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Westbrook shuts out Glencoe, wins soccer area title

The Westbrook Christian girls soccer team won its first area title on Thursday (Apr. 9) with a 4-0 Class 1A-3A Area 6 victory over Glencoe at Weeks Field in Gadsden.

Westbrook (8-1-2, 5-0) will host a first round playoff match on April 28.

Makenna Beard, Alexis Beard, Kylee Berndt and Barclay Bellew each scored a goal for the Lady

Noccalula hosts Smoke on the Falls this weekend

 By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

It is that time of year again. The Smoke on the Falls Noccalula Barbeque Festival will take place tomorrow, April 11 at the Noccalula Falls campgrounds in Gadsden.

The barbeque competition is sanctioned by the Kansas Barbeque Society. 

This year, 34 professionals will compete with their best chicken, ribs, brisket and butt recipes. Some have come

Attalla’s antique show returns April 25

By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

Attalla’s Treasures in the Streets Antique Show will be held Saturday April 25 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in downtown Attalla at 5th Ave. North west and 4th Street. 

The biannual event is held every spring and fall. It takes places in rain or shine. 

Dealers come from Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

GRMC first in Alabama to use new Coronary Artery Disease treatment

 Gadsden Regional Medical Center is the first in the state to use the Diamondback 360 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System from Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.  

This technology is the first evidence-based, safe treatment approved by FDA for severely calcified coronary lesions. The Diamondback 360 Coronary OAS uses a patented combination of differential sanding and centrifugal force to reduce arterial

GSCC to host an Evening of Fine Arts

  The Gadsden State Community College Fine Arts Department invites everyone to enjoy an evening filled with a variety of entertainment Thursday, April 16. Music, vocal, and dance students will showcase their talents onstage while art students will display their talents in the lobby of Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center. The program will begin at […]

Gadsden High Alumni to host mass reunion

  Come relive high school memories with old friends at the Gadsden High School Spring Festival Celebration on the weekend of April 24-26.

In 2005 we honored GHS with a weeklong event that commemorated the end of a core Gadsden tradition at the school’s final homecoming. That amazing event is still remembered for many reasons but 10 years later, the

Chamber supports the I-759 extension

 The Gadsden/Etowah Chamber of Commerce recently passed a resolution proclaiming its support of the I-759 extension that local legislature have been pushing for. The resolution is as follows:

WHEREAS, business leaders and local government authorities have stated to the public and members of the board of The Chamber, Gadsden/Etowah County that the decision not to complete I-759 would

The Hardin Center calls for artists

  Like beer? Like painting?   The Hardin Center is searching for professional artists to participate in a beer-inspired paint out for the inaugural Art of Beer Festival in downtown Gadsden.

Artists can create their beer-inspired work on April 30 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. 

Still lifes pertaining to the history of beer will be set up on the

Gadsden State celebrates Community College Month

  April is National Community College Month and Gadsden State, a member institution of the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), is joining with community colleges across the state and nation to celebrate.  The ACCS is the state’s single largest system of public higher education and is Alabama’s most affordable and accessible system of higher education.  Through academic transfer, workforce development,