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Guntersville, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Guntersville! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How much scholarship money did Guntersville seniors really bring home?
- See which local students earned these new manufacturing scholarships
- How the Trail of Tears once passed directly through Guntersville
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 82, low: 61.
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📰 News we're reading
• The rest of those GHS scholarships (advertisergleam.com) — Guntersville High School’s class of 2026 has racked up an impressive $12.8 million in scholarships, with this list highlighting additional awards that didn’t fit in last week’s report. Football standout Dadrien Waller alone received multiple substantial athletic scholarship offers from universities across the country. 
• Manufacturers award scholarships (advertisergleam.com) — Marshall County Manufacturers Association has awarded $15,000 in technical scholarships, including one to Guntersville High School welding student Jason Reed Thomason. The awards support students from across the county pursuing welding, construction, additive manufacturing, and machine tool technology, all aimed at strengthening the local industrial workforce.
• Echoes of Removal: North Alabama and its history in the Cherokee Trail of Tears (waaytv.com) — Guntersville is highlighted as one of several North Alabama communities along the Cherokee Trail of Tears, where thousands were forced west under brutal conditions. Local historians describe how routes from Fort Payne and Bridgeport passed through Guntersville, tying today’s residents to a painful chapter of regional history that still shapes Native families’ stories.
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NEW DATE! Senior Health & Fitness Day - MC RSVP and Marshall Medical Centers
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Civitan Park, 1130 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States
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Top Photo Worthy Spots Trail Initiative Ribbon Cutting - MC Tourism and Sports
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce The Cabins at Cathedral Caverns, 1913 Cathedral Caverns Road, Woodville, AL, 35769, United States
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Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Guntersville Parks & Recreation Department, 1500 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States
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Graduation - Marshall County Leadership Challenge
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Gunter’s Landing Golf Club, 1000 Gunter's Landing Rd., Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States
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Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Sand Mountain Park and Amphitheater, 1325 SMPA Blvd, Albertville, AL, 35950, United States
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Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Lake Guntersville State Park, 7966 HWY 227, Guntersville
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Walk with a Doc: Dr. Amanda Storey - Marshall Medical Centers
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Guntersville Middle School, 901 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States
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Career Fair - JST Corporation
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Guntersville Town Hall, 340 Blount Ave.
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Gemini Tavern & Restaurant Ribbon Cutting
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Gemini Tavern & Restaurant, 14365 US Hwy 431, Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States
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NEW DATE! Senior Health & Fitness Day - MC RSVP and Marshall Medical Centers
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Civitan Park, 1130 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States
4:00 am -
Top Photo Worthy Spots Trail Initiative Ribbon Cutting - MC Tourism and Sports
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce The Cabins at Cathedral Caverns, 1913 Cathedral Caverns Road, Woodville, AL, 35769, United States
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Youth & Adult Jiu-Jitsu Classes - Waypoint Jiu-jitsu
Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce Guntersville Parks & Recreation Department, 1500 Sunset Drive, Guntersville, AL, 35976, United States
11:00 am
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