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Fear Not, Bear Fruit

The thing that troubled me most as I began to seek the Lord in my life was the permanence of it all. In seeking security in God I also experienced a sense of not being able to turn back to my old ways. The more that the knowledge of God was raining on me, the more afraid I became

Gadsden’s city elections results listed

By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

Gadsden City Council and Mayoral elections were held on Tuesday, Aug. 26. 

While these results are not final, due to provisional ballots, they are close to the final figures.

Mayor Sherman Guyton was re-elected for his fourth term. The other candidates were J. Holland, Mitchell James, and Michael Shell. Guyton received the majority with 56 percent,

Voters say yes to Sunday liquor sales

By Sarrah Peters News Editor Gadsden voters on Tuesday, Aug. 26 didn’t just vote on city representatives. They also voted on whether or not to allow the sale of alcohol all seven days of the week, including Sunday. The votes showed overwhelming support for selling on Sunday, with 68 percent voting for it. A total […]

In & around SEC football

  SEC Rankings

1. LSU 

2. South Carolina

3. Alabama

4. Georgia

5. Auburn

6. Missouri 

7. Ole Miss

8. Mississippi State

9. Florida

10. Texas A&M

11. Tennessee

12. Vanderbilt

13. Kentucky 

14. Arkansas

Week 1 Previews and Predictions 

Saturday, Aug. 30

Tennessee-Martin at Kentucky. A year removed from a 2-10 season, Mark Stoops and the Wildcats have an opportunity

EMA offers CERT certification

By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is offering a CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team, class. 

CERT certified individuals are able to help the community in times of emergency and disaster. Many call in and ask where they can help during bad weather and other emergencies. Currently, the members are being organized into area-based groups that

Gadsden City hosts longtime rival Oxford

Oxford (1-0) at Gadsden City (1-0) Last meeting: Oxford 6, GCHS 0 (2013) Series record: Gadsden City 6, Oxford 3 By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent After successfully opening the season with a double-overtime road win over Auburn High, Class 7A Gadsden City will try for a home victory tonight (Aug. 29) against long-time rival Oxford, which remained a […]

Chick-fil-A hosts fundraising races

By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

Gadsden’s 4th Street Chick-fil-A will host their 2nd annual 5K, 10K and 1-mile Fun Run on Sept 6. 

The 10k and 5k races will begin at 8 a.m. in the Coosa Valley YMCA parking lot. The 1-mile Fun Run will begin at 9:30 a.m. There will also be a Family Fun Zone with free activities and

Chick-fil-A hosts fundraising races

By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

Gadsden’s 4th Street Chick-fil-A will host their 2nd annual 5K, 10K and 1-mile Fun Run on Sept 6. 

The 10k and 5k races will begin at 8 a.m. in the Coosa Valley YMCA parking lot. The 1-mile Fun Run will begin at 9:30 a.m. There will also be a Family Fun Zone with free activities and

Etowah looking to rebound against Cullman

Cullman (0-1) at Etowah (0-1)

Last meeting: Cullman 24, Etowah 14 (206)

Series record: Cullman, 11-5-1

By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent

With a bit more luck, the 0-1 records posted by both the Bearcats and Blue De-vils could easily be 1-0.

Etowah lost to Northridge by a mere two points, while Arab defeated Cullman by a single touchdown.

“I figure (Cullman) will execute better