Jeff Johnson receives Ralph Lane Spirit Award from DGI
Kay Moore, director of Downtown Gadsden, Inc. (DGI) presented the Ralph Lane Spirit Award to Jeff Johnson at the DGI Biennial meeting on April 25. Lane was instrumental in the founding of DGI. After his death in 2016, Moore named an award after him. The award is intended to go to someone that has been […]
Southside High band performs in D.C. parade
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor The Southside High School marching band, also known as “The Pride of Southside,” certainly made the city proud when the band performed at the 2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. on April 13. The band, made up of about 130 members, traveled to the nation’s capital to […]
GSCC to host fire safety trainings
Gadsden State Community College and the Alabama Community College System is sponsoring training sessions focused on fire extinguisher and fire safety. The training is free. There will be three two-hour sessions offered on May 31 at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Training begins in room 213 in Helderman Hall on the Wallace Drive […]
ALEA relocating Highway Patrol Post to City of Gadsden Airport
The Gadsden City Council recently authorized Mayor Craig Ford to execute a lease agreement Ford had been negotiating for months with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to relocate the agency’s local Highway Patrol Post in Attalla to inside the city limits of Gadsden. ALEA Troopers will be co-located at the Fire Training and Prevention […]
GCHS recognizes pair of NMF students
Gadsden City High held a ceremony and reception on Friday, April 19 to honor Mithun Rameshkumar and Sally Whitt, the school’s their two National Merit Finalist for the Class of 2024. Rameshkumar is the son of Gyathri Kandasamy and Ramesh Chellamuthu. He has a 4.0 GPA and is in the top one percent of his […]
Fine arts center to undergo $7.9 million renovation
Gadsden State Community College President Kathy Murphy recently announced the large-scale renovation of the Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center and academic wing. “We are excited about this occasion,” she said “We are making history and making sure that our employees, our students and our community have the facility they deserve.” The project will cost almost […]
Ambulance donated to Gadsden State EMS program
American Medical Emergency Dispatch, a local ambulance service, recently donated a 2015 Chevy Type I Ambulance to Gadsden State Community College’s Emergency Medical Services Program. The donation will enhance emergency vehicle driver training and will support EMS students to train in real-world environments. “We can now simulate all aspects of patient care in EMS,” said […]
Community Calendar: May 3, 2024
Email your submissions to khoskins@gadsdenmessenger.com. Please include the name, date, time, location and cost of the event, as well as contact information for event coordinators. May 3 The BassTactix Alabama state championship will be held at Coosa Landing from 5 a.m. until 3 p.m. BassTactix Alabama is a Christian-based 501 C3 Non-Profit youth and adult […]
The Vagabond – Emma Sansom’s brief return to Gadsden
By Danny Crownover In July of 1898 shortly before the United States had won the Spanish-American War, citizens of Gadsden were preparing a fine reception in honor of Emma Sansom (pictured at far right), who at that point was Mrs. Chris Johnson. Emma was the Etowah County teenage heroine who piloted C.S.A. General Nathan Bedford […]