McCants named to All-American team
Gadsden State sophomore basketball guard Kenric McCants, who led the Cardinals in scoring with 17 points per game while helping GSCC reach the ACCC championship game, recently was named was named NJCAA All-American in the honorable mention category.
A 2010 Gadsden City High graduate, McCants finished the 2012-13 season with a 4.94- assist average while averaging five rebounds and two
General Fund Budget is insufficient
It’s that time of year when the state legislature writes the budgets that will fund our schools and government services.
Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives passed the Education Trust Fund, which funds all things related to public education. This week, the House will turn its attention to the state’s General Fund budget, which funds all state departments, agencies, and
Mysterious cave at Noccallua Falls: Is it real?
Throughout Lookout Mountain are many mysterious caves in which all sort of legends are connected.
For instance, Confederate soldiers entered and staggered out days later at another distant location. Then there are those caves that served as a shelter for the Indians, for a hospital, moon shining operations as well as mining for gunpowder.
If this is not enough, recently found Lookout
Making history (book) at Hokes Bluff High School
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Hokes Bluff High School history teacher Jill Braddy Boatwright gave her students some unique assignments and the opportunity of several lifetimes by involving them in the researching, writing and collecting of photos for “The History of Hokes Bluff,” a recently published book containing stories of local history.
Boatwright worked with fellow teacher Steve Millander to write an earlier
Facilities needed for use as shelter for communities
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
For many in Etowah County, the destruction and loss of life during the April 27, 2011 tornadoes is a fresh memory.
Two years later, Etowah County is working toward the establishment of several Federal Emergency Management Agency-standard community shelters throughout the county, Gadsden-Etowah County Emergency Management Agency Operations Manager Michael Amberson said.
Until those shelters are ready, Amberson said,
Remembering history:Marking Civil Rights murder, ferry site
By Donna Thornton/News Editor Marking history occupied the minds of local leaders this week, as there was discussion of historic markers of two sites: the location on U.S. 11 where a Baltimore civil rights marcher was killed and the site where the Hokes Bluff ferry used to dock. Gadsden Council member Robert Avery noted that […]
‘Duck Dynasty’ star to appear, raise money for local center
By Donna Thornton/News Editor Phil Robertson of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” is coming to Gadsden July 13 for public appearances, including two speaking engagements to benefit “Rainbow of Hope,” a women’s substance and alcohol abuse recovery center in Glencoe. Robertson will speak at Wallace Hall on the Gadsden State Community College Campus at 4 p.m. and […]
Teacher earns ice cream for Iva Lee Students
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Students at Iva Lee Elementary School screamed for ice cream April 23, as they received treats from Blue Bell Creameries, in recognition of Iva Lee teacher Farrah Kilgo being named a finalist for Alabama Teacher of the Year.
Kilgo was named Iva Lee’s Teacher of the Year, then Etowah County’s Teacher of the Year, and was then selected
River cleanup drive kicks off on April 29
For the 14th year, Keep Etowah Beautiful is organizing a land and river clean up campaign that takes tons of debris out of the river and off its banks each spring.
KEB Director Lisa Dover said spring is a great time for pitching in and cleaning with the organization’s Great American Cleanup and Renew Our Rivers. The Great American Cleanup, organized