Lakeside Post

08/14/2023

Alcohol sales get going at Grant

The voters of Grant approved local sales of alcohol within the town limits in May. Now three businesses have become the first to receive alcohol licenses at Grant.

12/03/2015

The Guntersville Tree Commission has completed a spruce-up project in the flower bed at the corner of Sunset Drive and Lurleen Drive.

12/03/2015

The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board came to Guntersville High School.

12/02/2015

The Festival of Trees is currently underway at the Guntersville Museum. One tree on display is from the Thursday’s Child organization.

12/02/2015

Guntersville’s Corey Garmon is a lifelong Florida Gators football fan and he got a big honor at a recent game.

11/30/2015

The city Christmas tree lighting that had been scheduled for Tuesday night has been put off until Thursday at 5:30. Santa and Mrs. Claus are expected to be there along with the Guntersville elementary school choirs and free hot chocolate and cookies.

11/19/2015

Rep. Kerry Rich and Rep. Will Ainsworth have a meeting scheduled with Conservation Department officials after Thanksgiving to discuss proposed entrance fees at Lake Guntersville State Park.

11/19/2015

A 20-year Army veteran and a 1983 Guntersville High graduate, David Gibson got to lay the wreath at Arlington National Cemetery during the famous changing of the guard ceremony recently.

11/11/2015

1,900 children were approved for help through the Christmas Coalition this year, but 1,200 still lack sponsors right now.

11/11/2015

Maurice Mercer’s mother was only 50 when she became too ill to grocery shop. Because she was so young, she didn’t qualify for the programs designed to feed senior citizens. As her only living child, he made long drives to make sure his mother was supplied with what she needed.

11/11/2015

Starting Monday, it will cost $5 to enter Lake Guntersville State Park.

11/09/2015

Soup and chili luncheon Thursday at Warrenton United Methodist Church. Only $7 per person!

The Warrenton Methodist Ladies will host their fall soup & chili luncheon Thursday, Nov. 12, from 11:00-1:00 at the church at 102 Warrenton Shores Drive. The public is invited. The cost is $7. There will also be a bake sale table.

11/05/2015

When the O’Dells decided to enter the Pink Pumpkin Run, they did it right. Four generations crossed the finish line together, including their 87-year-old grandmother.

11/04/2015

If you love old books, a new Guntersville business will be right up your alley.

11/03/2015

11/03/2015

Guntersville Elementary students once again got to enjoy a longstanding tradition at the school -- receiving their baby pumpkins.

11/03/2015

City School Board members have been conferring with Guntersville Police Chief Jim Peterson about trying to fix the traffic flow problems at Cherokee Elementary School.

10/28/2015

(In honor of Halloween, we went looking for Guntersville ghosts and found stories about a few. This is the first in a series.)

10/27/2015

City Ice of Guntersville was named the employer of the year by the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.

10/27/2015

The April 2011 tornadoes did a number on Lake Guntersville State Park. There was damage to the Lodge and cabins, but the campground suffered most dramatically. Hundreds of trees were toppled, bathhouses were smashed, and the activities building was ruined.

10/21/2015

As president of the Lake City Civitans, Craig Lecroy is spending a lot of time at their Pumpkin Patch on Gunter and Loveless. And he has a special skill that customers enjoy, relief carving names into pumpkins.

10/21/2015

Tony Wood of Guntersville recently hit the 1,000 mile mark on his kayak.

10/21/2015

In the wild, bald eagles look ferocious as they fight each other over territory or use a finely sharpened beak to tear open fish. But Gunter the Eagle is quite cuddly.

10/13/2015

Twenty members of Guntersville High School’s SADD club went to Huntsville last week for a driving workshop.

10/13/2015

A large magnolia tree in front of city hall is dying and will be taken down, the mayor’s office announced this week.

10/13/2015

Without the community’s involvement – or perhaps even with it -- the Ogden House might have to shut down temporarily.

10/07/2015

Hospice of Marshall County is inviting people to a free “Family Fun Day” Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9:00-11:00 at the Piper’s Station shopping center on Billy Dyar Boulevard in Boaz.

10/06/2015

Haunted Trail tours will begin at dusk next Friday (Oct. 9) and be held each Friday and Saturday night in October at Lake Guntersville State Park, weather permitting.

10/06/2015

The Whole Backstage in Guntersville will present “Black-Tie Broadway-A Musical Revue” starting Friday night.

09/30/2015

The Guntersville Museum is thinning its collection of art and offering some of it for sale for the first time ever.