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Commissioners are weighing another $20,000 at the NEAR Megasite. Etowah County bought its first tract there in 2008 and was warned then that development would cost at least…
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A new Alabama law takes effect Sept. 1 that keeps credit card transaction fees out of the sales tax base. The catch is on the receipt. If the…
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Gov. Kay Ivey has set a 30-hour execution window in November for Michael Shannon Taylor, convicted in 1993 of capital murder in the beating deaths of an elderly…
Read More →The Gadsden City Council holds a public hearing on the FY 2027 budget at noon Tuesday. The city clerk says a physical copy is available at her office…
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The Etowah County Commission meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday with a $20,000 land buy for a NEAR Megasite sewer lift station, a $221,930 move to buy five sheriff's…
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Fifty years ago today, a service station explosion on U.S. 278 killed Gadsden's fire chief and two fire medics. The station on Walnut Street still carries the chief's…
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E911 Director Wil Reed says geofencing will send flood alerts only to people in the path. EMA Director Jim Slick says the state system could replace the county's…
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ADEM awarded Gadsden $45,000, Rainbow City $117,740 and Southside $38,950 on Aug. 25. The money comes from a landfill fee and is paid back after cities spend it.…
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The National Weather Service forecasts 96 or hotter every day through Saturday in Etowah County. No advisory yet, and the first rain chance holds off until Thursday afternoon.
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