Gadsden loses local benefactor
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
Gadsden lost a great businesswoman and benefactor of charitable organizations last Friday (Apr. 1).
Mary Lee Hardin Willard was a staunch supporter of the Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, named after her mother, the First United Methodist Church of Gadsden, the local Boys and Girls Club and the Candler School of Theology at Emory
Fantasticks hits the stage this weekend
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
The Theatre of Gadsden will open its performance of “The Fantasticks” tonight, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Ritz Theatre in Alabama City. The shows will also be held Saturday, April 9 and 16 and Friday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m.. On Sunday April 10 and 17 there will be a matinee showing of
Gadsden city council recognizes child abuse awareness month
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
At a recent Gadsden City Council meeting, officials honored two local organizations for helping children who are abused for Child Abuse Awareness Month. Deverick Williams presented the James M. Barrie Center and the Family Success Center with proclamations.
Williams, on behalf of Gadsden Mayor Sherman Guyton, proclaimed the week of April 11 through 15 as James
Craig Ford – Sinner or Saint?
This has been a disheartening week for the State of Alabama. The news of Gov. Robert Bentley’s relationship with Rebekah Caldwell Mason has embarrassed our state on a national level and become a distraction for the state legislature at a time when legislators need to be focused on solving the state’s problems.
Nobody rejoices in seeing another person’s downfall,
The Vagabond – Power project at Noccalula Falls
When there was much discussion of hydroelectric power over the country in the 1900’s, Gadsden was talking about the Coosa River as a potential asset in that direction, but there were other plans before the public.
In this area there was much talk of harnessing Noccalula Falls for power, first by the old water wheel method and later by
Pious Bob – The Joy of Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
St. Paul speaks to the Thessalonians about crediting God for His Words: “We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s Word, which is also at work in you believers.” (1 Thessalonians
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