Hokes Bluff News

Published: Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 10:32 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 10:34 p.m. Hokes Bluff High School will have a 5K run/walk this month to benefit teacher and coach Patrick Ball.

Published: Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 10:48 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 10:53 p.m. In tough economic times, Hokes Bluff has had a good year and officials hope next year is good also.

Published: Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 6:27 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 6:27 p.m. MUNICIPAL OFFICES Etowah County City offices in Gadsden and Rainbow City, Southside, Hokes Bluff, Glencoe, Sardis, Walnut Grove and Attalla will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Published: Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 10:29 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 10:34 p.m. Etowah County's new animal shelter is ready to open.

Published: Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 6:28 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 6:29 p.m. The assistant principal of Hokes Bluff Middle School has been selected as Alabama's 2010 Assistant Principal of the Year by the Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals.

A Piedmont area woman was injured Wednesday night in a wreck and flown from Hokes Bluff City Hall to UAB Hospital, Hokes Bluff Police Chief Mitchell Hill said.

Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 6:45 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 6:46 p.m. Firefighters in Hokes Bluff are in better physical shape, thanks to new workout equipment obtained through a grant.

Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 8:22 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 8:22 p.m. The Hokes Bluff Fire Department will be on a rescue of a different kind Saturday when it does its part to help make Christmas better for local children.

Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 4:01 p.m. SUNDAY 12.6 The Woman's Club of Gadsden presents the Holiday Tour of Homes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from any club member, by stopping by the Gadsden Museum of Art or by calling 547-2311. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at ...

Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:31 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. Etowah County's first Christmas parade of the season will step off at 7 p.m. Friday in Altoona with a veteran of two CBS's "Survivor" seasons serving as grand marshal.

Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 8:01 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. An 18-year-old involved in a three-vehicle accident Saturday evening remains in an intensive care unit at UAB Hospital.

Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:53 p.m. Pilot Club of Gadsden will sponsor a bus trip Dec.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:31 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:34 p.m. It has been 14 years since three Etowah County men were tied up, robbed and set on fire at a hunting lodge in Coosa County.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:38 p.m. All veterans or family representatives of deceased veterans are invited to attend Geraldine High School's 35th annual Veterans Day program at 10 a.m. Nov.

The deadline passed Monday to apply for the principal's vacancy at Fort Payne High School, and now the interview process will begin.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:40 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:43 p.m. The 'city' came to the farm as part of Farm-City Week as more than 1,000 first-graders visited farms in Hokes Bluff.

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. James Gadsden DAR The members of the James Gadsden Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met Oct.

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.

RENOVATIONS UNDER WAY: This home at North River Street is being renovated to meet the needs of the Childrena s Advocacy Centera s new offices.

With about a week remaining in accepting applications for the new principal at Fort Payne High School, the list has grown to 25 people interested in the job.