Local legislative delegation reacts to governor’s aide scandal
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Last week recordings surfaced of Governor Robert Bentley talking in a sexual manner to his top political advisor Rebekah Mason on the telephone. The recordings, leaked on www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/hear_recording_that_helped_put.html, allow listeners to hear only Bentley’s side of the conversation. Even one-sided Bentley’s comments are obviously sexual in nature with inappropriate remarks.
The recordings seem to confirm the
Noccalula to host Smoke on the Falls
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Noccalula Falls will host its 8th Annual Smoke on the Falls barbeque competition on April 8 and 9. The barbecue competition is sanctioned by the Kansas Barbeque Society.
Admission will be free on Friday, April 8. Gates will be open from 4 to 9 p.m. Food and art and craft vendors will be available. Attendees can
Librarians and authors head to Gadsden for statewide convention
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Alabama librarians and authors will be headed to Gadsden for the Alabama Library Association 2016 Annual Convention on April 12 through 15.
This year’s theme is “Libraries: ImPOSSIBLE,” to showcase how libraries can achieve the impossible.
The convention will start with showcasing the Hometown Teams exhibit currently on display in the Gadsden Public Library.
On Tuesday,
Craig Ford – Bentley’s actions costing Alabama jobs, jobs, jobs
Since Gov. Robert Bentley’s relationship with Rebekah Mason became public last week, there have been calls for him to resign. Those calls have not come just because of his relationship with Rebekah Mason. Gov. Bentley isn’t the first person in Montgomery to do what he did and probably won’t be the last.
The reason Gov. Bentley should resign is
Pious Bob – Working on the Railroad
The world is full of leaders in all aspects of life. In reading the Gospel according to Matthew, we hear just what our Lord’s explanation of leadership is: “…but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came
The Vagabond – 109 Years Ago Unveiling of the Emma Sansom Statue
The Emma Sansom statue on Broad Street in Gadsden was dedicated back in 2007, and many locals celebrated the unveiling.
This week The Vagabond once again has his nose stuck in the old history book. Sometime way back, Patsy Hanvey of Turkeytown and the late Hazel Oliver bought the dedication to my attention.
On July 4, 1907, a local
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