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1 week ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
On Wednesday, the Marshall County District Attorney’s Office believes that justice was served. Honorable Judge Christopher Able sentenced Patrick Alexis, 40, of Albertville, to the maximum sentence allowed by law following a jury’s conviction back in April. Alexis was sentenced to 20 years for Domestic Violence in the 2nd Degree and Life in prison for Sexual Torture.
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1 week ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
Five Marshall County graduates who are part of the Jax State A Cappella Choir just got back from a trip of a lifetime as the choir was invited to compete at the CantaRode International Choral Festival in The Netherlands from May 29 to June 1. It marked the group’s first-time touring Europe since it was founded in 1960. CantaRode is held every two years in Kerkrade, a Dutch town near the German and Belgian borders.
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1 week ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
The community has been shaken as a well-known teacher and coach has been arrested on rape and sexual assault charges. According to an official press release from the Boaz Police Department, on Thursday, June 6, the department was contacted about a sexual assault. During the investigation, the 14-year-old female victim identified the suspect as William Brock. On the morning of June 6, the suspect was taken into custody on a traffic stop.
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1 week ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
On Saturday, May 31, around 6:00 a.m., the Albertville Police Department responded to a report of a missing 17-year-old female. The juvenile’s parents reported that their daughter and her cell phone were missing from the residence when they woke up, and she did not have permission to leave the home.
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1 week ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
While many first graders are busy playing their summer away, six-year-old Ruby Jean of Boaz has her sights set on being the next Jr. Ranger. The new Jr. Ranger Competition is part of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) that wants to give one young adventurer a chance to win $20,000, learn from wildlife expert Jeff Corwin and be featured in the Ranger Rick Magazine as the 2025 Jr. Ranger. And right now, this Boaz Elementary School student is sitting in 4th place in the competition.
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1 week ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
Friday afternoon the Marshall County Leadership Class of 2025 gathered with members of the community for the grand ribbon cutting of a dream they have worked hard at making come to life. The Albertville Courthouse is now home to a “Comfort Cubby” which will offer children a sense of hope and security by offering a small space where they can go as they navigate through the court system.
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1 week ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
A body wrapped in a blanket was discovered around 9:30 a.m. Friday morning on the Highway 231 Whitesburg Bridge in Madison County. Sunday evening, Huntsville Police Department identified the victim as 39-year-old David Merrit of Arab. According to preliminary findings from the Huntsville Police Department Major Crimes Unit, Merrit died from a gunshot wound. Daniel Ray Shelton, 55, was arrested Sunday night in Cullman and brought back to Huntsville.
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2 weeks ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
During Monday’s Boaz City Council meeting Mayor David Dyar signed the proclamation naming the month of June “Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month.”Malinda Moore, Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Association in Marshall County, spoke to the Boaz City Council meeting Monday evening. “Thank you for allowing me to speak on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association to bring awareness to the city of Boaz. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Malinda Moore, a lifelong citizen of Boaz.
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2 weeks ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
On Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. the Albertville Police Department was notified of a traffic crash on Alabama Highway 75 at the intersection of Turnpike Road. A 2016 Yamaha YZF-R3 motorcycle, driven by 18-year-old Caleb Jackson, of Albertville, collided with a 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by 20-year-old Sandra Gonzalez, also of Albertville. Jackson sustained serious injuries and was transported by air to the hospital.
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2 weeks ago | 
sandmountainreporter.com | Mary Bailey
Due to the caring hearts and working hands of those who volunteer with the Marshall County Chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace, there’s a few more children that no longer have to sleep on the floor. The Marshall County Chapter was among 49 chapters nationwide to participate in a record-breaking “Lowe’s 24-hour Bed Build” that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 6 and 7. The Marshall County Chapter was able to deliver 100 beds to children in our county from the record-breaking day.
