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Revolutionary War soldier is buried in Gadsden

The old Garner Cemetery is located in a wooded area at the northeast end of Washington Street on a rocky hillside overlooking the Coosa River in North Gadsden.

The Garner Cemetery contains the only known Revolutionary War soldier’s grave in Gadsden. His name is Joseph Garner. The cemetery was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, a

Strong leadership needed for state’s economic turnaround

Ask most people and they will tell you Alabama is still in a recession. People are worried, and despite what we may hear on the national news, it certainly doesn’t feel like we’re making progress here. 

A recent report confirms what we have all been feeling.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Alabama economy was one

GRMC hangs banner earned for certification

Gadsden Regional Medical Center installed a large banner last Friday (June 22) to recognize being the first and only hospital in Alabama to receive Joint Commission certification for hip and knee replacements.

The banner, which measures 19-feet wide by 34-feet long and features the Joint Commission’s distinguished gold seal, was hung using a crane from Barnhart in Gadsden.

The

Gadsden Goodyear manager says company won’t rest on its laurels

By Tamara Tellis/Staff Writer

At the June 27 Gadsden Civitan Club meeting, Gadsden Goodyear plant manager Jim Davis spoke on the performance of the local plant and the company’s plans for it’s future.

  “I am going to talk about Goodyear as a company, and then the North American tire division and then about our plan,” said

West End promotes Brannon to varsity boys basketball coach

By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter

West End High School is a special place to Clint Brannon, and he hopes to enjoy a long tenure as varsity boys basketball coach for his alma mater.

Brannon, a 2001 West End graduate, has moved up from the junior varsity coaching ranks to take over the Patriots’ varsity program.

He succeeds Keith Thr ash er, who

Bogle named Etowah volleyball coach

By Joshua Price/Sports Editor

If the administrators at Etowah High School and the City of Attalla were looking for a winner to revitalize the Lady Blue Devils’ varsity volleyball program, they hired the right man. 

Jim Bogle was recently named head volleyball coach at Etowah, taking control of a struggling program.  

Bogle coached volleyball at Jacksonville High School in 1997 before accepting