Legal Notices for the week of June 17-24, 2016
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by mortgage executed by Ermelinda Pascual-Matias, a married woman, to Gospel Truth Church, an unincorporated, non-profit, religious association, dated March 6, 2014, and filed for record in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument #3399409; […]
Area players make ASWA all-state softball, baseball teams
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Nineteen local players were recently named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s 2016 All-State high school softball and baseball teams. Ten area players made the softball teams and nine were picked for baseball. Seven players were selected for the first team – five in softball and two in baseball. Making the first […]
Noccalula Falls Campground to host Wheels on the Hill
By Sarrah Peters/News Editor Last year, Noccalula Falls held the Wheels on the Hill car show for the first time. The car show will return today, June 10 and continue until Saturday, June 11. The gates open at 8 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. Tickets to the car show are $3, and entrance is […]
Hokes Bluff honor student wins new car at graduation
By Sarrah Peters/News Editor For nine years Devan Lowe Cadillac Buick GMC Lincoln in Rainbow City has offered an enticing deal for graduating students of the ten Etowah County High Schools. Seniors who made the A and A/B honor rolls are allowed to register after each nine weeks grading period to win a brand new […]
Shelter in need of donations
By Sarrah Peters/News Editor In 1982, Charlsie Tarrance was inspired to provide shelter to “God’s most forgotten people.” Tarrance noticed the problem of homelessness in Etowah County and created The Love Center to provide clothing, food, furniture and shelter to those in need. “Since 1985, The Love Center has provided homeless single women, couples and […]
Craig Ford – Six Years Later And Still No Jobs
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. That also happens to be a pretty good description of our state leadership for the last six years. For six years, Alabama’s leaders have talked about “jobs, jobs, jobs” and bragged about how they’ve made […]
The Vagabond – History of Gadsden city officials
Robert Kyle, First Mayor – 1867. Officials as of June 9, 1876: Mayor: J. H. Disque; Aldermen: J. S. Paden, W. C. Liddell, W. T. Golightly, Jesse Mayne and W. N. Meeks; Town Marshall: M. M. Hughes; and City Clerk: D. B. Hicks. Officials as of 1877 (Fiscal yr. March 1 to Feb. 28): Mayor: […]
Pious Bob – He is the Resurrection and the Life
Resurrection is a hard thing to grasp for most of us. St. Paul had a tough time convincing people in his time. Resurrection is the cornerstone of our Christian Faith. Paul told the Corinthians: “Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn […]
In & around SEC baseball
NCAA Regionals Review Five teams from the Southeastern Conference advanced to the Super Regionals of the NCAA baseball tournament. Florida, the overall No. 1 seed for the tournament, rolled through its regional – including a 10-1 win over Georgia Tech in the final. The Gators face in-state rival Florida State in the best-of-three Super Regionals […]