Blind Glencoe grad receives Lighthouse Guild scholarship
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor Charli Strawn, a legally blind recent graduate of Glencoe High School, will be attending Auburn University in the fall, and thanks to a $10,000 scholarship from Lighthouse Guild, she will be able to worry a little less. While Strawn has faced challenges, like being legally blind or spending her first […]
RaceTrac near I-59 in Gadsden installing four EV chargers
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor The RaceTrac store at 1715 West Grand Avenue in Gadsden will soon install four electric vehicle (EV) chargers thanks to a grant administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). Governor Kay Ivey, through the assistance of ADECA, has awarded 14 grants across Alabama communities totaling $11.2 […]
Arranging the Pieces… Practicing the right to practice freedom
By Tabitha Bozeman In light of the holiday and my current parenting season, I have been thinking a lot about the concept of freedom. At our house, we have a child who has learned the “I don’t know if you can, but you may” distinction, and has been driving us all a little crazy with […]
Strawberry Cheese Ring, Summer Squash Bread. Pecan Ice Cream Pie
By Andy Bedwell Sunday family dinners at houses in the South were a nourishing part of childhood years. We gathered at my mother’s home where we were surrounded with the aroma of Southern cooking at its best. Strawberry Cheese Ring 1 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, grated 1 cup chopped, pecans 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1 medium […]
From God’s word – Remember that God’s Word is our weapon
By Toni Ford Psalm 91 has been sometimes referred as the “The Soldier’s Psalm.” I saw nu-merous soldiers over the last two weeks while I was in Israel, a nation that is in the middle of a war. So, it was a very common sight to see soldiers walking along the streets. One evening during […]
The Devotion to Christ – We all need a solid fence
My new neighbor recently told me the homeowner before us did not keep up the yard for years. The grass was knee high, weeds were hip high, saplings all over the place were fighting for sunlight and poison ivy was everywhere. The wilderness had been beaten back in some areas at the property line, but […]
The Vagabond – A quack doctor in 1880s Gadsden
By Danny Crownover In May of 1888, a local newspaper reported that Dr. M.R. Ferguson, who was one of the most colorful figures of Etowah County for many years, advertised that he was curing “all ills of the human body by the mysterious power given me by Divine power. Call to see me and be […]
Vicki’s Verbage – Obsession in the form of dedication
By Vicki Scott This past Sunday, our pastor was displaying his U.S. Air Force jacket (many people thought that he might not be able wear it, but it still fit after 15 years). Every pin and ribbon said a lot about who he was. He pointed out that when he wore that uniform, he was […]
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie Preston – A wide variety of headaches
By Rosie Preston Pain usually does not give a person anything to laugh about, but the symptoms often heard by a doctor when explained by a patient sound unbelievable. The other day I found a book which includes every pain imaginable recorded in the words used by patients in describing their headache. It felt good […]