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Blount County man who sexually abused girl for years ‘played the system’ to stay out of prison, DA says

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Blount County man who sexually abused girl for years ‘played the system’ to stay out of prison, DA says

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“Christopher Kyle Haynes began perpetrating his crimes on a little girl, but this little girl is now a strong young woman.”See the Story

Snead FBLA students advance

Snead FBLA students advance

Students from the FBLA-Collegiate Chapter at Snead State Community College earned top honors at the 2025 Alabama State Leadership Conference.Read Article

CAMPAIGN 2026: Blount County DA to run for Alabama Attorney General

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CAMPAIGN 2026: Blount County DA to run for Alabama Attorney General

The current longtime Blount County District Attorney is throwing her hat in the ring for the state’s top cop position. According to the Alabama Secretary of State’s website, Pamela Casey has filed to run as a Republican for the Attorney General position next year. Casey was first elected as the district attorney of Blount County in 2010 as the age of 29, making her the youngest female district attorney in the state. Prior to working in Blount Co…Read Article

2025 NBA Draft: Cavs, Mavs To Host Alabama Prospect

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks have a couple of commonalities. Their team’s driving force —Donovan Mitchell for the Cavs and Kyrie Irving for the Mavs –is a sensational one-on-one scorer. Their team’s best two-way player– Evan Mobley for the Cavs and Anthony Davis for the Mavs –is a power forward who can easily slide to center. They’ve both only won one NBA championship in franchise history, their title runs led by stars —LeBron Ja…LeBron James · Nigeria See the Story

Controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling ignites AG’s race: ‘Without IVF, I wouldn’t be a mother’

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Blount County DA Pamela Casey has two children from IVF. Jay Mitchell wrote the opinion that temporarily halted the treatments.IVF · Blount County Read Article

Jacob Doyle faces at least 10 years in prison

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Kenny and Dot Sims were killed on December 13, 2017Accident · Blount County Read Article

Child killed, several others hurt in crash on Blount County road

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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the collision happened Friday near Blountsville.Blountsville · Blountsville See the Story

Blount County Commissioner calls for jail time, elevated punishments in offensive touching cases

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Jared Anderson took to Facebook offering a resolution to strengthen laws after Joseph Dalton was given six months for inappropriately touching students as a teacher.Facebook · Blount County See the Story

Oneonta city leader and former police deputy chief has died

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Funeral arrangements were still pending.Senate · Oneonta See the Story

Bankhead House kicks off Under the Stars shows starting Saturday

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The Bankhead House and Heritage Center is kicking off its free annual Under the Stars outdoor arts series on May 3 at its amphitheater, covering a number of nostalgic musical styles from the 1960s and 1970s — and concluding with…Oneonta · Oneonta Read Article

Disruptive 300-pound DL eyeing Alabama official visit after earning offer

Jamir Perez is eyeing an official visit with Alabama after picking up an offer from the Crimson Tide. Perez is a 2026 three-star prospect out of Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and he holds recent college football offers from Alabama and Ohio State to go along with previous offers from Vanderbilt, Wisconsin and others. Alabama’s defensive line coach Freddie Roach informed Perez of his offer from the Crimson Tide. “I feel like it’s a…Cleveland · Cleveland Read Article

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