Alabama Pizza Co. officially opens in RBC
Rainbow City’s newest restaurant officially celebrated its opening on Thursday, March 28. City leaders, members of The Chamber and the owners and workers of Alabama Pizza Company celebrated the store’s grand opening with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and an early lunch. The restaurant offers New York style pizza made with dough made fresh every day, […]
GRMC celebrates National Doctors’ Day with donation to Family Success Center
Gadsden Regional Medical Center celebrated National Doctors’ Day by supporting the Family Success Center of Etowah County. The medical staff chose the nonprofit entity, whose mission is strengthening families in Etowah County, to receive a $6,000 donation on their behalf. National Doctors’ Day serves as a moment to honor the dedication, skill and unwavering commitment […]
The Vagabond – Medicine shows in 19th century Gadsden
By Danny Crownover In the 1880s, Gadsden was frequently visited by medicine shows that were occasionally entertaining and generally on the bizarre side. The shows afforded opportunity for the mountebank to display his wares and for the faker to rake in the dollars of suckers. One of those traveling sales merchants was the Wizard Oil […]
Arranging the Pieces… We all need a little help
By Tabitha Bozeman The Urban Dictionary defines “tribe” as a “group of people who care for you like family.” I’ve always heard “it takes a village” to raise kids, but as I’ve aged, I’ve realized that it takes a village to not only survive life, but to thrive. I’ve mentioned before that longevity studies show […]
Southern Chicken Salad, Broccoli Salad, Apple Snicker Salad and Pink “Stuff” Salad
By Andy Bedwell There’s just a hard-to-express “goodness” that everybody loves about well-made salads. Take the classic Caesar salad. The dressing is made with different ingredients, which by themselves usually are not on anyone’s list of top treats. But whip them into a sauce, and presto – you have a delicious dressing. Andy’s Southern Chicken […]
The Devotion to Christ – He prepares a table before me
By Brian Cook We recently celebrated Easter. What an incredible and happy time to be a Christian. And when you work with adults that are converting to Catholicism, it is an especially joyous time! It is the grand and glorious pinnacle moment when they finally get to join in the feast at their Savior’s table. […]
From God’s word – Crawling up on Abba’s lap
By Toni Ford Matthew 19:13-14 says, “Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” One […]
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie – The peaks and valleys of motherhood
By Rosie Preston Erma Bombeck was the author of many best-selling books and had a wonderful way of telling truths about her family that left most mothers (such as myself) laughing out loud as she described her husband and children. Most mothers could identify with Erma, and we passed her books around like wildfire. I […]
An honor system for the dishonorable
By Vicki Scott Easter time is the beginning of the chaos of people visiting Lake Logan Martin here in Dadeville. Neighborhood houses have been sold and/or renovated for rental purposes and the lights were on in all those houses this past weekend. Boats and wave runners were out roughing up the still waters and local […]