Southside edges Sardis in tournament semifinals
By Adam Crocker/Sports Correspondent With 10 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s Etowah County Tournament semifinals and Southside clinging to a three-point lead over Sardis, the Panther defense stepped up to close the deal. Following a missed three-point attempt, the Lions managed only Jesse Hubbard’s layup as time expired, allowing Southside to […]
A legacy to live by
“I have decided to stick with love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go From Here, 1967
The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one I have spent years trying to not only fully understand, but also to live up to. I am amazed by how powerful
The folk songs of Gadsden’s Miss Callie Craven
The Vagabond recently came across the notes and work of Bryon Arnold, who gathered a collection of folk songs. He writes:
Gadsden Miss Callie Craven was the first singer I visited in making this collection during the 1940’s. My original appointment with her had to be postponed a day, for she had one of her heart attacks on account
Gadsden hosts MLK Day events
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
The City of Gadsden played host to two events honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
On Friday, Broad Street was the location of a small “Unity in the Community” parade. The parade was organized by CJC Services Corporation. This is the first year the parade has been organized, but CJC Services plans to organize another Martin
Gadsden sets date for smoking ban to begin
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
At the Gadsden City Council meeting on January 20, council members once again discussed the smoking ordinance that was passed by the previous council. When it was passed last year, the starting date was set to begin January 1, but the date was pushed back.
At the meeting, a new start date was proposed and passed.
Parker selected for leadership initiative
Etowah County Commissioner Carolyn Parker has joined a select group of second-term commissioners in a brand new statewide program designed to grow new county leaders in the State of Alabama.
Parker and colleagues from 15 other counties began an 18-month program directed by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama specifically focusing on practical and service-oriented skills that will
GSCC hosts VUB Recruitment Day
Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) staff will be available Tuesday, January 27 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Gadsden State-Cherokee to meet with veterans who are interested in receiving services to increase their success in college enrollment and graduation. Veterans Upward Bound is a TRiO program funded completely by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
This pre-college
RSVP to offer tax assistance
The IRS understands that many low income or senior citizen taxpayers cannot afford to pay a tax preparer, so it created the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs. Under these programs, low to moderate income and/or senior citizen taxpayers may obtain free tax assistance and e-filing.
To offer these programs in our
Open Door Opportunities
Have you ever thought that a “wide door” may have opened for you, but the threat of human obstacles caused you to withdraw rather than fight the good fight for a good cause? It is easy to let jealous, negative, self-serving, mean, angry and evil-minded people slow us down, intimidate us and stop us from completing good works.
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