Gadsden Water Board ends litigation, begins water purification process
Photo: Pictured is City of Gadsden Water Board General Manager Chad Hare. (Submitted photo) 10-06-2022 The City of Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board announced earlier this week that litigation against the manufacturer and other users of PFAS has been resolved. This is welcome news for customers of Gadsden Water and all of Etowah County […]
Ford announces mayoral transition team
Photo: City of Gadsden Mayor-elect Craig Ford (pictured at right) recently announced the members of his transition team. Pictured with Ford is former Hokes Bluff City councilman John Moore. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) 10-06-2022 As City of Gadsden Mayor-elect Craig Ford prepares to take office on November 7, he recently announced the appointment of a diverse coalition […]
Gadsden Public Library brings stories to the park
Photo: Signs posted around Underwood Park across from the Gadsden Public Library display the colorful pages of “Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain” by Verna Aardema. (Emma Kirkemier/Messenger) 10-06-2022 By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor East Gadsden Public Library is introducing a novel medium for reading with Tales in Our Park, a storybook scavenger hunt in […]
Renew Our Rivers cleans up the Coosa
Photo: Volunteers from a previous Renew Our Rivers cleanup pose with the trash and debris they collected from the Coosa. (Courtesy of Greater Gadsden Area Tourism) 10-06-2022 By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor The week of September 26 to October 1 marked the Coosa River/Neely Henry Lake leg of the statewide cleanup known as Renew Our […]
In & around SEC football: Week 5 Previews and Predictions
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Alabama Week 5 Recap Despite star quarterback Bryce Young missing the second half, a dominant fourth quarter propelled Alabama to a 49-26 victory over Arkansas last week. Young injured his shoulder in the first half, and the Crimson Tide’s 28-0 lead evaporated in the third quarter. The Hogs drew within 28-23 […]
Legals for 10/7/2022 – 10/13/2022
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 Allison L Waits An Unmarried Woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Peoples Independent Bank, its successors and assigns dated May […]