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Fisherman missing after Weiss Lake boat crash by AnnistonStar
May 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The search is continuing on Weiss Lake for the body of a man who was thrown from his boat late Tuesday, Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said. The man — a 67-year-old fisherman from Adairsville, Ga. — was near the main channel of the Coosa River in the Cedar Bluff area when his boat app...
Preacher who stored murdered wife's body in freezer sentenced by AnnistonStar
May 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Anthony Hopkins, who was found guilty of murdering his wife and storing her body in a freezer, was sentenced to life plus 51 years in prison today. A traveling preacher and self-proclaimed prophet, Hopkins was convicted by a jury last month of murder, second-degree rape, second degree sexual ab...
Alabama gubernatorial candidates condemn 'New Sons of Liberty' ad campaign by AnnistonStar
May 20, 2010 |  2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Alabama gubernatorial candidates from both major parties on Wednesday condemned a forthcoming ad campaign from a shadowy group calling itself the New Sons of Liberty. "There's no place for that in Alabama politics," said U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, a Birmingham Democrat who is seeking the party...
Hokes Bluff woman's death believed to be homicide by AnnistonStar
May 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A woman was found dead inside her home in Hokes Bluff late Wednesday and her boyfriend is in custody, Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin said in a news release late Wednesday night. Monica Payne, 28, was found inside the house on Clinton Street in Hokes Bluff, and her death is being treate...
Glencoe honors student receives new car from dealership by AnnistonStar
May 20, 2010 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Sarah Blakney’s face lit up Wednesday as she walked out the front doors of Glencoe High School Wednesday morning and saw her new 2009 Pontiac G6. Devan Lowe Inc., an automobile dealership in Rainbow City, has for three years given a new car to an honor roll student at one of the 10 Etowah ...
Ginger the dog is mothering orphaned kittens by AnnistonStar
May 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
MADISON, AL -- After giving birth to 12 puppies in March, Ginger, an English setter/hound mix, had weaned her puppies and was scheduled to be spayed. But when Ginger's foster mom, Elise Biggers, took in a family of five homeless kittens, Ginger's mothering instinct was still in overdrive. R...
Dozens arrested in Gadsden area drug roundup by AnnistonStar
May 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Christopher Leach argued with officers as he was arrested for distribution of drugs during a warrant roundup early Tuesday. “I haven’t sold no crack in I don’t know how long,” Leach told the officers as he was being brought out of his house in East Gadsden. Read the full story from The Ga...
Sex charges trial for a former Cold Springs teacher continued by AnnistonStar
May 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The trial for a former Cold Springs teacher accused of solicitation of pornography, extortion and attempting to produce obscene matter of a child has been continued until next month. The court date for Derrick LePard, 26, has been pushed to June 14, due to a continuance filed by the state ...
Leighton teen accused in sex attempt with 8-year-old by AnnistonStar
May 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A 15-year-old is the regional detention center after he was accused of trying to sexually attack an 8-year-old girl Sunday afternoon. AC = --> Leighton Police Chief Ray Hayse said the boy, who is from Leighton, was arrested Tuesday and charged with attempted sodomy and enticing a c...
Russellville man accused of 'sexting' 11-year-old on MileyWorld.com by AnnistonStar
May 19, 2010 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A city man is in custody accused of using the Internet and a cell phone to make sexual advances toward an 11-year-old girl in West Virginia. Gary Ethan Mann, 43, 1211 Hayes Ave., Russellville, is charged with solicitation of a child by computer, Russellville Police Chief Chris Hargett said....

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