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Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell

Fresh Tomato Pie and White Shoe Peg Corn Salad

Southerners are some of the best cooks and family traditions run deep in our heritage. 

When I browse through both of my grandmothers’ collections of recipes, I wish I knew exactly how they originated. They were written on the back of bank checks, yellowed empty envelopes, chocolate stained paper, and so faded that

Southside native busy with active ministry

By Laura Ann Brown Tipps/Staff Correspondent

Southside resident and international outreach pastor Acton Bowen recently kicked off a summer of ministry with a trip to AtlantaFest, the country’s largest and longest-running Christian music festival.

Bowen said it was a humbling experience to minister along side artists and speakers such as Kari Jobe, Switchfoot and Scott Dawson.

“Just before I took

Etowah Co. receives ACCA cash award

A yearlong effort across Alabama to provide safer workplaces and reduce injuries has produced dividends for 46 county commissions, which have received cash awards from the Association of County Commissions of Alabama’s insurance funds.

ACCA’s Safety Incentive Discount Program, administered by its two self-funded insurance programs, rewards counties for on-going efforts to enhance training for employees in safety-sensitive positions, improve driver

Gadsden Public Library ‘Checks Out’ Book Bike

By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor

The Gadsden Public Library hopes to grab readers attention off the shelf this summer, as it makes plans to purchase a book bike. 

The book bike, they hope, will create a buzz throughout downtown Gadsden as it gives new books to kids who are home alone during the summer.

According to the non-profit organization Reading Is Fundamental, parents consistently

Goodyear set to host car and tractor show

Car enthusiasts stare in awe whenever they see the rare 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500 owned by Jimmy “Chicken” Smith. The sleek muscle car is all original, and, it’s only one of eight that was manufactured with factory air, automatic transmission and the big-block 420 and twin 600-cfm Holley four-barrel carburetors.  “This car only […]

University of Alabama Gadsden OLLI class schedule

Summer classes for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Program are set to take place Monday through Thursday at the University of Alabama  Gadsden 
Center on Broad Street.

OLLI at UA is a membership program that is member planned and member managed. 

Member participation and volunteerism are the backbone for the success of OLLI at UA.

This new academic program provides mature adults with opportunities