Walnut Grove High Reunion is June 8
The third annual reunion of all former students of Walnut Grove High School is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 8 at Sarah’s Cafe, 3225 U.S. 278 in Altoona.
Walnut Grove High School was consolidated in the fall of 1966 with West End High School. Anyone who attended Walnut Grove is invited to Sarah’s Cafe to enjoy food and fellowship with former
Veterans honored in Memorial Day event
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The sacrifice of our na-tion’s veterans was honored May 27 in Gadsden with a solemn ceremony at the Col. Ola Lee Mize Patriots Park adjacent to Noccalula Falls.
The ceremony, organized by the Gadsden-Etowah Patriots Association, brought speaker retired CSM Leon Caffie to Gadsden.
“We come here today not to mourn but to celebrate,” Caffie said, the strength of
City of Gadsden recognized for latest alternative fuel innovation
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Mark Bentley, Executive Director of the Alabama Clean Fuels Commission praised the City of Gadsden and its leaders for taking initiative to use and even produced alternative fuels that are better for the environment and more cost-effective for the city.
Bentley spoke May 29 at a press conference at the Gadsden Public Works Department’s new dedicated B20 biodiesel
Church of the Holy Comforter marks 125th anniversary
The Church of the Holy Comforter celebrated its 125th anniversary in May, as it welcomed a new rector. The church that began with a meeting in the Printup Hotel in 1888 marked this auspicious milestone with the a series of events and with reflection on the church’s history.
The anniversary celebration began on May 4 with an organ recital including vocals.