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🌱 How a Boaz manhunt ended with a swift arrest Friday
Boaz, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Boaz! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Boaz manhunt ended with a swift arrest Friday
- Is your Boaz or Etowah County property listed in these new legals?
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
- Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Illegal Haitian wanted on child porn charges arrested in Boaz after fleeing from police (1819news.com) — Law enforcement officers arrested a man in Boaz on Friday morning after he fled into nearby woods while investigators served a child‑pornography search warrant on Doris Street. Marshall County deputies quickly contained the area, with Boaz, Albertville and Guntersville police, the county drug unit, and SWAT all assisting. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name, and additional charges may follow. 
• Legals for 10/02/2026 (gadsdenmessenger.com) — Several new foreclosure notices and probate filings could affect property owners and heirs in Etowah County, including a mortgage foreclosure involving 634 Pleasant Hill Church Road in Boaz. The legals detail upcoming auction dates, rights of redemption, estate claim deadlines, and hearings on wills, guardianships, nuisance properties, and public road and school construction matters. Residents tied to these addresses or cases should review details and deadlines closely.
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🗞 Nearby News
Albertville
- Albertville Falls To Mae Jemison (sandmountainreporter.com)
- PermaCold Logistics Secures $10 Million In New Markets Tax Credit Financing From UB Community Development (pulse2.com)
- Railway Draft Gears Market Forecast to 2035: Freight Rail Expansion to Drive Growth (indexbox.io)
Guntersville
- This Alabama Lake Is A Bass Fishing Paradise That Anglers Travel States To Reach (takingthekids.com)
- Multiple changes to No. 1 teams in AL.com Alabama high school volleyball rankings (al.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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