Sports Complex Authority announces location
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor On October 18, the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority announced a big step forward in the plans for the multi-purpose recreational facility. The authority announced the location for the primary complex on property off Steele Station Road near Lumbley Road with potential access to U.S. Highway 77. The authority has […]
Rainbow City cuts ribbon on new animal shelter
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor On October 18, Rainbow City held a ribbon cutting for its new animal shelter. Previously Rainbow City contracted its animal control services out to a local veterinarian, but the contract was set to end at the end of 2016. Faced with a hefty price increase, Rainbow City officials searched for another […]
Local Patriot Hall of Fame inductee honored at city council
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor The Gadsden-Etowah Patriots Association and the City of Gadsden honored Fred Sington, Jr. at the Gadsden’s City Council meeting on Tuesday, October 17. Gadsden-Etowah Patriots Association’s special presentation was held to induct Sington into the 2017 Patriots Hall of Fame. Sington served in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1953 to 1963. […]
People of Etowah – Emma Hazlewood
Name: Emma Hazlewood Where were you born and raised? I was born in Florence, Alabama. However, my family moved a lot when I was younger. The majority of my younger years were spent in Hanover Park and Gifford/Rantoul, Illinois. We moved to Gadsden to finish out high school and though I’ve moved away since then, […]
Pious Bob – Aggressive Sheepishness
By Robert Halsey Pine Jesus is so much for us. He joys in giving us hope: “Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” (Luke 15:1-10 NRSV). Jesus’ parable of the one and the ninety-nine is a […]
Legals for the week of October 20 – October 27, 2017
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