Our Wilderness Time
We are encouraged in our Christian Faith to seek God through Christ and the Holy Spirit in all things. Unfortunately, this is a mission that we are incapable of fulfilling. Try as we will, our daily interferences in life can pull us away from our mission.
We can’t just get it right 100% of the time. Does that mean
Love Kitchen set to come to Etowah County
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
On Friday, January 30, Little Caesars will help feed the hungry in Etowah County with its Love Kitchen. One of the two kitchen-equipped trucks will set its wheels at the Way of the Cross Soup Kitchen at 101 North 24th Street in Alabama City, where it will feed about 375 people in need.
“They travel all
Etowah Youth Orchestra to perform at governor’s party
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
The Etowah Youth Orchestra has been invited to perform at Governor Robert Bentley’s Inauguration party on Monday, January 19.
The orchestra, composed of about 250 students ranging from 4th graders to 12th graders, is set to perform a 45 minute set at noon in Montgomery at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex. The party will begin after the
Local church to host concert and food drive
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
A community concert and food drive will be held on January 25 at 3 p.m at First United Methodist Church of Gadsden, located at 115 South 5th Street.
The concert is open to the community and free with the donation of non-perishable and canned food items. The “Champions Against Hunger” Food Drive will benefit the Etowah
The Downtown Dance Conservatory prepares to debut new dance
The Downtown Dance Artists are preparing to debut a brand new contemporary dance work in the coming weeks. Titled “For Frida Kahlo”, the piece is inspired by the iconic visual artist of the same namesake. Much of Kahlo’s work was inspired from a tragic trolley accident in her youth which caused her to be in physical and emotional pain
Farm City poster contest winners announced
Etowah County Farmer’s Federation and Eto-wah County Soil and Water Conservation District held their annual Farm City Poster contest recently.
The contest is open to all kindergarten through sixth grade students in Etowah. The theme was “Agriculture: 365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to Feed”.
First place winner in the K-3 division was Ellie Clevenger, second grade
Carr named 6A Lineman of the Year
By Paul Beaudry For ASWA
Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Although he graduated from Southside in December and is enrolled at Auburn University, Tyler Carr added a few more awards this week for his standout high school football career.
At the Alabama Sports Writers Association Player of the Year banquet on Wednesday (Jan. 14) in Montgomery, Carr was named the ASWA Class 6A
In & around the SEC
MVP
Amari Cooper, Alabama
Offensive Player of the Year
Dak Prescott, Miss. State
Defensive Player of the Year
Shane Ray, Missouri
Coach of the Year
Dan Mullen, Miss. State
First Team All-SEC
Offense
Quarterback
Dak Prescott
Jr., Mississippi State
Running back
Nick Chubb,
Fr., Georgia
Cameron Artis-Payne
Sr., Auburn
Receiver
Amari Cooper
Jr., Alabama
Pharoh Cooper
So., South Carolina
Tight End
Evan Engram
So., Ole Miss
Line
Laremy Tunsil
So., Ole Miss
La’el Collins
Sr., LSU
Ben Beckwith
Sr., Mississippi State
A.J. Cann,
Sr., South Carolina
Reese Dismukes
Sr., Auburn
Kicker
Austin MacGinnis
Fr., Kentucky
All Purpose
Bud Sasser, receiver
Sr., Missouri
Defense
Line
Shane
Gadsden City girls, boys ranked in Jan. 15 ASWA basketball poll
GIRLS
CLASS 7A
1. Huntsville
2. Gadsden City
3. Hazel Green
4. Jeff Davis
5. Thompson
6. Hoover
7. Sparkman
8. Murphy
9. McGill-Toolen
10. Lee-Montgomery
CLASS 6A
1. Homewood
2. Center Point
3. Clay-Chalkville
4. Austin
5. Fort Payne
6. Shades Valley
7. Lee-Huntsville
8. Arab
9. Athens
10. Selma
CLASS 5A
1. Wenonah
2. Faith