Marshall County

A judge has dismissed a harassment charge against state Transportation Director John Cooper. Prosecutors in Marshall County said the complainant no longer wishes to pursue this matter. District Judge Mitchell S. Floyd dismissed the charge Tuesday.

The city of Arab is kicking off its annual SugarFest. This year’s SugarFest is on September 2nd at Arab City Park. The free festival will include an arts and crafts show, food trucks, a 5K run and a fireworks show.

Marshall County Animal Watch is announcing a “Chipathon” event where pet owners can get their pets microchipped for only $25 throughout the month of August.The $25 covers both the cost for the microchip procedure and the registration. The procedure itself only takes seconds to complete.

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — Voters in two northeast Alabama counties will decide Tuesday whether their sheriffs can use jail inmate food money for other…

BRANTLEY, Ala. (AP) — An escaped Alabama inmate has been captured after more than a week on the lam. The Department of Corrections says 34-year-old Dustin…

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Marine Patrol has recovered a small plane that has crashed into Lake Guntersville.The Marshall County Sheriff's office…

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Authorities are searching for two people believed missing on waterways swollen by days of heavy rain in Alabama.Crews are looking…

Five school systems in north Alabama with about 25,000 students total are canceling classes because of high incidences of the flu.The city school systems…

An Alabama county faces a financial mystery.The criminal charge against former Marshall County Revenue Commissioner Joey Masters is serious, but hardly…

The Colorado-based Pilgrim's Pride Corp. is closing a poultry plant that employs more than 1,000 people in northeast Alabama.A secretary for Boaz Mayor…