What we can learn from Dr. King
“…there is nothing greater in all the world than freedom. It’s worth going to jail for. It’s worth losing a job for. It’s worth dying for. My friends, go out this evening determined to achieve this freedom which God wants for all of His children.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 1, 1957
As our country celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Garmon family attends inaugural events
By Donna Thornton/News Editor The day after the presidential inauguration found Corey Garmon a little tired, he said, from attending the Commander-in-Chief’s Ball, as well as two other inaugural events, with his mom and fiancée, but the experience was well worth it. “I wish I could go every four years,” Garmon said. Garmon, […]
Story of missing dog ends happily, with Wicket’s return
By Donna Thornton/News Editor Whisper Ledbetter got a happy ending that she had given up hoping for, when she got her Shih tzu Wicket back after he’d been missing for more than six weeks. Ledbetter had not seen her dog since Dec. 2. Ledbetter said she’d got Wicket from a friend who found out she […]
City marks passing of key Civil Rights figure
By Donna Thornton/News Editor For Gadsden City Councilman Billy Harris, the news last week of Dr. James Hood’s death at the age of 70 marked more than the loss of a key figure in the Civil Rights movement who hailed from the same hometown. Hood, a native of Gadsden, was one of two students who […]
Final rounds of county Spelling Bee pit brother against brother
By Donna Thornton/News Editor At the Etowah County Spelling Bee on Jan. 23 at Southside High School, 26 competitors took the stage ready for the worst Webster’s had to offer. In the final rounds, it was hermano vs. hermano, as 6th-grader Joshua Kelley battled his brother, 5th-grader John Kelley for the right to represent Etowah […]
County, some cities will give Feb. 22-24 tax break
By Donna Thornton/News EditorThe Etowah County Commission and the Gadsden City Council approved participation in the state’s tax-free weekend for severe weather preparedness supplies without dissent but in Gadsden, the measure was passed over some opposition. The state legislature established the weekend to give people a break from state tax on supplies they might need […]
Lady Cardinals beat Wallace-Selma
The Gadsden State women’s basketball team posted a 65-43 victory over Wallace-Selma last Saturday (Jan. 19) in Selma. Jasmyne Reeves scored 15 points for the Lady Cardinals (15-3), followed by Jasmine Looney with nine and Lacey Buchanon and Taylor Adams with seven each. Adams pulled down 11 rebounds, while Looney cleared six. Buchanon dealt out five […]
Shields come up big for Lady Eagles in county championship
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent For the second straight year, Hokes Bluff’s girls basketball team is the Etowah County Schools Tournament champions. After being expected to win the title last go around, however, this year’s Eagles squad is wearing a surprising crown. For Hokes Bluff head coach Jason Shields, he’ll take it either way, following the […]
Southside edges Hokes Bluff for boys county title
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent Kevin Troup has been the Southside boys basketball coach for six years. In each season, his team reached the championship game of the Etowah County Schools tournament. For the fourth time in Troup’s tenure, the Panthers won the tournament title, this season with a 53-48 win over rival Hokes Bluff last […]