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06/05/2026

CANDIDATE MEET & GREET TONIGHT. Don’t forget about Friday night’s opportunity to hear the candidates.

06/05/2026

TRAINING. Fire trucks and boats are at the Steel Ford boat ramp near Publix Friday morning. But it’s not an actual emergency but the conclusion of a week’s worth of training on swift water operations hosted by Guntersville Fire, sanctioned by the Alabama Fire College and involving multiple departments. They’ve got a gorgeous morning and great conditions for the final exercise.

06/04/2026

NEW COMMISSIONER. Charles Whisenant, the Republican nominee for District 1 Commissioner, has been appointed to that office by Gov. Kay Ivey to finish the unexpired term of the late Ronny Shumate. He was sworn in Thursday in a private ceremony by Judge Mitch Floyd. The public swearing in will be at Wednesday’s Commission meeting.

06/03/2026

FOOD DISTRIBUTION. The Marshall County School System will host a Food Distribution Drive-Thru on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. The Food Bank of North Alabama is supplying boxes of kid-friendly, shelf stable foods for us to distribute. Each box contains a week of food for a child. We hope to give each child 5 boxes or 5 weeks of food.

06/01/2026

TREE FALLS ON PATROL CAR. K9 deputy Will Isbell was driving near Cardessa Lane, Grant, when the storm came through Monday afternoon. His vehicle was heavily damaged. Sheriff Phil Sims said Deputy Isbell had a hand injury. His dog was unhurt. Larry Bagley of Cardessa Lane said it looked like the tree hit both the front and back of the car. Bagley also reports the roof of a barn across from his house is completely gone. “It’s missing. We don’t know where it is.”

06/01/2026

SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES are being reported all around Guntersville after a strong storm rolled through Monday afternoon. This was near Foodland and Wildcat Cafe.
UPDATE: Guntersville Fire is back in service after a run to Mountain Lakes Resort. Chief Walls reports two campers damaged, with a lot of limbs and debris around. One person going to the hospital by personal vehicle to be checked out.
UPDATE: Robert Patterson of Grant Fire reports storm damage with no injuries in Grant.

05/30/2026

THE MAYOR’S CUP sailing regatta is underway. You can see it from City Harbor.

05/30/2026

05/26/2026

Democrats host both U.S. Senate Runoff Candidates and Auditor Nominee Violet Edwards at June 2 meeting

Both Democratic U.S. Senate Primary Runoff Election candidates are on the agenda of the June 2 joint meeting of the Marshall County Democratic Executive Committee and Marshall County Democratic Club.

“This is a unique opportunity for voters to hear closing arguments from challengers Dakarai Larriett and Everett Wess who will go head-to-head on the June 16 runoff election ballot for the Democratic party nomination,” explained County Chair Susan McKenney.

“The winner will take on the Republican choice for U.S. Senate who will be decided in the GOP runoff that same day, and we caution voters that it is unlawful to vote in one party’s primary election then “crossover” and attempt to vote in the other party’s primary runoff election,” McKenney added.

Democratic nominee for Auditor Violet B. Edwards is also scheduled to speak and there will be a brief presentation of the May 19 Primary election results in Marshall County which saw Democratic voter turnout more than double over 2024 primary turnout for Democrats while Republican turnout decreased from two years ago.

RSVP for the event by Monday, June 1 via email to [email protected] or call 256-558-1927. The public is welcome and attendees are asked to bring non-perishable goods for donation to area food banks.

The Tuesday, June 2 meeting with Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Larriett and Wess begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Guntersville Public Library’s community center located behind the main library building, 1240 Obrig Avenue.

05/25/2026

WHAT MEMORIAL DAY IS ALL ABOUT. Jason Scheidegger tells of the death of his father Gary Epps, when Jason was just 8 years old, and tells how Memorial Day is every day for him.