Legals for 3/19/2021 – 3/25/2021
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF Alabama COUNTY OF ETOWAH Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Douglas L. Clemons An Unmarried Man Perminio F Lopez to Dynex Financial of Alabama, Inc. dated June 7, 2000; said mortgage being recorded on June 8, […]
Hokes Bluff grad named OVC Athlete of the Week
Photo courtesy of JSU Jacksonville State senior and Hokes Bluff High School graduate Tylynn Register was named the Ohio Valley Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week this past week. Register finished runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles at the Georgia Southern GATA Classic with a time of 1:03.65, less than a second behind her career-best […]
Gadsden Volleyball Club to host Part Martin Memorial Tournament
The Gadsden Volleyball Club will host its fourth annual Pat Martin Memorial Tournament on Saturday, March 20. Sixty-three teams will compete in seven divisions ranging from 12 and under to 18 and under. Sites include Glencoe High School (15’s), Glencoe Middle School (13’s), Hokes Bluff High School (12’s), Rainbow Middle School (14’s), Southside Elementary […]
Gadsden State proposes new Advanced Manufacturing Center
By Katie Bohannon, News Editor An exciting new possibility is generating the potential for professional opportunities at Gadsden State Community College. GSCC Dean of Workforce Development Alan Smith discussed the college’s efforts to develop an Advanced Manufacturing Center for students, with the hopes of establishing and maintaining a sustainable and responsive workforce throughout the community. […]
Business Spotlight: Advantage Properties’ Sydney Gunter discusses local real estate
Advantage Properties is a professional brokerage serving buyers and sellers in Northeast Alabama and the Gulf Coast; comprised of a close group of talented realtors, led by broker and owner Sydney Gunter. Gunter discussed her business in an interview below. How did Advantage Properties begin? I began my full-time career in residential real estate in 2001 […]
Local cleaning service Buckets & Belles shines
By Katie Bohannon, News Editor Since its inception in 2014, Southside-originated Buckets & Belles cleaning company has offered efficient and reliable service throughout Etowah County and beyond. As business continues to grow, owner and founder Laura Hooks reflects on the past and aspires to a successful future. Born in Texas to a military family, Hooks […]
The Cottage celebrates its 40th year in business
By Katie Bohannon, News Editor After decades of diligent service to its community, one local furniture store is achieving a milestone in 2021. The Cottage celebrates its 40th year in business this spring, continuing to provide customers with quality service and a comforting atmosphere that prompts their return time and time again. Owner Keith Parnell’s […]
Local triplets celebrate 75th birthday
By Katie Bohannon, News Editor A trio of local sisters just celebrated their 75th birthday. Etowah County natives Mary Jackson, Martha Smith and Sarah Payne reflected on their experiences as triplets, celebrating another milestone in lives enriched with love. A blustery and rainy night in 1946 marked history for rural Altoona, in the country home […]
Guthrie’s celebrates groundbreaking in Attalla
Pictured, from left, Revenue Officer Debbie Murray, Attalla City Council members Duane Ball and Anthony Cylar, contractor Joey Jones, Attalla Mayor Larry Means, Guthrie’s owner Brian Crawford, human resource manager Kenneth Jacobs, Attalla City Council members Donald Oliver and Joe Hereford and Etowah County Commissioner Jamie Grant celebrate Guthrie’s official groundbreaking in Attalla. By Katie […]