From God’s word – Laying the final headstone
By Toni Ford Zechariah, which is the next to last book in the Old Testament, was a young man whom God called to minister to the struggling Jewish remnant that were trying to rebuild their temple in the ruined city of Jerusalem. Zechariah learned from Haggai, an older prophet. The two of them served the […]
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
Southern potato salad 5 pounds red potatoes, chopped medium size, boiled and cooled (salt potatoes really well while they are boiling) 1 large onion, chopped small; green onions also 5 eggs, boiled, chopped small ¾ cup sweet salad cubes (if you want them like a relish, use food processor) 1 teaspoon mustard (just enough to […]
A farewell to Glencoe, sort of
By Vicki Scott Thursday, June 16, was a bittersweet day as we traveled to Glencoe to do one last check on our old home and sign papers to turn our place over to the new owner. My husband Alan wanted to mow the grass one more time before the transition, while and I wanted to […]
The Vagabond – Major canal once planned for Etowah County
By Danny Crownover In 1869, a local Gadsden newspaper copied an editorial from The Selma Times advocating a canal across Sand Mountain in order to connect the Tennessee and Coosa rivers. The Selma paper’s editor opined that the project would be a great boom to this region, adding that he wished to stand on the […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – A quart low and a dollar short
We are living in a time when everything around us is more expensive. But help has arrived, because this week I’m sharing with you my many years’ experience of finding ways to survive! The late 1970’s and early 80’s was a time when people lined up at the gas pumps. Fighting was commonplace and people […]