Catching up time in Alex City
By Vicki Scott This past week was another crazy, weird, and busy week. During all the commotion, I learned something new about one of my new seniors in Dadeville. This knowledge sparked memories and ideas t I could not get out of my head. Soon enough, similar things connected to this newfound knowledge. The new […]
Westbrook wins second straight area tournament title
Photo: The Westbrook Christian volleyball team gathers for a photo following the Lady Warriors’ victory over Glencoe in the Class 3A Area 11 Tournament championship on Thursday, Oct. 19 in Rainbow City. Pictured, from left: assistant coach Dale Beason, assistant coach Kyndell Daniels, Reid Elam, Raylee Neal, Ellison Stewart, Sara Cate Windle, Henley Beddingfield, Raegan Harrell, […]
Arranging the Pieces: The changing seasons of life and motherhood
By Tabitha Bozeman As the season shifts from summer to fall, I am energized by the cool mornings, the changing leaves and the wind whipping through the tops of the pines. I’ve never mourned the loss of summer because I hate the heat of it. I will admit that I do miss the summer twilights […]
Coconut-Pecan Pound Cake, Mandarin Orange Cake and Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
By Andy Bedwell If you have any hopes of being a good Southern cook, you need to be a great cake baker. I did not say that it had to be a cake made from “scratch” (as we say in the South), but a tasty and moist one. As far as I can remember, I […]
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie Preston – All creatures great and small
By Rosie Preston It’s no secret that we love our three dogs and two cats like family. Dexter is a Terrier-type mix and weighs about 35 pounds. Layla is a white dog with spots of brown and black. She is a middle-size dog and weighs around 45 pounds. Then there’s the little Chihuahua named Dixie, […]
The Vagabond – First local YMCA chapter organized in 1906
By Danny Crownover An effort to establish and maintain a local YMCA chapter was made in 1886, but it was altogether a religious organization and not successful. In 1906, however, leading citizens of Gadsden got together and decided to do something worthwhile for local young men. The first serious effort to organize a YMCA in […]
New hair salon coming to Gadsden
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor The City of Gadsden is getting a new Great Clips hair salon location at 302 East Meighan Boulevard on October 20. To help celebrate the grand opening, the business is offering haircuts for $6.99 for a limited time only. A ribbon cutting ceremony, held with the Etowah County Chamber of […]
Britnee Perkins joins the Gadsden mayor’s office as executive assistant
This past week, Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford announced the addition of Britnee Perkins to his administrative staff. Perkins is the mayor’s new executive assistant, replacing Melissa Battles, who recently joined the staff of U.S. Senator Katie Britt. “Britnee is a formidable addition to my team at city hall,” said Ford. “Her legal, insurance and real […]