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Public hearing on Mountainboro zoning set
A public hearing to zone the recently annexed property in Mountainboro is scheduled for Tuesday.
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.
Search for missing Boaz man continues
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.
Officials searching for missing man
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.
Teen with CP dreams of having his own car
'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.
Sardis QB Club sponsoring Big Buck contest
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.
Boaz Planning Commission to address zoning
The Boaz Planning Commission has at least four public hearings scheduled for tonight's meeting.
Boaz principals update school board
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.
Carlisle looks at next step to incorporate
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.
Carlisle residents to retain attorney
Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 9:05 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 9:11 p.m. Carlisle community residents and business owners interested in incorporating have hired an attorney to advise them on legal steps.
Carlisle community looking at incorporation
Published: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 7:20 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 7:22 p.m. The town of Mountainboro is no more - but the Carlisle community now is considering incorporating.
The Boaz City Council adopted a resolution Monday asking the Alabama Department of Transportation to perform a study on a stretch of U.S. 431.
Mountainboro volunteer firefighters still on duty
Published: Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 9:03 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 9:04 p.m. The town of Mountainboro is no more, as of midnight.
An annexation fight in East Alabama is almost over. On Thursday, Mountainboro will cease to exist and the city of Boaz will get a little bigger.
Sheriff patrols Mountainboro police jurisdiction
Published: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 8:34 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 8:39 p.m. The Etowah County Sheriff's Department will continue to handle calls in the Mountainboro police jurisdiction as officials work to merge Mountainboro into the city of Boaz.
Sheriff patrols Mountainboro police jurisdiction
Published: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 8:34 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 8:39 p.m. The Etowah County Sheriff's Department will continue to handle calls in the Mountainboro police jurisdiction as officials work to merge Mountainboro into the city of Boaz.
Mountainboro to Disappear Thursday
The long battle over annexation of Mountainboro is almost over. Monday night, the Boaz City Council formally voted to accept the residents of the small community into their city.