Cothran’s Bakery to mark 50th anniversary
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Usually, the one celebrating the anniversary gets the gifts, but when Cothran’s Bakery marks its 50th Sept. 15, the bakery staff will treat everyone else to special prices on sweet treats.
Owner Chris Cothran said all donuts will be 50 cents, regardless of the kind, and there will be other unadvertised specials. That way, Cothran said,
Legal Notices for the week of Sept 7 – Sept 13, 2012
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sue J. Hutchins, an unmarried woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.,(MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender, America’s Wholesale Lender, Lender’s successors and assigns dated September 3, 2004, and […]
Downtown Gadsden, Inc. preps for ‘Sunset Sips’ fest on bridge
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Downtown Gadsden, Inc. wants to give people the opportunity to savor the sunset overlooking the Coosa River, literally.
DGI Director Kay Moore recently told members of the Gadsden City Council about plans for an event that would close Memorial Bridge for a late afternoon and evening so that people could enjoy drinks and hor d’ouevres on
Boy gives hair for kids with cancer
By Donna Thornton News Editor
Most girls would have envied Dawson Gladden’s hair – long wavy blond locks that his mother captured in photos, hanging down his back from underneath a cowboy hat.
And thanks to the John Jones Elementary School fourth-grader’s generosity, someone else may have that hair soon. He got a haircut at L.A. Brooke Salon in downtown
Fort Turkeytown location remains an Etowah mystery
The site of Fort Turkeytown is clouded with the fact that research indicates that there was a council house and village established by Chief Little Turkey on Turkey Town Creek around 1789. This site was located about five miles northeast of Gadsden in Etowah County.
The site of a later Turkey Town was again located near Pathkiller’s Ferry, but
Finding formula for jobs
This week, our nation celebrates Labor Day – a day meant to honor and show appreciation to hard-working Americans throughout the country. But this year, the celebrations seem bittersweet.
For four years, our nation has struggled to climb out of this recession. Some states have been more successful than others in recruiting or keeping jobs, and until recently, Alabama appeared
Southside ranked in state volleyball poll
Southside High was ranked in the Birmingham News state volleyball poll released Sept. 5. The Lady Panthers were the No. 3 team in Class 5A. The complete poll is listed below.
Class 6A
1. McGill-Toolen
2. Oak Mountain
3. Mountain Brook
4. Hoover
5. Huntsville
6. Grissom
7. Bob Jones
8. Vestavia Hills
9. Buckhorn
10. Robertsdale
Class 5A
1. Hartselle
2. St. Paul’s
3. Southside
4. John Carroll Catholic
5. Lawrence County
6.
Big second half propels Titans to region victory
By Mike Easterling/Huntsville Times
A flurry of turnovers and big plays allowed Lee-Huntsville to take a two-touchdown lead at halftime over favored Gadsden City in the Class 6A, Region 7 opener for both football teams last Thursday (Sept. 6) in Huntsville.
But reality hit the Generals in the final two quarters.
The Titans (2-0, 1-0) quickly erased its halftime deficit and defeated the
Sardis doesn’t intend to be stung by Hornets
Sardis (0-1) at Locust Fork (0-1) Last week: Sylvania 35, Sardis 28; New Hope 45, Locust Fork 26 Last meeting: Have never met By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent There are some big obstacles in front of Sardis in Class 4A, Region 6. But this week shouldn’t be too much of a problem for the Lions. Sardis opens region […]