Etowah County District Attorney fondly remembered
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Etowah County District Attorney Jimmie Harp, 49, died Wednesday, July 22 after a long-term battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Harp was diagnosed with the disease in 2007.
Harp is survived by his wife, Cassie Harp, and his four children.
Harp was native to Gadsden and worked hard to make it a better place. He graduated from
Hepzibah Baptist volunteers to improve Gadsden
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
This last week, Hepzibah Baptist Church out of McCalla has been on a mission to improve the Gadsden area. While here, the youth worked with Breakaway Ministries, which already aims to provide Gadsden with services.
According to its Facebook page, “Breakaway Ministries is based in Gadsden and was founded in 1990 with nothing more than a
Local children learn in summer enrichment programs
By Kaitlin Fleming
Staff Correspondent
As summer break is swiftly ending and the school year is just about to begin, several enrichment programs are coming to an end in Etowah County.
Many of the programs were free to the students. The programs operated off donations earlier in the year. The main goal of these summer programs is to encourage students in
Isbell wins prestigious dentistry award
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Local dentist Gordon R. Isbell III recently won The Academy of General Dentistry’s Distinguished Service Award during the academy’s annual meeting on June 18 through 21 in San Francisco in front of about 1,000 colleagues, family and friends.
The Distinguished Service Award is a rare honor. Only 31 of the Academy of General Dentistry’s 39,000 members
Pious Bob – Contemplating Our Lives
People tend to contemplate life as they live it from childhood to late life. A person’s particular take on life will guide them in how they see themselves in their life. There’s always a chance to change our direction in life, whether we seek guidance from God, a friend or take it on ourselves – or maybe
The Vagabond – A History of Gadsden: Part V: 1836-1900
Recently The Vagabond pulled up an article called “Early History of Northeast Alabama.” In it was a section called “A history of Gadsden” by Charles P. Smith, who was mayor of Gadsden in 1905-1906.
Charles P. Smith was known as “The Hooter of Owls Hollow” who wrote his reminiscences for the Gadsden Evening Journal. He wrote six extremely interesting
Craig Ford – The “Element of Surprise” is Just Another Game
Two weeks ago, Gov. Bentley surprised everyone when he called the special legislative session. Legislators had expected the governor to wait until mid-August to call the session, but the governor said he wanted to use “the element of surprise” and take pressure off legislators over the gambling issue.
The people of Alabama expect their leaders to work together, and
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