International House fundraiser planned May 4

A committee designed to create an International Student Center for International students at Gadsden State Community College is hosting a dinner to raise funds for the project. The event, to include International appetizers, will take place May 4 at Crosspoint Community Church in Gadsden.
Part of the fun for the event, according to committee chairman David Ford, is the pairing
YMCA sponsors Healthy Kids Day for Gadsden area children

On April 27, the YMCA of the Coosa Valley is celebrating YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day® with a free community event that encourages kids in the Gadsden area to get moving and learning, and families living healthier. Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve families’ health and well-being, takes place at 1,900 Ys and kick-starts healthier behaviors now and
Come party with a purpose at the Pitman Theatre on April 28

You’re invited to a “Party with a Purpose” at 4 p.m. April 28 at the Pitman Theatre in downtown Gadsden.
The purpose is the continued work on the Pitman Theatre. Money raised during this family friendly event will go toward the purchase of acoustic curtains for the theatre, one of downtown Gadsden’s historic landmarks.
The Pitman is used frequently for
Roadway named ‘Titan Parkway’

By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Thanks to a campaign by the senior class of Gadsden City High School and the Student Government Association, the stretch of road from the exit ramp at Interstate 759 to South 11th Street will receive the honorary distinction of “Titan Parkway.”
The Gadsden City Council approved the measure April 16 during Youth in Government Day at
Public opinions aired; proposed bill announced

By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The house was open for wind farm discussion April 13, but for many gathered there, the minds may not have been.
Pioneer Green Energy, a company proposing a 40 wind turbine development about seven miles north of Noccalula Falls on Lookout Mountain, hosted an open house and provided information sheets, answers to questions, pastries, tote bags
Old School Ink marks 10th anniversary

By Donna Thornton/News Editor The staff of Old School Ink surprised owner Jeremy Crawford April 12 with a cake inscribed with the image of a tattoo machine, the very tool Crawford has used to establish his business and train others in the artistry of tattoos for the past decade. Crawford said he got started […]