Charli from China this April, but she's been living with them on medical visa since July 2008.

Published: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 10:04 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 10:07 p.m. The Etowah County Commission has not had much success in selling the Hokes Bluff Ferry but will continue to market it via the Internet and specialty publications.

Published: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 8:35 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 8:36 p.m. The Etowah County School Foundation recently presented six Etowah County teachers with professional development grants.

Published: Monday, May 11, 2009 at 8:32 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 11, 2009 at 8:34 p.m. A recycling program for the outdated tone-alert emergency radios began Monday.

Published: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:40 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:40 p.m. Mercury was spilled in a garage at a house in Hokes Bluff some time Saturday, and it could take a few more days to complete an environmental cleanup.

A fugitive is behind bars, after being captured in Etowah County. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin says John Colvin, 62, is currently being held in the Etowah County Detention Center on a fugitive from justice warrant.