Senior Awareness
By Jon Costa The Medicare Minute for June, 2014 provided by the Medicare Rights Center and the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, is entitled “Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy.” Understanding how Med -icare covers outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy will help ensure you have access to the services you need to be as healthy […]
The Neighborhood Scoop
By Dr. Cynthia L. Toles The Carver High School Class of 1964 is celebrating its Golden Year (2014) as a class. Beginning with an amazing road trip of six nights and seven days, the group began exploring sites in some of northern cities. Everyone was down for the trip and excitement was everywhere. The group […]
I should have stayed on the cruise
By Bob Martin Maybe I should have stayed on the cruise ship. First, a personal note It’s great to be back in Sweet Home Alabama after what is called an Alaskan Cruise. I called it a Western Canada Cruise, but we did hit those dots of Alaska off the coast of British Columbia such as […]
Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers
By Steve Flowers A recent Fortune magazine article ranked Alabama as one of the top 10 states when it comes to corruption. We were ranked sixth overall. The rankings were determined by a study of convictions of public officials for violations of federal corruption laws between 1976 and 2008. A good many of our sister […]
The Vagabond: A decision in Gadsden
By Danny Crownover Back in the early part of May of 1994, some 20 years ago, Jeff Sauls of the Turkey Town Valley Camp #1512 and Sons of Confederate Veterans wrote an article about the Civil War engagement that happened at Turkey Town. He writes: “As the leaves of the South put on its autumn […]
Ridgeville has hope, needs help
By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor Ridgeville, Ala. is a town of about 160 people located in the Gadsden metropolitan area. Travelers driving along Duck Springs Road might notice Ridgeville’s worn street signs that edge the overgrown verges, or the potholes that sink into the bumpy roads which take one out of the town. What passersby may […]
By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor Small-town locals often use the expression, “there’s nothing to do” when the weekend rolls around, feeling they have to travel to larger cities to find entertainment. Except Gadsden residents, who will find their entertainment cup overflowing for the month of July because downtown is hosting a plethora of events. “People don’t […]
Theatre of Gadsden holds first play, casts new auditions
By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor Theatre of Gadsden production opens this weekend Theatre of Gadsden President of Board of Directors Lewis Fuller announced the summer blowout ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ will open Friday, June 20. Production times will be at the Theatre of Gadsden Friday, June 20 and Saturday June 21 at 7:30 p.m. and […]
Southside football standout Carr chooses Auburn
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Tyler Carr soon will leave the Panther Pit for Toomer’s Corner.
The Southside High School incoming senior announced on Tuesday (June 24) that he will sign a football scholarship with Auburn University.
Carr’s verbal commitment ended an almost two-year recruiting process, as he considered offers from at least 20 Division I football programs, including several