Mother’s Pecan Pie, Mother’s Sweet Potato Pie and Virginia Watts’ Chocolate Pie
By Andy Bedwell The South’s best soul food comes from our Southern kitchens! Two of my favorites to bake are cookies (which you all know I love to bake) and pies. My mother loved to bake pies and would always roll out her own dough for her crust. In later years, she would buy the […]
Three cheers for our volunteers!
By Vicki Scott This finishes up COVID-19, year 2020, in what seems like week number 6,915. I have not seen my family except for my husband for 150 years. Shopping has become obsolete but I do not like to shop anyway. I praise God that everyone seems okay and that we at the George Wallace […]
Regency Pointe hosts drive-through parade
Photo: Pictured above, Regency Pointe residents and staff members wave to family, friends and community members in cars during the drive-through parade on April 10. By Katie Bohannon, Staff Writer/Photographer While social distancing serves an essential purpose to protect the health of individuals and others, limited social interaction proves more difficult than it seems. A […]
Local attorney assists unemployed citizens
Photo: Pictured above, Gadsden attorney Philip E. Miles works to alleviate the stress of COVID-19 through offering legal services to unemployed individuals. Photo courtesy of Philip E. Miles. By Katie Bohannon, Staff Writer During a time when some people might feel prompted to focus on their own safety, Gadsden attorney Philip Miles considers how he […]
Amedisys volunteers visit Oak Landing residents
Photo: Pictured above, Amedisys employee Kelley Strain (right) gives a thumbs up to an Oak Landing Assisted Living resident to congratulate her on winning a game of tic tac toe. By Katie Bohannon, Staff Writer Oak Landing Assisted Living in Attalla received a special treat on April 21, when Amedisys home health professionals spread a […]
The Vagabond – the lost art of blacksmithing
By Danny Crownover You don’t find any old-time village blacksmith shops that used to dot the local landscape. Back in the 1870s and 1880s, Gadsden had several such businesses located close to the county courthouse. William Christopher operated a blacksmith shop at the southwest corner of Chestnut and Fourth streets. Christopher raised a large family, […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – pandemic journaling
By Rosie Preston So many people are speechless as we deal with the coronavirus pandemic. I stay informed about it yet there are conflicts within me as I listen to different news reports from our government officials, switching between facts and opinions. Doctors and scientist are 24-7 searching for a cure. Many believe the reason of how […]
Inspiration from God’s Word – what about the number 40?
By Toni Ford I saw a post on one of my Facebook friend’s page this week that started my interest on the number 40. I am borrowing some of those thoughts for this week’s devotional. The official quarantine from COVID-19 began for many people on March 23, and it appears to be ending to some […]
Pondering life with Pious Bob – struggling with our obvious choice
By Robert Halsey Pine “From there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. In your distress, when all these things have happened to you in time to come, you will return to the LORD your God and heed him. […]