In & around SEC football – West Division Preview
By Cole Frederick/Staff correspondent Alabama Coach: Nick Saban 15th season at Alabama 256-65-1 overall 96-15 at Alabama 2020 record: 13-0 Alabama’s two-year national title “drought” came to an end last season. Mac Jones had one of the most efficient seasons of any quarterback in college football history, and the Crimson Tide offense was practically unstoppable […]
Lady Cardinals looking for COVID-free fall
By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor For the first time in program history, the Gadsden State volleyball team will play two seasons in one calendar year. After the Alabama Community College Conference moved its 2020 fall and winter sports schedules from last fall to this past spring due to COVID-19 concerns, the Lady Cardinals went 6-12 overall […]
The Vagabond – Common and not-so-common myths about crows
By Danny Crownover While driving through this area recently, The Vagabond was struck by the fact that so few crows were to be seen anywhere. In the good old days, great flocks of crows were found in every cultivated field. Several old-timers agreed that the apparent disappearance of the crows (or rather, the lessening of […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – A week of shocking events
By Rosie Preston The past week actually threw me for a loop. First, I fell over a box on Saturday. We were moving furniture, and I’ll never know why I failed to see it. I hit my head, left shoulder, elbow, knee and foot, leaving me with half of a body. I couldn’t help with […]
From God’s word – Pray for the people of Afghanistan
I am sure many of you reading this week’s column are aware of all that is going on in Afghanistan. It is one of the most horrific things I have ever witnessed in my lifetime. While I am sure there are many opinions about how all this has been handled, it is not the opinions […]
God’s word revealed – Heresy endangers our souls
By John Larkins The one most dangerous and inhumane falsehood being taught by religious influencers is that Jesus Christ performed all that is necessary for our salvation, so we need do nothing for ourselves. First, think about that idea. Even the most important first step, so important that Jesus publicly demonstrated it Himself. That, of […]
Scutterbugs and unfinished floors
By Vicki Scott Where did this past week go? I feel like I accomplished nothing. We’ve been attempting to upgrade our lives in cleaning, donating, selling and burning. We’re in a hurry to get things done, but no one else seems to be. How can one family accumulate so much? I must watch Hoarders to […]
Elizabeth’s Pickled Okra and Martha’s Pickles
By Andy Bedwell These are some of my favorite recipes that I love to can, pickle or freeze from the produce in our garden. My love for preserving vegetables developed from my dad many years ago. My mother and I worked side by side for years “putting up” the labors of his endless hours of […]
Chamber youth program inspires tomorrow’s leaders
Local students interact with local business owners and learn responsibilities of running a business on Workforce Development Day during The Chamber of Gadsden and Etowah County’s Student Leadership Council. Photo courtesy of The Chamber. By Katie Bohannon, News Editor The Chamber of Gadsden and Etowah County is investing in tomorrow, beginning today. Through its countywide […]