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Attalla to host antique vintage market

By Kaitlin Fleming

Staff Correspondent

The City of Attalla will host Antique Attalla Vintage Market on 4th Street and 5th Avenue this Saturday, May 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Streets will begin closing at 5 p.m. Friday night so vendors can set up. This event corresponds with the U.S. Highway 11 Yard Sale this weekend. The vintage market will

Local author releases children’s book

By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

Local writer and poet Tracy Moore has always written poetry about her life, specifically how God has touched her life.

Conversation with a Penguin began as a poem about a penguin named Pete who realizes that unlike other birds, he cannot fly. After being teased by others he goes to God, his creator, and asks why

Job Corps empowers women

By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

On Friday May 6, the women of the Gadsden Job Corps gathered to embark on a journey of female empowerment. 

The women met at the Gadsden Job Corps and walked to The Carver Community Center with signs the students had made. Signs displayed encouraging messages about women. One sign said, “Empower each other!” Another read, “Together

GRMC acquires new cancer fighting technology

By Sarrah Peters

News Editor

About a month ago, Gadsden Regional Medical Center’s Cancer Center began using a new machine that will help fight cancer more efficiently. 

The new machine is the latest technology in radiation treatment.

“We went from having a Ford to a Ferrari,” said Josh Hester, GRMC Assistant Chief Executive Officer 

The new machine allows for radiation treatment

Craig Ford – Alabama leadership has become a reverse Robin Hood

State leaders in Montgomery have become Robin Hoods – just not the kind that everyone remembers hearing about as a child. Instead of taking from the rich to help the poor, we’ve started taking from the poor to give to criminals. Alabama’s leadership has become nothing more than Robin Hood in reverse.

State leaders needs to refocus. Trying to

The Vagabond – Sales of Gadsden first lots – Boomtown & Depressions

  Gadsden has had a few booms that helped to build the city to its present prosperous stage, although some of them appeared to have caused some damage when they collapsed.

When the town was laid off into city lots, there was a boom in real estate, which was rather interesting, at least.

One year after the first steamboat on

Lady Warriors to play for state soccer championship

Sophomore Kylee Berndt scored three goals and junior Alexis Beard added two as undefeated Westbrook Christian (24-0-0) posted a 6-0 win over Madison Academy in Thursday’s Class 1A-3A state soccer semifinals in Huntsville.

The Lady Warriors will play Holy Spirit Catholic (16-0-0) for state championship today (May 13) at 5 p.m. at the John Hunt Soccer Complex.  

Despite

In & around SEC baseball

Alabama and Auburn Week 8 Review

The Crimson Tide took two of three games from the Tigers over the weekend, including a thrilling 4-3 win in 11 innings on Saturday (May 7). Junior catcher Will Haynie hit a ninth inning solo home run to tie the game, and George Salem hit a walk-off grounder in the bottom of the

Pious Bob – What kind of condition is your condition in?

St. Paul gave us some good advice in his letter to the Corinthians. He helps us today in removing the stumbling blocks in our seeking the Lord: “You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of human masters. In whatever condition you were called, brothers and sisters, there remain with God.” (1 Corinthians 7:10-24 NRSV).

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