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Lady Aggies Claim County Title

Story By John Mann The Albertville Lady Aggies basketball team finished out the Marshall County Tournament in a big way…
Superintendent Reviews Construction Progress

Superintendent Reviews Construction Progress

Story By John Mann The Marshall County Board of Education met on Thursday evening for their regular meeting, where County…
Rivalry nail-biter

Rivalry nail-biter

Baskets in the closing seconds help Scottsboro rally past North Jackson Story By Jason Bowen The Scottsboro varsity boys basketball…
82nd DeKalb County Tournament begins

82nd DeKalb County Tournament begins

Story By Heath Hambrick This week, the 82nd DeKalb County basketball tournament gets underway at Collinsville High School's Jones Donny…
Harcrow honored by Speaker

Harcrow honored by Speaker

Story By Heath Hambrick Thursday, current DeKalb County Commission President Ricky Harcrow was honored by Speaker of the House Nathaniel…
Southern Torch Sound and Scene

Southern Torch Sound and Scene

Staff Writer Hailing from Mentone, Alabama, singer-songwriter Jess has been performing on stage since she was 5 years old. Some…
Boaz Library Kicks off Fundraising with Hot Chocolate

Boaz Library Kicks off Fundraising with Hot Chocolate

Story By John Mann Step inside the front door of the Boaz Public Library and you’ll see a new table…
Whole Backstage Auditions Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Whole Backstage Auditions Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Story By John Mann It’s a new year at The Whole Backstage Theater in Guntersville and auditions and rehearsals are…
Sparks named as new director of IMPACT Learning Center

Sparks named as new director of IMPACT Learning Center

Story By Katie Hightower IMPACT Learning Center recently announced Amanda Sparks as the center’s new director. Cathy Mitchell will retire…
EYEING THE PRIZE

EYEING THE PRIZE

No. 1 Scottsboro downs No. 2 Guntersville to close in on area title Wildcats collect 31st consecutive win at Hambrick…
Plainview sweeps Gadsden City and Madison County

Plainview sweeps Gadsden City and Madison County

Story By Eli Sampson Bears  knocks off 6A  No.4 Gadsden City in Thriller  Plainview delivered a statement win on Saturday…
Fort Payne council approves amended fowl ordinance

Fort Payne council approves amended fowl ordinance

Story By Donald Campbell The Fort Payne City Council took action on the fowl ordinance it approved in recent months,…
State Park Welcomes the New Year

State Park Welcomes the New Year

Story By John Mann All across the country state parks were celebrating the start of 2026 on Thursday as they…
Miracle League Spring Registrations Open

Miracle League Spring Registrations Open

Story By John Mann  Kick off another spring season for The Miracle League of Albertville, and registrations are open for…
Williams brings 24 years of experience to Scottsboro superintendent role

Williams brings 24 years of experience to Scottsboro superintendent role

Story By Katie Hightower When Jennifer Williams was interviewed by the Scottsboro City Schools Board of Education, she demonstrated her…
Collinsville students attend leadership institute

Collinsville students attend leadership institute

Story By Donald Campbell Two Collinsville High School seniors and Panther Pride band members recently traveled to Chicago to take…
SK Sets Record in Plainview's 66-31 Rout of DAR

SK Sets Record in Plainview's 66-31 Rout of DAR

Story By Heath Hambrick It was a record-breaking night for Plainview junior point guard Sawyer Kate Hulgan and the Lady…
Eagles, Owls, Hawks and our Lake Guntersville State Park

Eagles, Owls, Hawks and our Lake Guntersville State Park

Story By Ben Alford As we enter the New Year 2026, I begin thinking about some of the most exciting…
Donated to “Wigs for Kids”

Donated to “Wigs for Kids”

Story By Mary Bailey Wigs For Kids, which was founded in 1982 by Jeffrey Paul is a nonprofit organization that…
REGION RECOGNITION

REGION RECOGNITION

Scottsboro players collect all-region honors Four Wildcats receive region awards Story By Jason Bowen It was a historic season for…
ANNEX RIBBON CUTTING

ANNEX RIBBON CUTTING

Jackson County Courthouse Annex holds open house at new location Story By Katie Hightower On Dec. 19, the Jackson County…
DeKalb County Tournament bracket set

DeKalb County Tournament bracket set

Story By Heath Hambrick On Monday afternoon, coaches from across DeKalb County gathered to finalize the brackets for the upcoming…
Sparks looks at another run for office

Sparks looks at another run for office

Story By Heath Hambrick Fort Payne native and former Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks is looking at another run at political…
Nine Aggies Named to Class 7A All-Region 4 Team

Nine Aggies Named to Class 7A All-Region 4 Team

Story By Druw Giamalva The Class 7A All-Region 4 team has been announced with selections being made by the regions…
Morning Wreck Claims Life of Boaz Woman

Morning Wreck Claims Life of Boaz Woman

Story By Mary Bailey Saturday morning a single-vehicle crash claimed the life of 25-year-old Kayla S. Wise of Boaz. The…
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