Hot showers and happy grands
By Vicki Scott Last week I shared a blessing I took for granted, but now I have grown spiritually. The blessing of a hot shower might not seem as important as I do and feel drama lurking around the corner, but the struggle this past week was real. My bones were aching for the heat. […]
From God’s Word – Nehemiah, a man who cared
By Toni Ford It has been quite some time since I have read the Book of Nehemiah, and after reading the first few chapters this past week, I must say that I’ve found numerous similarities between our current events here in America and the events during the time of Nehemiah. The name “Nehemiah” means “The […]
Pondering life with Pious Bob – Understanding outcomes
By Robert Halsey Pine “To you, O Lord, I cried, and to the Lord I made supplication: ‘What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness? Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me! O Lord, be my helper!’ You […]
God’s Word revealed – Forty days in the wilderness
By John Larkins The season of Lent begins this week for many Christians. Few people have any clue as to why Mardi Gras is celebrated. When they learn that the event is linked to the 40-day period in the Bible that relates Jesus’s period of trial in the desert, the explanation really gets foggy. To […]
Dr. Gertie Lowe recalled as prominent pillar of community and true inspiration
By Katie Bohannon, News Editor Each community’s foundation is upheld with pillars who strengthen, support and strive to evoke positive change in all lives they touch, remaining resolute in their efforts to inspire. Though one prominent pillar in the Etowah County community, Dr. Gertie Lowe (pictured at right), finished her work in late January, those who […]
County commission honors RSVP director
RSVP Director Traci Pondick (left) accepts a certificate of service for her 15 years with the program from Chief Administrative Officer Shane Ellison (right). By Katie Bohannon, News Editor The Etowah County Commission recognized Retired & Senior Volunteer Program Director Traci Pondick for her 15 years of service to her community on Tuesday, February 16. While […]
Gaston employee debuts new children’s book
By Katie Bohannon, News Editor One local elementary school staff member is making her authorial debut official. On February 27 from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m., Gaston Elementary employee Nannie Ferguson Crozier will host a book signing at the Gadsden Mall for her first children’s book, Rocky and the Butterfly Garden. Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky, […]
Hokes Bluff grad sets school record at JSU
Photo courtesy of JSU 2017 Hokes Bluff High School graduate and Jacksonville State University senior Tylynn Register closed out JSU’s 2021 indoor track and field season in historic fashion. At the Bulldog Open this past weekend at Samford University in Birmingham, Register set a new school record in the 60-meter hurdles event. Her fourth-place time […]
Legals for 2/19/2021 – 2/25/2021
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by mortgage executed by Toby E. Wood and Jeffery M. Wood, to Hobson Eugene Wood dated October 14, 1998, and filed for record in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in M-1998-4239; the undersigned […]