Monroe out, Mintz in as Westbrook football coach
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Westbrook Christian head football coach Shea Monroe resigned earlier this week. Assistant coach Brian Mintz was named interim head coach. Westbrook athletic director and baseball coach Matt Kennedy confirmed that he met with Monroe on Sept. 6, during which time Monroe tendered his resignation effective immediately. Kennedy declined to comment on the […]
Family turns pet into service dog for son
By Mary Elizabeth Dial, Staff Correspondent When Natalie Entrekin and her family adopted a young German Shepard/Great Dane mix from the Humane Society, they expected him to be a fun pet. Instead, they had found a new partner in her son’s struggle with muscular dystrophy. Entrekin is the mother of Logan, 14, and Thomas, 11. […]
First nurse to use defibrillator in Gadsden shares story
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor Mary Bailey began her career as a nurse when she was only 16. After her mother passed away when she was only 15, Bailey stayed with family, but the situation was not ideal. So she looked into working, and was asked how she felt about being a nurse. Bailey responded that she’d wanted to be […]
Gadsden Fire Department remembers tragedy
By Mary Elizabeth Dial, Staff Correspondent August 31 marked the 40th anniversary of the explosion that claimed the lives of three Gadsden Fire Department members, an event that many Gadsden residents remember to this day. At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the Gadsden Fire Department held a memorial service for these men and three others, all […]
Pow Wow held at Noccalula Falls
By Wendy Hood, Staff Correspondent The Turtle Island Native American Association’s 3rd Annual Pow Wow took place September 3 and 4 at Noccalula Falls in Gadsden. Lowery Hesse, representative for the association, described the event as a multi-tribe pow wow. Members of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Aztec Nations, along with several other tribes were present. Hesse stated that the primary […]
Craig Ford–State legislature again fails to let the people vote
After nearly two decades of waiting, it seemed like the people of Alabama were finally going to get the chance to vote on a lottery. On July 27, Gov. Robert Bentley announced, “We need your help solving our funding crisis. I’m giving you the opportunity to vote on a statewide lottery.” And the governor deserves […]
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Legal notices for the week of September 9 – 16, 2016
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Craig B. New, an unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMFS, LLC, on the 9th day of June, 2014, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge […]