Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
Coconut Pound Cake and Christy’s Corn Casserole
On two of my cooking chat lines, I asked everyone what their favorite Easter menu will be this year. Of course, I am on Southern chats. The most popular menu was the following: Baked Ham, Potato Salad, Deviled Eggs, Sweet Potato Fluff, Baked Beans, Coconut Cake, Sweet Southern Tea! Sounds good to me!
Coconut Pound
Boy Scouts honor pair of local supporters
By Mike Goodson/Staff Correspondent
The Lookout Mountain Division of the Boy Scouts of America held its annual Etowah County American Values Luncheon on Tuesday (April 15) at Gadsden’s Pitman Theatre.
Honorees at this year’s luncheon were former Gadsden businessman Fred Sington, Jr. and local businessman Ronnie Watkins. Both men were recognized for their contributions to scouting and to the community.
Former University of
Ain’t it nifty? Shakespeare’s 450 and the party is set for April 24, 25 at the Pitman
Get culture at a quick-step on April 24 and 25 as CharACTers and Downtown Gadsden Inc. celebrate the birthday of the Bard by staging The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).
The performance will feature all 37 plays in 97 minutes, directed by Cody Carlton, starring Jason Bozeman, Brian Boozer and Jason St. John. It is described as “an irreverent, fast-paced
Under construction: a middle school to serve Sardis
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
If weather cooperates, sixth, seventh and eighth graders in the Sardis school district could find themselves in a new school by Christmas – a long-needed middle school currently under construction just past the Sardis City Fire Station on Sardis Road.
Groundbreaking for the construction project was on April 13, although work has already begun on the structure.
Currently, the
YMCA’s free Healthy Kids Day event will be April 26
On April 26, the YMCA of the Coosa Valley is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active. YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day®, the Y’s national initiative to improve families’ health and well-being, features games, poolside fun, arts and crafts and more to motivate and teach families how to develop a healthy routine
Master Gardeners plant sale is Friday, Saturday
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
This year’s Master Gardener’s annual plant sale required extra work, thanks to an unseasonable cold snap just days before the sale.
After days spent moving plants out of the green houses to “hardy” them for planting, predictions that temperatures would dip below freezing meant Betty Hall and other Master Gardeners had to move many of those plants back
Fairy Gardens: Quirky fun on a small scale
By Liz Wood
If you’ve been on Pinterest or read a gardening magazine in the last few years, chances are you’ve heard about fairy gardens: tiny, whimsical landscapes complete with miniature ponds, pathways, ladders, furniture, even houses. The creative possibilities are limitless, and the results are just too cute.
But how did this quirky gardening sensation come to be? So far as
Start a new chapter in your life at Regency Pointe
The best things in life are free.
Just ask Bill and Judy Fulford, whose move to Regency Pointe provided them a worry-free lifestyle that allowed them to spend more time with the important people in their lives – each other.
Seven years ago, Bill and Judy decided to sell their large, historic home and moved into a two-bedroom apartment home at Regency
Cherry Creek Village in Attalla stands apart
Cherry Creek Village is a senior independent living community unlike any that you’ve ever visited.
Our attractive community is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in a tranquil neighborhood between Attalla and Gadsden.
Within a few blocks from Cherry Creek Village, you can enjoy the convenience of shopping at the various boutiques and antique stores of Historic Downtown Attalla. Or