City of Hokes Bluff donates police vehicle to GSCC
The City of Hokes Bluff sold a fully-equipped 2015 Ford Explorer to the Gadsden State Community College Police and Public Safety Department. The cost to Gadsden State was just $1. “We want Gadsden State to be as safe as our community,” said Hokes Bluff Mayor Scott Reeves. “Hokes Bluff is among the safest cities in […]
Gadsden Airport awarded grant for pavement improvement
Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford announced the Gadsden Airport has been awarded $238,739 in state grant funds to improve its taxi lane and apron pavement. The City of Gadsden applied for the funds in February, and Governor Kay Ivey’s office notified the mayor of the award last week. “We are aggressively pursuing funds and partnerships to […]
City of Gadsden and schools identify funds for summer programs
After reviewing all the funding sources the City of Gadsden pays to Gadsden City Schools, Mayor Craig Ford and Superintendent Keith Blackwell announced they identified existing revenue that can support summer education programs in the community this year. Ford and Blackwell worked with their finance departments, which determined that the city’s property tax revenue for […]
Alabama Farm Credit celebrates grand opening of new Rainbow City branch
Alabama Farm Credit (AFC) recently celebrated the grand opening of its latest branch. This new office, marking the sixth branch for Alabama Farm Credit, had the ribbon cut and officially opened on March 20, 2024. The celebration hosted attendees including AFC members, directors, employees, local officials and Etowah Chamber members. The new branch will provide […]
First Friday kicks off in Gadsden on April 5
The 2024 First Friday season kicks off April 5. The first First Friday of the season will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on Broad Street in Gadsden. In usual First Friday fashion, there will be classic cars, live music and food vendors. Broad Street will close to traffic about 4:15 p.m. for food vendors […]
The Vagabond – Boarding houses of note in Gadsden
By Danny Crownover During the late 1870s and 1880s, much of the cultural, business and social life of Gadsden centered around four high class boarding houses conducted by prominent local families. One in particular was the Keeling old home located at the corner of First and Broad streets, a large two-story colonial white that stood […]
Traveling for motorcycles and operating on the far side of crazy
By Vicki Scott This article is an attempt to make you laugh. On March 22, my dear husband Alan, his older brother and I traveled from Dadeville to about 25 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida to pick up a motorcycle. Alan’s brother had found it online and decided that he just had to have it. […]
Arranging the Pieces… The blooms of the past
By Tabitha Bozeman Some of the first bits of green to show in our yard every March are irises. They are not the first Spring flowers to bloom — in fact, they are among the last — but as soon as those points of green start to show, I know winter is headed out. Many […]
From God’s word – Principles to develop our prayer lives
By Toni Ford As of late, it has been an extremely busy season in my life. On many mornings, my time of reading God’s Word has been cut short, but I knew I needed more of Him to get through my day. I have found myself leaning more on prayer and conversations with our Lord […]