The Neighborhood Scoop by Dr. Cynthia L. Toles
Oh how the neighborhood was bustling with excitement and activities!
On Friday, Dec. 12, the Gadsden Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority held its 14th Annual Peppermint-Scholarship Ball. The 101-year old sorority was founded on Jan. 13, 1913, on the campus of Howard University by 22 young ladies whose legacy lives on as a sisterhood of college
Gadsden native lives homeless
By Sarrah Peters/News Editor
Last year, Patton Chambers was a pretty normal college student. He worked fast food and attended classes while living in a cheap, but not very nice apartment.
After his roommate graduated and moved out, Chambers decided that he didn’t want to look for a new roommate or apartment. So with three semesters of school left before he received
Attalla McDonald’s hosts Christmas cheer
Teresa Parker, Manager of the Attalla McDonald’s in the Birmingham Co-op, hosted some Christmas cheer Tuesday night, December 9, with a visit from Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus and gifts for the children in attendance.
Max Cooper and Jim Black, owner of the Attalla McDonald’s, along with Jim’s wife Cathy, decided they wanted to kick-off the Christmas season early at McDonald’s
GSCC hosts annual Water Festival
The 14th annual Etowah County Water Festival was held Friday, December 12 on the Wallace Drive Campus of Gadsden State Community College from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. An estimated 1,400 fourth-graders from Etowah County schools were estimated to attend the fun and innovative event.
The festival, designed to educate students and their families about all aspects of groundwater, was co-sponsored
Wallace Hall hosts Holiday Movie Spectacular
The Gadsden Public Library and Gadsden State Community College will present the 10th Annual Holiday Movie Spectacular at Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center beginning Monday, December 22 at 10 a.m.
The first movie will be the 2000 version of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” starring Jim Carrey followed by “The Santa Clause” starring Tim Allen shown at 2:00 p.m. The
Gadsden City announces best teachers
Gadsden City Schools recently released its 2013-2014 Teachers of the Year.
Gadsden City elementary schools’ award winners include: Patricia Gruver of Eura Brown Elementary, Angie Ramey of Walnut Park Elementary, Katie Holland of Mitchell Elementary, Janis Reaves of Adams Elementary, Jaqueline McElderry of Floyd Elementary, Kristin Greer of Striplin Elementary, Keri Sutherlin Buchmann of Donehoo Elementary and Patrice Maxwell of Thompson
Quality of Life welcomes its first podiatrist
By Sarrah Peters/News Editor
For the first time, Quality of Life is offering podiatry services. The health services has recently hired Dr. William Bradford.
While Dr.Bradford was serving six years in the Army, he learned more about podiatry, and became interested in the field because it has “a little bit of everything on a specific part of the body.”
He attended medical school
American Family Care opening in Gadsden
American Family Care (AFC), the second largest privately owned operator of urgent care and accessible primary care facilities in the country, is expanding its signature brand of quality health care with a new center opening on December 22nd in Gadsden. The Open House and Ribbon Cutting is scheduled for January 15th at 11 am.
With more people than ever with health