Lay Dam has rich history: part two
Between 1912 and 1928 the Alabama Power Company built four hydroelectric dams on the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers. At the time, and for some time to come, these dams were the largest, most complex, and most expensive construction projects in the history of the state. But they were much more than that. The dams were a turning point. When their
Attalla Nursing Home holds Fall Festival
By Jacqueline Chandler/Messenger Correspondent
Saturday, Oct. 11, started out as a rainy day, but the sun came out just in time for the Attalla Nursing Home’s annual Fall Festival.
The proceeds from the festival fund activities for residents at the facility. Arts and crafts projects, community outings such as movies, eating out and fishing trips, are a few of the events funded
Best-selling author visits Gadsden Public Library
By Sarrah Peters/News Editor
The Gadsden Public Library invited best-selling young adult novelist C.C. Hunter to speak about her Shadow Falls and Shadow Falls After Dark series on Oct. 11.
C.C. Hunter is actually a local author named Christie Craig, who graduated from Glencoe High.
When Christie Craig was a child, she didn’t read much and she definitely didn’t write much. Craig had