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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 […]

Southside edges Sardis for county baseball title

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

Southside rallied twice against Sardis on Tuesday (Apr. 16) for a 6-5 nine-inning victory in the Etowah County Schools baseball tournament at Sardis City.

The Class 5A No. 4 Panthers (24-10) defeated Hokes Bluff in the semifinals earlier in the day.

Southside head coach Blake Bone was pleased with the evening’s result but felt that

Panthers rally past Eagles

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

Southside staged a late rally in the bottom of the seventh inning to notch a 7-6 victory over Hokes Bluff in the semi-final round of the Etowah County Schools baseball tournament on Tuesday (Apr. 16) in Sardis City. 

The Panthers (24-10) scored five runs over the final three innings to secure the win and earn

Lions nip Glencoe in county semifinals

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

Sardis advanced to the championship game of Etowah County Schools baseball tournament with a 3-2 win over Glencoe on Monday (Apr. 15) in Sardis City. 

The Lions will play the winner of the Southside/Hokes Bluff Eagles semifinal game prior to the title contest.

The outcome was decided on the game’s final play

Eagles blast past Patriots in county semifinals

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

Hokes Bluff exploded for nine first-inning runs on the way to a 12-2 victory over West End on Monday in the Etowah County Schools baseball tournament on Monday (Apr. 15) in Sardis City. 

The Eagles advanced to Tuesday’s championship game.

“We hit the ball early, and I am proud of our team for that,” said