Sara Watkins

1 week ago | advertisergleam.com | Sara Watkins

My little part-time job here at the Gleam has really opened me up to a lot of cool experiences I wouldn’t have otherwise had if I didn’t work as a reporter in Guntersville. Most recently, I somehow found myself working alongside a film crew last month, and was even interviewed for the documentary they were making about legendary actor/musician Rick Nelson, who performed his final concert here back in the 1980s.

2 weeks ago | advertisergleam.com | Sara Watkins

Surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches last Thursday, April 3, Guntersville High School’s CJ Scott signed to play basketball at Huntingdon College in a ceremony in the GHS auditorium. Scott has played three years of varsity basketball, the last two of which the 6-foot-5-inch senior started as point guard for the Wildcats. “What a great day it is to honor CJ,” varsity boys head coach Brett Self said prior to CJ’s signing Thursday morning. “He's led our program the last two years.

2 weeks ago | advertisergleam.com | Sara Watkins

Surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches last Thursday, April 3, Guntersville High School’s CJ Scott signed to play basketball at Huntingdon College in a ceremony in the GHS auditorium. Scott has played three years of varsity basketball, the last two of which the 6-foot-5-inch senior started as point guard for the Wildcats. “What a great day it is to honor CJ,” varsity boys head coach Brett Self said prior to CJ’s signing Thursday morning. “He's led our program the last two years.

2 weeks ago | advertisergleam.com | Sara Watkins

After a four-day trial last week, a Marshall County jury found Patrick Alexis, 40, of Albertville, guilty of Domestic Violence by Assault 2nd and Sexual Torture for crimes he committed during two separate events over the course of a three-week period in June 2022. During the trial, evidence showed that the victim, a 42-year-old Huntsville woman, suffered lacerations to her leg and eye, resulting in a total of 15 stitches, as well as a bruised face, swollen nose and bloodshot eye.

3 weeks ago | advertisergleam.com | Sara Watkins

A film crew from Kentucky was in Guntersville last weekend, March 22-23, filming a documentary, entitled “Rick Nelson: Guntersville,” about the legendary actor and musician, who played his last concert downtown at what was then PJ’s Alley before his tragic death on New Year’s Eve in 1985.