Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell: Shrimp Mold, Cheese Ball, Onion Rings and Party Punch
An appetizer is served before a full meal and it is supposed to stave off your hunger. I have always considered an appetizer as something extra and it also is a fabulous way of extending warm Southern hospitality to a group. I have tried to assemble recipes for appetizers that are practically no work at […]
Arranging the Pieces: Intentional ‘Nestimas’
The holidays are drawing to a close for this year, and another year is about to begin. The last few weeks have been full of gatherings and gifting, festivities and ice skating, lights and music — and I, for one, am ready for a couple of days to unwind, slow down and set some intentions […]
Legals for 12/29/2023 – 01/04/2024
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Mary Katharine Lipscomb and Tony Dale Lipscomb, wife and husband, to Union Planters Bank, N.A. d/b/a Regions Mortgage, dated the 28th day of April, 2005, which Mortgage was recorded in the Office of […]
Alabama transplant celebrates 100th birthday with numerous proclamations
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor She may have spent her younger years dining in the California homes of stars like Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra, but these days, 100-year-old Nina Tenerani enjoys spending her time volunteering at the Gadsden Public Library and playing cards with her numerous friends. Tenerani, who celebrated her 100th birthday on […]
Historic Gunn-Bellenger House restored, opened as event center
The historic Gunn-Bellenger House on Chestnut Street in downtown Gadsden has been restored to its former glory and opened as an event space. The time-period accurate colorful paint job on the exterior is carried inside. Rooms now adorned with wallpapers, paint, period-appropriate accents and some original furniture. The two-story home has a long history, including […]
Mark Dooley named chief executive officer of Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden Regional Medical Center has named Mark Dooley as chief executive officer (CEO), effective January 29, 2024. Dooley has more than 30 years of healthcare experience, most recently serving as CEO of Dupont Hospital, a 131-bed facility, and as Network Executive overseeing physician recruitment and marketing and community relations for Lutheran Health Network in Fort […]
Gadsden State Alumni Association presents annual awards
Gadsden State’s Alumni Association Awards honored the 2023 Outstanding Academic Faculty, Outstanding Technical Faculty, Outstanding Support Staff, the Distinguished Service Award and the Distinguished Alumni of the Year at the annual employee holiday luncheon held Dec. 18 at the Beck Conference Center. The awards were presented by Dr. Kathy Murphy, president of Gadsden State, and […]
W.M. Meeks, early Gadsden newspaperman
By Danny Crownover One of the pioneers who helped to build Gadsden was one William Marion Meeks, who succeeded in creating a large estate through superior natural endowment, great energy and industry. Meeks was born in Floyd County, Ga., on Feb. 16, 1845. His parents moved to Cherokee County when he was 4 years old. […]
Why don’t I hear Christmas chimes anymore?
By Rosie Preston Erma Bombeck was a well-known humorist in the 1970s and 80s when my children were young. She wrote wonderfully stories about her family that would keep me laughing, mostly at myself! You are mostly on your own during the early years of raising a child, and you learn a lot by trial […]