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Gardendale files counterclaim to Mt.Olive Fire District lawsuit
The city of Gardendale has filed a counterclaim in a lawsuit originally filed against the city by the ... Read more
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Mt. Olive Fire District gets better ISO rating
The Mt. Olive Fire District recently received a new fire risk rating from ISO. The fire rating had ... Read more
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West Blount Fire to campaign door to door this Saturday for special election
The West Blount Volunteer Fire and Rescue will begin its door-to-door campaign on Saturday in the proposed West ... Read more
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Now what? Mt. Olive residents ponder what’s next after compromise fails and annexation is rejected
After a contentious fight between Mt. Olive residents over the annexation issue, opponents of merging a large portion ... Read more
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Gardendale officials, state legislators seek compromise deal on Mt. Olive annexation
Gardendale officials and local members of the Alabama legislature are working on a plan they hope will bring ... Read more
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Meetings over Mt. Olive annexation highlight deep divisions over controversial issue
[Editor’s note: This story, which appears in the NJN print edition oday, is a recap that includes material ... Read more
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Mt. Olive pro-annexation group to hold forum Sunday
Just days after a group opposed to annexing parts of unincorporated Mt. Olive into Gardendale grilled local politicians ... Read more
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Mt. Olive Fire and Rescue District board isn’t taking sides on annexation, for now
As tensions mount between opposing sides of the Mt. Olive annexation issue, the board governing the community’s fire ... Read more