Attalla’s Treasures in the Streets returns
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Attalla’s Treasures in the Streets Antique Show will be held Friday and Saturday September 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in downtown Attalla at 5th Ave. Northwest and 4th Street.
The biannual event is held every spring and fall. It takes places in rain or shine and is free to attend.
Dealers come
County Commission addresses courthouse security
By Kaitlin Fleming
Messenger Correspondent
There was a full house at the Etowah County Commission meeting this past Tuesday. Employees from all over the county courthouse were present like Sheriff Todd Entrekin and Revenue Commissioner Linda Barrett Vaughn.
The two main items on the agenda were the proposed security measures for the courthouse.
The first proposed resolution would limit the number
New Gadsden store provides blank clothes
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Jenny Sollie is the owner and founder of Blossom Blanks, a wholesale supplier of quality “blank” clothes. The blanks are then sold to stores or businesses that monogram or print designs on to them.
Although mainly a wholesale store, the blanks are sold at a retail price in the storefront on Chestnut.
Blossom Blanks began
Pow wow to be held at Noccalula Falls
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
The 2nd Annual Noccalula Falls Pow Wow will take place tomorrow on Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6 at Noccalula Falls from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Colors will be posted at noon.
Admission is $5 for an adult, $10 for a family, $2 for seniors 65 or older and $2 for children age 6
Downtown Gadsden receives state award
Main Street Alabama recently celebrated Designated Communities successes on a special day in honor of the organization, as proclaimed by Governor Robert Bentley. Main Street Alabama’s President and State Coordinator, Mary Helmer, announced the winners of the Main Street Alabama Awards of Excellence at the Capital City Club in downtown Montgomery with former President of the National Main Street
In & around SEC football
SEC Rankings
1. Auburn
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Arkansas
5. Texas A&M
6. Tennessee
7. Missouri
8. Ole Miss
9. LSU
10. Mississippi State
11. South Carolina
12. Florida
13. Kentucky
14. Vanderbilt
Week 1 Previews and Predictions
Game of the Week
Arizona State vs. Texas A&M in Houston (-3). The Sun Devils and Aggies are both dark horse
Pious Bob – Understanding acceptance
There is a difference between falling in love with someone and loving the Lord. Falling in love is a wonderful experience, but God’s love is what we should fall for. We share that kind of love with all human beings. It’s hard work sometimes.
In Deuteronomy 6:1-9 we hear Moses sharing: “You shall love the LORD your God
Jimmy Smothers remembered
Note: Longtime Gadsden Times Sports Editor Jimmy Smother passed away on Aug. 31 at the age of 82. Messenger Sports Correspondent Stan Veitch worked with Smothers for several years at the Times.
By Stan Veitch/Sports Correspondent
I didn’t move to Etowah County until 1989, so when I met Jimmy Smothers, I wasn’t in awe of him like so many
The Vagabond – Early iron ore mines in Gadsden- Part 3
The Vagabond recently started a new series about the iron ore mines around the Gadsden area and how they got started. There is surprising history to be found.
As mentioned earlier in the series, the early settlers knew the presence of iron ore in the Gadsden district. John S. Moragne, one of the area’s first settlers, discovered the outcrops