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Congratulations graduates!

I have always believed in the power and value of education. That is why I want to take this opportunity to congratulate all those who are graduating this month.

Whether you are finishing high school, a vocational program or a college degree, you should be proud of how hard you have worked and what you have accomplished!

Getting an education is a

Mary Harrison Lister Founder of the Etowah Historical Society, Part One

“I have thought about you folk a great deal the past week, and particularly so yesterday since that marked the day when we laid your mother to rest.

“I can understand that your Christmas season had overtones of somberness since it was during this season that she was taken away.

“Ramona and I have felt this lost as well, since Mrs. Lister

Goodyear, Back Forty Beer win state awards

By Donna Thornton/News Editor

“This is the icing on the cake,” Goodyear Communications Manager Jackie Brehm Edmonson said, of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company winning Manufacturer of the Year, large division, in the same year that the plant celebrates its 85th anniversary. Goodyear was a finalist for the award two previous years.

Back Forty Beer Company, in business since 2011, is a

Motorcyclass offers instruction, training in riding safely

By Donna Thornton/News Editor

May is National Motorcycle Awareness Month, but everyone needs to be aware of motorcycles on the road, every day.

Sadly, not all motorists are, so its vital that motorcycle riders be as prepared as possible to watch out for themselves on the road.

MotorcyClass – a safety and training class – can help riders stay safer on the streets.

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Local soldier gives his little sister a big surprise

By Donna Thornton/News Editor

When the Skype connection between U.S. Army PFC Adam Clough and the students at Mitchell Elementary School faltered momentarily, 10-year-old Ally Pruitt told some classmates that “it’s hard to Skype all the way across the earth.”

Little did Ally know, there was little earth between her and her big brother Adam, who was in the office at her

Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell

Stuffed Bell Peppers and Jennifer’s Strawberry Trifle

As Southerners, many memories are created around the table sharing food and fellowship with people we love. Traditions are made and kept with family and friends and passed to the next generations. When I think of the many Decorations I have attended at Sheppard Cemetery; I think of the wonderful lunch we had at

Howard scholarship awarded

The Jessica Howard Memorial Scholarship began in 2004 after Jessica Howard’s life was tragically ended in an automobile accident on July 26, 2003. At the funeral, one of the Howard’s family friends, Sen. Larry Means, stated that he was going to give out a scholarship in Jessica’s memory to one of her classmates graduating from Etowah High School in the

Glencoe, West End High schools selected for Advanced Placement initiative

More opportunities are coming in the fall of 2014 to challenge the hard-working Glencoe High School and West End High School students for greater success.

Glencoe High School and West End High School are two of the 21 high schools across the state that have been selected to participate in a statewide initiative to increase the number of students prepared to

Saturday’s Altoona Day 2014 salutes 1984

Altoona’s annual spring celebration will turn the clock back 30 years to salute 1984, with guest appearances by actors from two popular shows of the era: Catherine Bach — Daisy Duke of The Dukes of Hazzard, and John Voldstad, the “other brother Darryl’’ from The Bob Newhart Show.

Altoona Day 2014 is Saturday, May 17. The fun will start at 10