Some of you have asked, “Why tourism or why would anyone want to visit Blount County?” So, I want to take this month’s column to discuss ...

Dennis Horton, age 87, of Cleveland passed away Friday March 21, 2025, at UAB Freestanding ER in Gardendale. Dennis was born June 21, 1937, ...

Wanda Anneise Hamrick, age 80, of Blountsville passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at UAB Medical Center. Wanda was born August 12, 1944, ...

Jimmy Derrick Vick went to live with Jesus on Monday, March 24, 2025. He was preceded in death by father Jimmy Dwight Vick; grandparents Roy and Jeanette Bodiford Vick, JB and Ruby Baker Pritchett. He ...

James “Ollis" Stracener of Oneonta passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Jefferson Memorial ...

Earlier this morning, a 4-year-old was shot in Blount County. The child was transported to Children’s Hospital. Per the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, the child’s condition is unknown and the ...

Daphine Woods Deerman, 94, of Blountsville passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025, at her residence. She was born November 26, 1930, in Blount County, the daughter of James Ed Woods and Bertha Denney ...

Molly Ellen Anderton, age 96, of Oneonta, passed away on March 28, 2025. She was preceded in death by husband Fred H. Anderton and sister Sible Miller. She is survived by children Fred H. Anderton, Jr ...