Local nurse goes on medical mission trip
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Local nurse Connie Gunn recently returned from a mission trip to Malawi, a small poor country in southeast Africa.
Currently the Director of Marketing at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden, Gunn previously worked as an RN in surgery. After a refresher course at GRMC, she returned to her role as a surgical RN at Blessings Hospital,
YMCA teaches children to swim
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
As I walked through the gate to 6th Street pool Monday morning, the first thing I noticed was a large group of excited children.
Only 4 and 5 years old, these children are taking part in a YMCA program to learn how to swim. In its fifth year, the program was made possible through a Red
Gadsden State hosts Zebrafish Workshop
By Kaitlin Fleming Staff Correspondent Gadsden State Community College’s Aquaculture Department recently held the 2nd Annual Zebrafish Husbandry Education Curriculum Development Workshop. This workshop attracted researchers, professors, biologists and aquatic specialists from all over the state, country and world. The Zebrafish workshop is designed to design an educational program to train people to care for […]
Pious Bob – Forgiveness by the Grace of God
We live in a country that is managed by politicians and government. Fortunately, we are a democracy and not a dictatorship. We get to vote who goes into political office. While our democracy was founded by faith based leaders, we are not a theocracy. In our democracy, the Church and State are separate, but live together in some sort
The Vagabond – A History of Gadsden: 1836-1900 Part II
The Vagabond recently pulled up an article from the Etowah Historical Society library called “Early History of Northeast Alabama,” which contained a section called “A History of Gadsden ” by Charles P. Smith, who was mayor of Gadsden in 1905-1906.
Smith was known as “The Hooter of Owls Hollow” who wrote his reminiscences. He wrote six extremely interesting and historically
Craig Ford – Time for a real solution to gambling question
Decisions made by the government and high-profile court rulings consumed the news last week. Most of the breaking news has centered on the U.S. Supreme Court decisions. But there is one court ruling that hasn’t gotten as much attention, and it’s just as important to the people of Alabama because it has such a huge impact on the future
Legal notices for the week of July 3 – July 9, 2015
MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Ken Rosebrook, an unmarried man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, First Federal Bank, and Lender’s successors and assigns), dated the 20th day of April, 2011, which Mortgage was recorded in the Office of the