Rainbow City News

The judge hearing the 2007 lawsuit filed by legislators who work for two-year colleges said the Alabama Supreme Court ultimately will decide whether the college system can enforce its work rules.

Published: Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 11:52 p.m. Cancer survivors are encouraged to RSVP before Thursday for the Gadsden/Etowah County Relay For Life Survivor Dinner, to be held at 6 p.m. March 4 at the Rainbow City Community Center.

Two speakers, a TV-DVD combo, a CD player, a picture and 55 DVDs were taken during a burglary at a residence on Norris Avenue between 2:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Jan.

Published: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 9:36 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 9:38 p.m. Gadsden Regional Medical Center is getting ready to Go Red for Women on Thursday.

A .38-caliber revolver was taken from a residence on Virginia Avenue between 3:50 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Jan.

Published: Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:12 p.m. Noccalula-Rainbow City Civitans The Noccalula-Rainbow City Civitans met Jan.

Published: Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:05 p.m. MONDAY 1.25 Gadsden Boy Scout Troop 54 meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Scout Cabin at Noccalula Falls.

Published: Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:08 p.m. SUPPORT GROUPS Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. daily at 525 W. Grand Ave., Rainbow City ; at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in a building at the corner of Second and Bay; and at noon and 7 p.m. daily at 1109 Baltimore Ave., Albertville.

Cash was taken from a wallet at a tattoo shop on Nuckolls Street on Jan. 20. A water heater, speaker box, assorted tools, small refrigerator and a meat chopper were taken from rental property on Alabama Street between Jan.

Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 9:42 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 9:42 p.m. Here are the inspection scores from Dec.

Published: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:19 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:20 p.m. A Rainbow City man was honored this month as J.P. King Auction Co.'s top salesman.

A 42-inch television was taken from Jefferson's Wings on Broad Street between 11 p.m. Jan.

Six legislators who have jobs in Alabama's two-year college system want to be paid for being at the colleges, when they will actually be attending the Alabama legislative session, another job they draw a handsome paycheck for attending.

Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 11:11 p.m. MONTGOMERY Legislators who work for the two-year college system asked a judge on Monday for an emergency order to temporarily halt a directive on their legislative attendance.

Published: Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 7:12 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 7:12 p.m. Relay for Life of Etowah County's team captain meeting will be Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Rainbow City Community Center.

The legislators who work for the two-year college system are back in court to stop Chancellor Freida Hill from enforcing so-called double-dipping rules when the 2010 legislative session begins Tuesday.

Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 10:02 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 10:02 p.m. The Etowah County Commission awarded bids Tuesday on two construction projects and one road project.

Published: Monday, January 4, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, January 4, 2010 at 11:20 p.m. One of Rainbow City's biggest accomplishments this past year was simply surviving and ending on a higher financial note than many municipalities, with big grant projects slated for 2010, said Mayor Terry John Calhoun.

A Reece City woman died in a traffic accident in Rainbow City early Sunday morning according to Etowah County Coroner Michael Gladden.

Published: Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 6:47 p.m. Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society met recently at the historic Nichols Memorial Library for the annual Christmas dinner meeting.