Riverfest more than just ‘Big Noise’
Big names country and county wide will perform at Riverfest 2014.
The 29th annual music festival on the banks of the Coosa River is set for June 13 and June 14.
Riley Green will open on Friday, June 13 at 5 p.m.
The Chamber, Gadsden-Etowah County, announced the Jacksonville native as the first confirmed artist to perform for the music festival. <span class="Apple-tab-span"
Walk across America: Walking for the homeless
By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor
Kim Denmark has walked 4,990 miles in 16 states; through the winter, spring and summer; through 27 pair of shoes and 2 pair of winter boots; through the mountains and on flat land that extends for miles.
She has walked through towns while people threw things at her and spit on her. Through it all, she says she
The Neighborhood Scoop by Dr. Cynthia L. Toles
The makeup of a neighborhood has many attributes. It is not only a geographical location that has homes, businesses and commercial business, but it is a place that will take on the characteristics of the people living in the community. The neighborhood is a place that encourages human contact and social activities. Families and friends gather to show pride, love
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
Bridgette’s Pound Cake and Squash Dressing
While I was vacationing in Panama City Beach last week, I met some wonderful ladies from the great state of Georgia.
We discussed recipes and menus for a luncheon that one of the ladies was planning for the following week.
Together we decided a “cold plate” would be so light and appropriate for a group of
Lessie Mae: honored by all as she celebrates 100 years
By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor
Friends and family waited on a hot Saturday afternoon for Lessie Mae Pearson-Darby to make her arrival at her 100th birthday party at Antioch Baptist Church.
The church activity center on East Broad Street was filled with guests old and young alike, all there to honor Ms. Lessie Mae’s century of life.
A portrait of a younger Ms. Lessie
Girls Scouts kick off summer break
By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor
Seventy-five Girls Scouts kicked off summer break by attending a weeklong camp at Noccolula Falls June 2-6.
Activities included swimming, hiking Black Creek Trail, crafts, songs and nature walks.
One outdoor activity received many “oohs” from the Scouts, as camp leaders taught them ways to cook outdoors. Demonstrations included cooking beans in a cast iron skillet over an open
Connections visits Toys: The Inside Story
By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor
Each week, downtown Gadsden merchants join to connect with each other at Downtown Gadsden Incorporated’s Connections meeting.
Merchants interact to make downtown Gadsden a stronger community, while getting 30 seconds to tell what’s happening in their stores.
Breakfast and coffee from The Coffee Well is provided by merchants while a seven-minute presentation is given.
Imagination Place Director Tami Brooks presented
Riders raise money for charity
President of Elk Riders 1314 Richie O’Brien and exalted ruler of Lodge 1314 Pat Sherma, along with other Gadsden Elk Riders, present a check to Ronald McDonald House Charities director Kathy E. Robson. The contributions were raised in a recent ride and will go to Ronald McDonald House Charities programs, which provides resources for children and their families.
Gadsden Allstate owners named 2014 premier agencies
Allstate exclusive agency owners have been designated Allstate Premier Agencies for 2014.
Their contribution as business leaders and involved citizens in the Gadsden area earned them the spot for 2014 Premier Agencies.
The Allstate Premier Agency designation is bestowed on less than 48 percent of Allstate’s nearly 10,000 agency owners across the country.
This designation was presented to Allstate agency owners Jeffrey