Republicans in Montgomery broke promise
By State Rep. Craig Ford If there was any doubt that the Republican leadership in Montgomery is waging a war on public education in Alabama, those doubts were put to rest last week. By passing the so-called school “Accountability Act,” and doing so in the way that they did it, the Republicans in the Alabama […]
Styx headlines rock night at Riverfest
The Chamber invites you to “Come Sail Away” on the banks of the Coosa River as it announces the first confirmed performer for Riverfest 2013: the band Styx will headline rock night on Friday, May 31.
Spawned from a suburban Chicago basement in the early 1970s, Styx would eventually transform into the virtual arena rock prototype by the late ‘70s and
Chocolate Festival to bring Beatles cover group to RBC
By Donna Thornton/News Editor The Return, an Atlanta-based Beatles reenactment group will be covering vintage tunes and chocolate is likely to cover everything else April 5 and 6 at the Alabama Chocolate Festival in Rainbow City. Rainbow City Mayor Terry John Calhoun said a great crowd is expected for the festival. The festival will be […]
One year later, Crane dedicated to solving problems
By Donna Thornton/News Editor City of Gadsden Police Chief John Crane, approaching his first anniversary on the job, sometimes jokes that it feels like it’s been five minutes – underwater. However, when Crane speaks about coming back to his hometown to serve as the police department’s leader, he sounds like someone who’s happy to be […]