Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell – Warm meals for a cold winter
By Andy Bedwell Chunks of beef, cubed potatoes, chopped onions and sliced chunks of carrots are in this well-seasoned stew. It has been a family favorite for years. Served with warm cornbread, it’s one of our comfort foods in the cold winter days. Southern Beef Stew 2 pounds beef stew meat 4 potatoes, cubed 2 […]
All eyes on Gadsden
By Vicki Scott It is with much excitement that I have an eye appointment this Monday. I do not care to go to a doctor, ever, but this is different. Last week, I received what I thought was a “reminder” call for my eye appointment, but it turned out to be a “change the date” […]
From God’s word – Maintaining lifelong freedom
By Toni Ford What comes to mind when you think of the word “freedom?” I think of “minimal stress,” “relaxed,” “not confined.” Webster Dictionary defines “freedom” as “the quality or state of being free, the absence of necessity or constraint in choice or action, released from something.” Freedom is available to everyone, but not everyone […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – Snake chasers and rear-end paddlers
By Rosie Preston I once read a book called Why am I afraid to tell you who I am? I still own the book, which is tattered and torn and wrapped with a rubber band. I’ve not found the time to relegate it to the book cemetery. I’ve never forgotten the book’s first few words, […]
The Vagabond – Feather renovators and medicine shows
By Danny Crownover Feather beds originated in northern Europe and were luxury items for the wealthy. Filled with goose down, the beds provided an incredibly soft sleeping experience. Back in the 1880s and 1890s, several Gadsden businessmen were engaged in the feather renovating business. Several solicitors soon covered the entire county for featherbeds to be […]