 01/24/10 HUNTSVILLE -- "Riverboat John" Ferguson grew up during Huntsville's boom era during the 1950s when kids could get into trouble without going to jail.
01/08/10 The Lookout Mountain Conservancy will meet in the Kiwanis Pavilion at Noccalula Falls Park in Gadsden, Al. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 6-8 p.m. CST. The free event is an opportunity for people to learn more about the LMC and its projects.
01/07/10 By Mark Hughes Cobb Staff Writer Don't call Jan Pruitt Kentuck's boss. Although her new title is executive director, Pruitt says the job is facilitating the desires of the Kentuck Museum Association board, helping coordinate an army of volunteers and seeking to please the community followers of its annual festival and regular arts and education programs.
 01/07/10 Mack Brown is sitting on a recruiting gold mine. Talent is so abundant in Texas, where Brown coaches the namesake Longhorns, that he's literally a year ahead of everyone else on the trail of new talent.
 01/07/10 Plans for a third convenience store on U.S. 411 near the Alabama state line brought residents from that rural community to the Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission meeting Thursday. Nick Ingram ...
 01/07/10 By Katherine Poythress Times Staff Writer Although many U.S. public schools are trimming programs like driver's education from their curricula in response to tighter budgets, local school systems said so far their educational programs remain intact.
01/07/10 By Lisa Rogers Times Staff Writer A dusting of snow Thursday afternoon caused slick roads across Northeast Alabama and numerous wrecks clogged traffic on highways. The Gadsden-Etowah County Emergency Management Agency has advised drivers to use extreme caution on roads.
01/07/10 PASADENA - There's tailgating - and then there's tailgating. At the pre-game festivities for Thursday's Bowl Championship Series game at the Rose Bowl, tailgating came in three varieties. | With Gallery
01/06/10 By Katherine Poythress Times Staff Writer The unusual phenomenon of prolonged freezing temperatures in Northeast Alabama has meant increased sales of products and services many consumers might not otherwise need, local retailers said.
01/06/10 By Lisa Rogers Times Staff Writer Warming centers will be open in Etowah County and wellness checks are recommended for the elderly as frigid temperatures continue across the area. The warming centers will be open for those who do not have adequate heat, said Deborah Gaither, director of the Gadsden-Etowah County Emergency Management Agency.
 01/02/10 A statewide non-profit organization is working to increase the number of Alabama children who get dental care and education. Sarrell Dental will soon have eight offices across the state, including one in Talladega.
01/01/10 By Dana Beyerle Montgomery Bureau Chief MONTGOMERY | The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for as many as 8,400 temporary employees to conduct and follow up on the 2010 Census in Alabama next year.
 01/01/10 The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Tuesday that the filing deadline for Economic Injury Disaster Loans is Jan. 28.
01/01/10 Rankings and capsules by Scout.com's Andrew Bone, Special to the Tuscaloosa News Welcome to our Alabama's Most Wanted, our biannual recruiting spectacular highlighting the top 50 prospects in the state of Alabama. Here are Nos. 21-30.
12/31/09 By Antrenise Cole Times Staff Writer The city of Gadsden did better in 2009 than many other cities its size, Mayor Sherman Guyton said.
12/22/09 After a long season of bad news, Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday got what may be the worst signs of trouble so far for his U.S. Senate campaign.
12/20/09 From staff reports TUSCALOOSA | Led by Jaylon Sims, Restoration Academy defeated the Tuscaloosa Academy boys basketball team 53-45 on Saturday. Sims scored 15 points for the Bulldogs, who were ranked No. 6 in the AISA poll. Tuscaloosa Academy (8-2) was ranked No. 4. It was the first home loss for the Knights in two seasons.
12/20/09 By Nick Johnston Times Sports Writer Area teams were well represented Saturday when the Alabama Sports Writers Association released its All-State football team.
12/19/09 MUNICIPAL OFFICES Etowah County City offices in Gadsden and Rainbow City, Southside, Hokes Bluff, Glencoe, Sardis, Walnut Grove and Attalla will be closed Thursday and Friday. Offices in Altoona will be closed Friday. Offices in Reece City will be closed Monday through Friday, reopening Dec. 28. Marshall County
 12/17/09 The Alabama Teachers Credit Union recently sponsored a contest in which students could nominate their teacher to receive $200 worth of school supplies in a promotion called "Cater to the Classroom." | 
