Mountainboro News

Even before the Boaz City Council had acted on accepting a bid for demolition work on the downtown mall, crews had moved in to begin preparations for the project.

The Boaz City Council at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. today in the Senior Citizens Center will take action on a bid and an ordinance.

The Boaz City Council held a public hearing on the zoning of the former Mountainboro community during a meeting Monday night at Boaz Senior Center.

Catch up on the top moments that made headlines in The Reporter during 2009. Saturday's installment included the months of January through April.

The Boaz Police Department has fewer officers on patrol shifts today than in 2000 when Terry Davis was first appointed chief.

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 11:35 p.m. The Etowah County Commission might be moving two polling places for the 2010 elections.

Published: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 9:06 p.m. A public hearing was set at the regular meeting of the Boaz City Council Monday to consider recommendations for the zoning of real estate located within the area of the city that was formerly part of the town of Mountainboro.

The Boaz Planning Commission unanimously recommended a plan to zone the recently annexed town of Mountainboro after a 90-minute public hearing Tuesday night at the Boaz Public Library.

The Reporter's publisher, Ben Shurett, asked readers to share some of their memories of Sand Mountain.

A public hearing to zone the recently annexed property in Mountainboro is scheduled for Tuesday.

A Boaz man was transported to Gadsden Regional Medical Center after being injured in a one-vehicle accident Monday.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:57 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:59 p.m. Officials found a body Thursday morning they believe to be a Boaz man who went missing two weeks ago.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 9:52 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 9:52 p.m. An investigation into the whereabouts of a missing Boaz man is continuing, Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said Monday.

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 10:09 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 10:10 a.m. Etowah County Sheriff's Office investigators and aviation unit and members of the Mountainboro Volunteer Fire Department are searching for a man missing since Nov.

'To dream ... the impossible dream ...' The opening line of the song, 'The Impossible Dream,' from the musical, 'The Man of La Mancha,' might describe the situation for 17-year-old Jessie Slaton.

The Sardis Quarterback Club is sponsoring a Big Buck contest. Cost is $20 per event.

The sister of a 5-year-old who was beaten to death - then became the focus of a hoax abduction - testified that her mother's boyfriend was upset with her brother, took him outside her home and, when they returned, the boy wasn't moving.

The Boaz Planning Commission has at least four public hearings scheduled for tonight's meeting.

Boaz City School Board members met Thursday to hear beginning of the year updates from the five principals in the school system and other school officials.

Some business owners and citizens from Carlisle remain outraged over having to pay license fees and taxes to Boaz and plan to talk to a lawyer to discuss incorporating the community.