Reviewing ways to repay trust fund
We must repay the trust fund sooner and with interest
One of the reasons that voters approved the constitutional amendment to allow the state to borrow $437 million from the state’s Trust Fund was because the Governor and legislative leaders promised that they would repay the money.
The bill that Republican Sen. Bryan Taylor filed would require the state to
Forrest Cemetery “Walk Through Time” is Sunday
On Oct. 14, from 2 – 5 p.m., the Vagabond invites you to take a step back in time to meet some of Etowah County’s most memorable residents. You will hear their personal stories told by Gadsden’s modern day citizens clad in period dress. Many have put this project together. Thousands of people are expected to attend this event. Admission
Vance visits Etowah County to campaign
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Robert Vance Jr. said he had no burning desire to be Alabama’s Chief Justice.
However the heated and divisive tone of the summer’s rhetoric in the race concerned him, so that when Democratic candidate Harry Lyons was removed as the Democratic candidate, he chose to step into the race to face Republican
Film being shot in Gadsden;auditions slated for Oct. 21
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Independent film director Steven R. Satterwhite and assistant director Michele Leonhardt both have roots in the Gadsden area.
Satterwhite said after he and his mom left the area in 1986, and after he got married, had a child and got a divorce, he came back to Gadsden because he wanted his son Lucas to have a
Boys and Girls Club receives grant from Alabama Power
By Donna Thornton/News Editor The children at the Florence Daugette Unit of the Boys and Girls Club in East Gadsden will be keep it cool – and staying warmer – soon, thanks to a grant from Alabama Power for a new heating and cooling unit at the facility. The grant for $10,000 was presented at […]
Glencoe gets grant to build splashpad
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Thanks in part to a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant, the City of Glencoe is planning to build a splash pad in Wilson Park so that local children will have something cool to do on hot summer days.
Glencoe Mayor Charles “Peanut” Gilchrist said he’s not sure when the splash pad can be completed. City
Falcon Family is ‘overwhelmed’ at public response
By Donna Thornton/News Editor Given that there have been more than 22,000 views on YouTube.com alone of 13-year-old Kate Falcon singing with Martina McBride, you might have heard how the Rainbow Middle School student was invited on stage and wowed the crowd during McBride’s Sept. 28 show at the Ryman Auditorium. The YouTube numbers don’t […]
Sardis recevies votes in latest ASWA football poll
Sardis is inching closer to the top 10 in the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s weekly high school football poll. The Lions, who won their fifth straight game after posting a 42-20 overtime win over Guntersville last Friday (Oct. 5), are the 12th in Class 4A with 11 points. Gadsden City dropped out of the Class […]
Local trio recognized by ASWA
A trio of local student-athletes was nominated for the Alabama Sports Writers Association Player of the Week award for Week 6 of the high school football season.
Sardis senior running back Toby Pee scored five touchdowns, including a 90-yard kickoff return for a score, in the Lions’ 42-40 overtime win over Guntersville. Pee, who ran in the deciding two-point