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🌱 What's in Guntersville's new $34 million budget?

Guntersville, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Guntersville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's in Guntersville's new $34 million budget?
  • Meet the Guntersville veteran still caring for others at 92
  • New UAB residency brings physician training to Guntersville hospital

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Market - The Place and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a passing shower, temps: high: 60, low: 40.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 50 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Council approves 26-27 budget (advertisergleam.com) — Guntersville's newly approved $34 million budget includes money for Williamson Park renovations, soccer-field restrooms and equipment for the Highway 227 pedestrian pathway. Personnel costs account for about half the budget, including a 4 percent cost-of-living raise starting January 1 for city employees in good standing.
   

2. Veterans Day - Still caring for veterans at 92 (advertisergleam.com) — At 92, Guntersville resident Sandra Hall Van Bibber is still looking out for fellow veterans, nominating others for the Quilt of Valor recognition she received in 2025. She spent nearly 27 years as an Army physical therapist, including service in Vietnam, before retiring to the town she first discovered while stationed in Anniston.
   

3. UAB expands rural physician training with new Marshall Family Medicine Residency program (uab.edu) — Marshall Medical Center North in Guntersville will help train doctors through a newly approved UAB family medicine residency based in Boaz. The program expects its first residents in July 2027, with leaders hoping that training physicians in rural communities will encourage them to stay and help address primary care shortages.
   

4. Veteran couple dedicated to service (advertisergleam.com) — Shawn and Deana Perry have made community service part of their life in Guntersville after combined Army careers spanning more than 34 years. Deana volunteers with the Guntersville High School band boosters, while Shawn manages Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater and serves local tourism and Scouting organizations. The couple settled in Guntersville in 2018.
   

5. Guntersville officer taken to hospital after automobile accident (sandmountainreporter.com) — A Guntersville police officer hospitalized after a Nov. 3 crash on Highway 431 has been released and is expected back at work on the next scheduled workday. Police say the officer was responding to a domestic violence call with lights and sirens on. The other driver also went to the hospital, and state authorities are investigating.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Show us your smile!
    ADPH's Oral Health Office is having the 10th Annual Share Your Smile With Alabama Photo Contest. Your child must be in third grade and live in… (Nextdoor )
  • People who get all their MMR shots are 97 percent protected and probably won't get measles.
    If you don't know if you got the MMR shots, ask your doctor. Learn more at alabamapublichealth.gov/immunization/measles.html. (Nextdoor )
  • Waffle House posted a job opening for Night Shift Cook / Grill Operator in Guntersville. Apply here.
  • Captain D's Seafood Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Guntersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Guntersville here.

Ok Guntersville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Guntersville

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Guntersville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.