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Appalachian won its sixth straight area championship last week, outscoring their opponents 40-7. They opened the tournament with a 15-0 win over Jefferson Christian. Up next was Victory Christian, who they beat 15-3. They faced Victory Christian again in the championship game, winning 10-4. With the three wins, they are now 19-9-3. The top seed in the 1A East Region, the Eagles will start the tournament playing the 6-16 Skyline Vikings. The game starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Albertville’s Sand Mountain Park.

Eagles, Mustangs, Hornets, Panthers Head to Regionals

Appalachian, Southeastern, and Locust Fork swept their area tournaments, earning a seat in this week’s regional tournament. Cleveland’s second...

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Charges now filed on accidental shooting of 4-year-old

In a follow-up to a report of an accidental shooting incident of a 4-year-old at a Sugarland Lake home on Friday, April 4, the Blount County...

Suspicious Residential Fire Under Investigation in Oneonta

At approximately 3:28 AM on the morning of April 4, 2025, Oneonta Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the report of an explosion with visible flames in the 1200 block of...

4-year-old Shot, Investigation Ongoing

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...

Wind causing trees to fall on powerlines, sparking fires in Oneonta

Oneonta public safety officer Brandon Horton reported that multiple units were on scene at U.S. Hwy. 231 and State Road trying to contain a woods...

Hayden's Wrestling Team Caps Historic Season with 2nd Place Finish...

February 16, 2025

Hudson Best, Isaac O’Rear, and Kalub Blanding of Hayden High School won individual state championships Saturday at AHSAA's State Wrestling Meet in...

Wildcats Win! Advance to Elite 8

February 14, 2025

The Hayden Wildcats are moving on to the Northeast Region Finals for the first time in school history following their 51-49 win over top-ranked...

Eagles, Mustangs, Bulldogs Fall in Sweet 16

February 12, 2025

The 1A Lady Eagles were the first to hit the court yesterday in the AHSAA State Basketball Tournament's round of 16. They faced a tough Ider team,...

Casey seeks AG position

January 14, 2025

On Jan. 14, Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey ended speculation and officially announced her intent to run for the Alabama state...

Shooting leaves one dead, one injured

January 14, 2025

A late Monday afternoon shooting on Hudson Avenue in Oneonta has left one male subject dead and another male subject injured. According to Public...

Earla Sentenced

August 20, 2024

Blount County Assistant District Attorney Scott Gilliland announced earlier this week that Dr. Janaki Earla’s sentencing hearing was held Aug. 19....

Oneonta Middle School teacher resigns following arrest

As an investigation continues, Blount County Sheriff Mark Moon held a news conference Wednesday to give details regarding the arrest of an Oneonta...

Blountsville, Susan Moore usher in new businesses

staff reportLast Wednesday, Don Mitchell and Leslie Clines with the Blount County Economic Development Council joined town officials in...

Ascension St. Vinent's Blount remains open, cyber attack...

All Ascension St. Vincent’s hospitals, physician offices, and care sites across Alabama remain open and operational. Despite the challenges posed...

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Due to circumstances beyond our control, the printing of today's edition of The Blount Countian was delayed. We've been assured the issue has been resolved and the May 1,...

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