Boaz - Located off Highway 431, this Marshall County town of under 10,000 people receives thousands of visitors each year, due to the Boaz Outlet Center, one of the most popular outlet shopping destinations in the country. Snead State Community College, established in 1899 is one of the better state junior colleges in the Southeast and also draws its share of people to the area.
An 18-month-old child drowned Friday night in Crossville, according to reports. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris confirmed the child was pronounced dead at Marshall Medical Center South in Boaz, WHNT reported on its website Friday night.
Drew Noles became head coach at Boaz, his alma mater, in the 2000 season. The Pirates posted a 3-7 record in Noles' first year, beating Douglas, Fort Payne and Sardis.
Published: Friday, July 30, 2010 at 8:52 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 30, 2010 at 8:52 p.m. Boaz police officers discovered a working methamphetamine lab Wednesday when responding to a report on Snowden Circle that residents there were cooking meth, Boaz Police Chief Terry Davis said.
The heavy rainfalls from September to December combined with a record cold snap in January caused $300,000 worth of damage to roads in District 3 of Etowah County.
Dave Dieter/ The Huntsville Times. In 1958 there were 96 drive-in theaters in Alabama , in 2010 there were 10 remaining including ones in Athens, Henegar & Mountainboro .
Terrell Marquae Jolly BOAZ, Ala. Police in a Boaz, Ala. Wal-Mart busted five people allegedly involved in a cell phone theft spree that previously targeted Wal-Marts in Georgia and Florida.
BOAZ, Ala. a ' Boaz Police Chief Terry Davis says four men and a woman from Huntsville have been arrested in connection with the theft of cell phones from Walmart stores in Georgia and Alabama.
A representative of the Huntsville-based firm Spatial Net presented a proposal for a geographic information system to the Boaz City Council during a work session Monday night at the Boaz Senior Center.
Two Boaz residents were injured in separate wrecks over the weekend. On Friday, Mary Lewis Kelly, of Kelly Road, Boaz, was injured in a single vehicle crash at the Boaz City Hall.
The Boaz City School Board of Education led the way in technology with a new paperless system implemented for the first time at Thursday's board meeting.
Luvern Adams works hard to preserve the history of antique tractors. The Mount Hebron man helped organize the first Antique Tractor & Power Show in Boaz in 2005.
Published: Friday, July 23, 2010 at 9:41 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 23, 2010 at 9:49 a.m. The Boaz Antique Tractor and Engine Show is from 8 a.m. to noon at the Farmers Market on Alabama Highway 205 South.
The Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville will turn tropical this weekend as they present 'Once on This Island.' The musical fable tells the story of forbidden love between two young people from different worlds.
