Ohatchee News

OHATCHEE, Ala. - Down in the woods, around a few curves and down a gravel road in Ohatchee you can hear the roar of the engine as it echoes off the garage walls and sends chills down your spine.

Published: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 4:14 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 4:18 p.m. Libraries throughout the area are ready to start their summer reading programs for children, and many are using the theme "Be Creative @ Your Library." Here are details provided by some of those sites: Gadsden Public Library With the main branch downtown ...

The Ohatchee Public Library summer reading program began May 28 and continues through July 11 for toddlers to age 14.

It's one thing to enroll at Auburn University and become a part of the Auburn family.

Army Reserve Pvt. Jamillan Y. Thomas, a 2008 graduate of Ohatchee High School, recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. She is the daughter of Sharon Thomas of Ohatchee and the niece of Trisha Pickett of Leeds.

A fugitive from Anniston was captured in Monroe County, Mississippi, over the weekend.

A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CHEROKEEEAST CENTRAL ST.

Anniston fireman Greg Burnett recently won Firefighter of the Year award during a presentation by the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the March 24 Anniston City Council meeting.

Ohatchee's Janney Furnace Park Museum recently received another priceless antique to add to the extensive collection of War Between the States weaponry and antiques.

It was a gesture of faith, a secret shared between a married couple embarking upon a new phase in their lives.

Published: Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 2:45 p.m. SUNDAY 3.22 The Gadsden Public Library hosts a live televised interview with Cynthia Ozick, author of 'The Shawl,' as part of the Gadsden Reads program.

I am trying to find Alabama relatives to share and exchange information on my Great Grandfather MASON NEWTON COKER 19 Nov 1861.

OHATCHEE - Just like a scene out of a western movie. An old-style wagon train has begun its annual trek to Montgomery.

OHATCHEE - It was not a routine day for the owner of a recycling center in east Alabama.

It's not the inauguration of Barack Obama that I'll remember from this week. It's the images.

State budget cuts don't mean much to the general public until they are felt by the general public.

Ohatchee, AL - The family of an East Alabama woman killed in 1982 shares their story just before her convicted murderer is scheduled to die.

Published: Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 10:23 p.m. A joint effort by deputies in Calhoun and Etowah counties led to the arrest of a burglary suspect ...

Air Force Airman Tommy J. Thomas III recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

Milestone birthdays ... potentially enjoyable, and certainly a great excuse to dish out some good-natured ribbing at the expense of the birthday boy or girl.