Controversial plans to change legal firms representing Marshall County have been scrapped. The county commission was to vote Monday night on changing from Carnes & Carnes to the firm of Long, Flanagan, and McDonald, the firm of newly elected state Representative Wes Long. 

Commission Chairman James Hutcheson declined to elaborate but said there were some circumstances that arose and the commission now feels it is not the time to make the appointment.

Some were critical of the move from a firm with two decades of experience in representing local governments to one that has never represented a local government.

Hutcheson said Carnes & Carnes would continue to represent the county for now.

The Snead State Community College Health Sciences Department has announced that applications for the registered nursing program will be available February 7th-11th.

The deadline to apply for the RN program is April 2nd. Snead State will accept 72 applicants into the program that will begin in the fall 2011.

For more information, call 256.840.4149 or visit www.snead.edu.

A man is charged with a burglary to a church. 52 year old James M. Mosley, of Guntersville, was arrested last night and is charged with 3rd degree burglary, 3rd degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest.