Scottsboro News

Five years ago, Melissa Utech visited a local animal shelter, which euthanizes many strays, and was so moved by all the animals there, she adopted 40 that day.

The Land Trust of North Alabama's Monte Sano, Wade Mountain and Blevins Gap trail systems were designated "national recreation trails' Thursday by U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Jonathan B. Jarvis, director of the National Park Service.

ALZ008010-300045- DE KALB-JACKSON-MARSHALL- 705 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DEKALB...JACKSON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 706 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LIM ROCK...OR 9 MILES WEST OF SCOTTSBORO... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

Burning the American flag is considered a sign of disrespect and desecration, but the proper way to dispose of Old Glory is with fire.

SCOTTSBORO, Alabama -- New Ground, of Scottsboro, Alabama, performed at the 2012 Scotland Gospel Music Convention , held the first weekend of May in Fraserburgh, Scotland.

The peaceful bob of the hook on warm summer day; not many things can beat a day fishing on the lake.

We have a very packed show today...so let's get right to it. The Catfish Festival in Scottsboro is ready for its 12th year.

City Councilman Leon Dave said he is not guilty of harassment and menacing charges filed against him last week, The Daily Sentinel of Scottsboro reported .

It's rare that a show's success can be calculated partly in cringes. But the discomfort that the Old Globe musical "The Scottsboro Boys" inspires is less a test of audience fortitude than a testament to the work's artistic impact.