Albertville, Alabama

• A season for political change
  

  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. _ Southeast Huntsville will be losing two - and potentially three - longtime elected leaders this fall.

• $192,000 bill may delay equipment for city
  

  New equipment for Albertville city departments could start rolling in soon, but some unexpected bills may stall those plans.

• 2 inches of snow reported in February
  

  Gauges across Albertville recorded an average of 3.01 inches of precipitation including 1.9 inches of snow in February.

• Ellis seeks to name immigration attorney
  

  Albertville City Councilman Chuck Ellis made a plea to city leaders Monday night to pass a resolution to designate Kris Kobach, an immigration attorney, to represent the city and give Kobach the ability to initiate immigration litigation on the city's behalf.

• Hospice 5K race not about winning
  

  I received an e-mail from Krysti Franklin on Tuesday. Krysti is the mother of Avery, the 13-year-old from Trussville who was the fastest female in Saturday's 2010 Hospice of Marshall County Walk/Race to Remember at Snead State Community College in Boaz.

• Police on lookout for stolen nitrous oxide
  

  Albertville police are searching for two blue nitrous oxide tanks stolen Monday night from an outbuilding at 100 Andrew St.

• Guntersville man convicted of killing woman with his car over drugs gets 111-year prison sentence
  

  A jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about 4 1/2 hours on Friday before finding Jones, 43, of Guntersville, guilty of murder in the death of Tonya Renee Minson, also 43.

• A'ville to hold 'Idol' competition
  

  Alabama is hosting one big yearlong party, and Gov. Riley is kicking it off today.

• Albertville seeks ICE office to deal with illegal immigration
  

  Albertville city leaders are on their way to Washington D.C. to meet with our two senators.

• Hinton Mitchem opts not to seek re-election
  

  Published: Monday, March 8, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, March 8, 2010 at 9:14 p.m. Hinton Mitchem on Monday announced he will not seek another term as Alabama state senator from District 9. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES "For more than 35 years now, I have served the people of this district, and it has been an honor and a privilege to be ...

• RSVP tax site hours
  

  The Marshall County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program will have IRS trained volunteers at the following locations to prepare returns and file returns electronically: * Albertville Rec Center: Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. * Arab Rec Center: Tuesday from 1 to 6 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Boaz Old Water Board: Monday and ...

• Tenn. firm sells Miss. property
  

  PONTOTOC, Miss. a ' Southern Quality Meats in Pontotoc, Miss., has been sold to Florida-based HIG Capital LLC.

• Treasure hunters coming to Albertville
  

  What treasures are stashed around Marshall County? Local residents will have a chance to find out what their treasures are worth when the Treasure Hunters Roadshow comes to Albertville March 16-20. The free event will be held at Jameson Inn on U.S. 431 in Albertville from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 16-19, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 20.

• VocalPoint show choir sweeps competition
  

  Albertville City Schools has a long winning tradition with its show choirs. On Friday, the VocalPoint group made its own history, sweeping its final competition of the season.

• Mitchem not seeking re-election
  

  One of Alabama's most venerable senators is not seeking re-election in 2010, opting to spend more time with his family.

• United Way exceeds goal
  

  United Way of Marshall County exceeded its 2009-2010 fundraising goal of $650,000 by ending with a final tally of $671,140, according to campaign chairman Steve Marshall.

• Students accused of breaking into church
  

  Published: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 10:50 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 5, 2010 at 10:53 p.m. Three students who skipped class Thursday at Gadsden City High School were caught after they allegedly broke in a church on South 11th Street, according to police.

• Next time, I'll read 'Green Eggs and Ham'
  

  Tony Cochran, Ben Shurett and I arrived at Albertville Primary School at the same time Wednesday morning.

• Burglary suspect caught in chicken house
  

  A burglary suspect tried to fly the coop but failed to escape authorities. Albertville police arrested Christopher Todd Cagle, 24, of County Road 23, Boaz, on charges of third-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest.

City Description

Albertville is a city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 17,247. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 18,615. The area which today includes Albertville was settled by the Cherokee Indians until their removal to Oklahoma in the 1830s. It was, however, near the territory of the Creek nation, and several major trails which afforded communication (or military action) between the two nations crossed the area. It is believed to have been crossed by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto during his expeditions in 1540. During the American Civil War, the area around Albertville was the scene of several mid-level clashes between Union and Confederate forces. The first white settlement in what is today Albertville began in the 1850s, and the settlement was named for Thomas A. Albert, an early settler who moved from Georgia and was a town leader until his death in 1876. The city was incorporated in 1891. A post office was established in 1910. At about 4:10 p.m. on April 24, 1908, the city was virtually wiped out by a tornado that

City Contained By:

• Marshall County
• Alabama
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 67.5986896798 km squared

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