Sand Mountain Reporter (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
... an auto accident, is attempting to make Jessie’s dream a reality. In a garage near U.S. 431 near Mountainboro, under a thin layer of dust, sits a stripped down 1970 Chevrolet Nova. It has no engine and its interior is gutted. Jessie’s interest in racecars and dragsters resulted from Jeff’s experience. “When I was growing up,” Jeff said, “my brother-in-law had a dirt-track car he ran down...
Sand Mountain Reporter (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
... tax dollars in Carlisle instead of sending some to the city of Boaz. When the Boaz annexation of Mountainboro became official Aug. 14, the city’s 3-mile police jurisdiction extended further south to include Carlisle. The move meant businesses in Carlisle had to purchase licenses from Boaz at half the normal cost to operate. Boaz will also collect half the sales and use taxes, or 1 percent,...
montgomeryadvertiser.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
... a 2-by-4, with what appeared to be blood, outside of Towles' home on Shady Grove Road near Mountainboro.Debbie Dodd, a forensic scientist specializing in DNA analysis, testified that the stains on the piece of wood were from Geontae's blood.Ward said the injuries caused hemorrhaging of Geontae's spinal cord and the child most likely was paralyzed.Two investigators testified Thursday that...
montgomeryadvertiser.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
GADSDEN -- A man who is on trial for capital murder in the beating death of a 5-year-old boy intially told police he was responsible but changed course after police said they could not guarantee the boy's mother would not be charged, officials testified Thursday.Authorities contend Kevin Andre Towles killed Geontae "Gee" Glass at the boy's Mountainboro home in rural Etowah County on Dec. 3,...
Sand Mountain Reporter (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
... a municipality. “The area and the community are in the police jurisdiction of what used to be Mountainboro and what is now Boaz. By being in the police jurisdiction, they are subject to Boaz taxes, but they have no role or vote in terms of what Boaz does with that money. “By doing this, they’ll be able to vote in their own mayor and their own city council and keep their money at home.” Sullivan...
Sand Mountain Reporter (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
... also said the rec department continues to make improvements to the park in the recently annexed Mountainboro community and announced a new policy regarding senior citizen admission at youth basketball games. “We have just finished taking registrations for basketball for boys ages 7-12 and girls ages 9-12,” McRae said. “We are no longer charging senior citizens admission to youth basketball...
