Grieving mother receives unexpected memento
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Shirley Keener of Albertville received comfort from an unexpected source after the loss of her 22-year-old son last month in a horrific crash that claimed four lives.
Keener said on July 27 she and family and friends held a memorial service for her son Blake, killed in the July 14 crash, and for her husband David, who died
Family-owned eatery marks 11 years in Walnut Grove
By Laura Ann Tipps/Staff Correspondent
When Sarah Cornelius talks about her restaurant, simply and aptly named “Sarah’s Café,” almost every sentence begins with the word “we.”
Sarah and her three kids – Joey, Kim, and Rodney – started the business as a family, welcoming hundreds of local families into theirs since the restaurant opened 11 years ago at 3225 U.S. Highway
Local musician/rapper sets sights high
By Matthew Martin/Staff Correspondent
Music’s next big star recently sat outside a Gadsden restaurant with his girlfriend and his producer. A recording device sat in the middle of their table – the only thing that made the future star different from the establishment’s other patrons.
Marked with tattoos and facial piercings, the unassuming future star of hip-hop slowly soon was besieged with
Gadsden Mall hosts Back-to-School Block Party
The Gadsden Mall will host a Back-to-School Block Party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 with activities for children and sidewalk sales.
Mall Customer Service Supervisor Sally Waldrop said the event will focus on promoting healthy lifestyles for children – and their parents.
Waldrop said there will be activities such as Tae Kwan Do and Zumba, and vendors including the
Willie’s Woods ‘Giving Back’ show slated Aug. 10
The annual “Giving Back” Concert at Willie’s Woods is slated for Aug. 10 this year, and it will bring Eliminator, a ZZ Top tribute band, to Rainbow City, along with a full slate of entertainers.
The concert will benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Willie’s Woods owner Bob Collins has staged this annual benefit concert for the past four years.
For the 5th
Young Leaders Society hosts fish fry/concert
United Way of Etowah County’s Young Leaders Society’s Fish Fry and concert will be August 9 from 6-11 p.m. at the Mort Glosser Amphitheater.
Gary Linam will perform at 6 p.m., followed by Rusty Ancel at 7 p.m. Headliner band, Trotline, will take the stage at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Keystone Bank, The Chamber or
Etowah County 4-H forges Chick Chain for second year
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Sarah Oden is a veteran of the 4-H Chick Chain program.
During the 11th week of the program, which has local students raising chickens to keep or to sell at an auction in September, representatives from the Alabama Extension Service visited Oden to inspect her chickens and talk to her about how her project is going.
They also got
Responders work through mock emergency drill
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The situation emergency responders and support agencies faced July 25 was a serious one: A small plane taking off from Northeast Alabama Regional Airport dropped out of the sky and onto the roof of Millard Refrigeration in the Attalla Industrial Park area.
The crash caused a fire, which spread to surrounding woods and threatened some nearby homes. It
Holt awarded Phi Theta Kappa scholarship
Michael Holt, a psychology student at Gadsden State Community College, was recently awarded the Phi Theta Kappa Hites Transfer Scholarship for $7,500 made possible by support from the Hites Family Community College Scholarship Foundation and the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation. The scholarship rewards outstanding academic achievement of Phi Theta Kappa members. These scholarships are awarded […]