Attalla, Alabama

• Attalla man faces sex abuse charges
  

  An Attalla man faces numerous sexual abuse charges stemming from an incident in the Rockledge community.

• Volunteers working to clean up Ridgeville Community Cemetery
  

  Published: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 10:13 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 10:14 p.m. Volunteers are cleaning up the Ridgeville Community Cemetery as part of an overall effort to make improvements in the town.

• Attalla man charged with child sex abuse
  

  An Attalla man is in custody, charged with a sexual abuse related offense. Victor Colton Allen, 21, is charged with one count of first degree sodomy, two counts of sexual abuse by aiding and abetting and one count of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old.

• Sexual abuse arrest
  

  One individual has been arrested and charged with a sexual abuse related Offense, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

• Interstate repair work turns deadly
  

  MONTGOMERY, AL State troopers are investigating a fatal accident on Interstate 59 in Northeast Alabama where an Alabama Department of Transportation worker was killed.

• Support Groups
  

  Published: Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 5:42 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. daily at 525 W. Grand Ave., Rainbow City at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in a building at the corner of Second and Bay; and at noon and 7 p.m. daily at 1109 Baltimore Ave., Albertville.

• What's Going On
  

  Published: Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 5:43 p.m. MONDAY 8.30 Gadsden Boy Scout Troop 54 meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Scout Cabin at Noccalula Falls.

• Advance Notices
  

  Published: Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 5:42 p.m. Sept.

• Winners chosen in GMA s Juried Art Show
  

  Published: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 8:55 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 9:04 a.m. The 2010 Juried Art Show ended up being the most diverse show the Gadsden Museum of Art has ever had, according to GMA Director Steve Temple.

• Support Groups
  

  Published: Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 10:56 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. daily at 525 W. Grand Ave., Rainbow City at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in a building at the corner of Second and Bay; and at noon and 7 p.m. daily at 1109 Baltimore Ave., Albertville.

• What's Going On
  

  Published: Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 10:53 p.m. MONDAY 8.23 Gadsden Boy Scout Troop 54 meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Scout Cabin at Noccalula Falls.

• George Smith - - J. C.' was here before going home
  

  There is a last memory . . . He is sitting on the side of his bed in pajama bottoms and undershirt, repeatedly running an electric razor over a face that is showing the bitter fruit of a losing battle with fast-moving cancer.

• National Honey Bee Awareness Day event teaches public about bees
  

  Published: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 10:40 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 10:41 p.m. Did you know that if you're not aggressive with a honey bee, it won't sting you? That was just one of the tips given Saturday at Attalla City Park for National Honey Bee Awareness Day.

• Rape investigation witness tampering alleged against Attalla, Alabama councilwoman
  

  Rhonda Hill West, an Attalla City Council member, was arrested Thursday on accusations she tampered with a witness in a rape investigation involving her 21-year-old son, who is a suspect in the rape of a 15-year-old, the Gadsden Times reports.

• Attalla, Ala. city council member charged with witness tampering
  

  An Attalla City Council member has been charged with tampering with a witness in a rape investigation.

• Attalla board seeks help from council
  

  Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 9:06 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 9:07 p.m. The Attalla City Board of Education on Tuesday didn't ask the Etowah County Commission for a referendum on a tax for schools, but did ask the Attalla City Council for financial help.

• Alabama news links: University of Alabama opens new nursing school...
  

  The University of Alabama's new, 64,000-square-foot Capstone College of Nursing building opens for classes this week and UA officials hope the facility will become a leader in health care simulation for students.

• 'Haunted Bridge' arrives at new home in Attalla
  

  Published: Monday, August 16, 2010 at 6:32 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 16, 2010 at 6:39 p.m. It's not easy pulling a 128-year-old bridge that is 81 and a half feet long and weighs close to 10 tons.

• Cecil Sitz
  

  Cecil Sitz, 76, of Boaz, died Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Services will be today, Tuesday, Aug.

City Description

Attalla is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 6,474. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,795 people, 2,672 households, and 1,976 families residing in the city. The population density was 988.0 people per square mile (381.6/km²). There were 2,914 housing units at an average density of 436.7/sq mi (168.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.42% White, 13.5% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 1.64% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 2.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,620 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00. In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from

City Contained By:

• Etowah County
• Alabama
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 17.3529203393 km squared

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