Jazz in the Park continues on Sunday
By Sarrah Peters News Editor On May 8, about 200 people filled the Mort Glosser Amphitheater to watch jazz flutist Sherry Reeves and T.A.D. of Jazz perform. Visitors came from throughout Alabama to attend. “Jazz in the Park has its own audience,” said Gadsden Parks and Recreation Director Courtney Walker. Walker himself was impressed by […]
Gadsden State starts literary and art journal
By Sarrah Peters News Editors Gadsden State Community College students have been hard at work putting together The Cardinal Arts Journal, or CAJ. The journal was an idea of Dr. Leslie Worthington, Gadsden State’s Dean of Academic Programs and Services. She mentioned the idea of a publication when she hired Tabitha Bozeman. Bozeman made the […]
Public Works begins grass cutting program
By Sarrah Peters News Editor The City of Gadsden’s Public Works Department has kicked off the spring with its grass cutting program. Due to the early warm weather this year, grass cutting began in March. Typically, grass cutting season will last until about October. The 12 grass cutting crews consist of 55 employees that […]
Craig Ford – Expanding Pre-K is a step in the right direction
These days, it’s easy to think nothing good ever comes out of our government, especially here in Alabama. But for all the bad you hear, there are a lot of great things going on in our state and in our public schools. A perfect example is Alabama’s pre-k program, which has just been named the […]
Pious Bob – Seeking the Freedom of Faith
St. Paul did a lot of convincing in the communities he ministered to. It’s hard for some to merge the old with the new without hanging on to the old. Here Paul says to the Galatians: “For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, ‘Cursed […]
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Legal notices for the week of May 20-27, 2016
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ETOWAH Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Roger W. Watts A/K/A Roger Watts Husband And Roberta Ogletree Watts A/K/A Roberta Watt Wife to Branch Banking and Trust Company dated July 30, 2012; said mortgage being recorded in Instrument […]
Lady Panthers win first playback bracket game at state softball tournament
By Chris McCarthy/Editor It’s one game down, three more to go for Southside High at the Class 6A state softball tournament in Montgomery. After a loss to Chelsea on Thursday (May 19) dropped the Lady Panthers to the playback bracket, the team responded with an 8-4 victory over Saraland earlier today (May 20). Southside still […]
In & around SEC baseball
Alabama Week 9 Review The Crimson Tide swept Arkansas in Fayetteville for the first time since 2000 last weekend (May 14-15). In the series finale, Alabama trailed the Razorbacks, 4-3, heading into the ninth inning, but the Tide scored four runs to secure a 7-4 win and the sweep. UA improved to 30-21 overall and […]