Jimmy Johns comming to Gadsden

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches will be coming to River Trace Shopping Center in gadsden.

Gadsden Chief Building Official Brian Harbison said Tuesday that a building permit has been applied for and will be issued in the next week to 10 days.

The restaurant will be in the outparcel where Moe’s Southwest Grill is located.

He said plans call for a 1,851-square-foot building with an occupancy of 73.

Jimmy John’s opened in 1983 and now has more than 2,000 stores.

Legislature overides governors veto of Calhoun liquor tax

Calhoun County residents will pay 5 percent more at the liquor store after the Alabama Legislature overrode Gov. Robert Bentley's veto of a local tax on liquor and wine at state-run liquor stores.

House members voted 55-11 to override the veto Tuesday afternoon. The Senate later also voted to override the governors veto.

Sheriff seeks administrative inquiries

Sheriff Todd Entrekin

Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin has asked the Etowah County Commission to begin an administrative inquiry related to two separate incidents.

It was determined a purchase order on April 24 for $499.40 for tubes and tires on a vehicle was taken from Entrekin’s budget, but it wasn’t for a vehicle in the sheriff’s office fleet. It later was determined the amount was for an expenditure for the coroner’s office.

Entrekin said the issue was discovered when it was determined the purchase order was not approved by Lee Taylor, chief of administration, but was charged to his budget.

Entrekin also asked the commission for an inquiry about a security breach May 18 in the County Commission’s payroll program, administered through the personnel department.

He said the employee who is authorized to access the payroll information for the sheriff’s office was denied access to the system, and it was determined that the account was compromised when the password was changed without the employee’s knowledge.

Entrekin asked the commission to let him know the findings following those inquiries.

Blount County Homocide

The Blount County Coroner John Mark Vaughn confirms authorities are investigating a homicide.

According to Vaughn, a female shot a male and then turned the firearm on herself.

The man has passed away but Vaughn does not have an updated condition on the female.

Sgt. Fred Cochran with the sheriff's office says they responded to a call at a home in the 700 block of Nolan Loop in the Horton/Susan Moore area around 7 p.m. Monday.

Ivalee students to be bussed to West End as agreement with Attalla Schools ends

Students at Etowah Counties Ivalee Elementary school will be bused to West End beginning with the next school year because a long-standing agreement between Etowah County and Attalla City schools ends this fall.

Alan Cosby, superintendent of Etowah County Schools, said in a school board meeting last week that students who are in seventh through 12th grades and live in the Ivalee school district will be zoned for the West End school district.

The busing agreement will affect students at Highland, Duck Springs and Ivalee elementary schools. Students from Highland will be transported to Gaston, and Duck Springs students will be transported to Sardis.

The Etowah County Board of Education in February voted to end the agreement that has been in place for more than 38 years. At that time, it was not determined which high school would be zoned for Ivalee students.

Ivalee is on Gallant Road off Alabama Highway 77, and is just a few miles from the Attalla city limits.

Ninety to 95 percent of Ivalee students transfer to Attalla City Schools, so it is unclear what affect these changes will have.

David Bowman, superintendent of Attalla City Schools, in February said parents and students that will be affected by the change can attend schools in his system, but will have to provide transportation. Bowman estimates 200 to 250 students will be affected.

Boaz man arrested on child porn charges

Clifford Beryl Henderson

A 38 year old Boaz man has been arrested on child porn charges. Boaz police working with investigators from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, the Marshall County District Attorney’s Office and the Arab Police Department  arrested Clifford Beryl Henderson for possession of child pornography after investigators executed a search warrant.

 Boaz Deputy Police Chief Josh Gaskin said the department received information from Internet Crimes Against Children that provided probable cause for the search warrant at Henderson’s residence.

 Investigators seized four computers and several other electronic devices that have been turned over to the Marshall County Electronic Crimes Task Force.

Authorities say The case is still under investigation, and more charges are possible.