Miles Holcomb returns to Southside football program
A familiar face is returning to Southside High School’s football program. Miles Holcomb, who began working at Southside in 2021 but left in 2024 for the head coaching position at Tuscaloosa County High School, was named head coach for the Panthers at a recent school board meeting. The father of two left for the head […]
Local mother raises awareness through World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day on March 21 is a global awareness day, which has been observed nationally since 2012. On this day, advocates across the world speak up in support of people living with Down syndrome, according to the Word Down Syndrome Day website. The website promotes the right for people living with Down syndrome […]
03-21-25 E-Edition
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Former Etowah coach and Westbrook AD hired at Snead State
Snead State Community College recently announced the latest addition to the Athletic Department’s coaching staff. Snead State alumnus Drew Noles has joined the staff as the first coach of the new Women’s Flag Football program. “We’re thrilled to add flag football to our athletics department and couldn’t ask for a better leader to take the […]
Greater Gadsden Area Tourism hosting Youth Fly Fishing Clinic
Greater Gadsden Area Tourism is casting a vision for the future by inspiring young anglers to take up the art of Fly Fishing. Committed to fostering a love for the outdoors and preserving the region’s rich fishing heritage, the organization is dedicated to providing hands-on opportunities for local youth to learn this timeless sport. By partnering […]
From the unknown to the known
By Tabitha Bozeman The other night, my husband handed me a note my daughter had written for me. When I unfolded it, I read her request to write a story she’d had an idea for, about a woman cursed to live forever and falling in love then losing her love over and over throughout many […]
From Cult to Catholic
By Brian Cook I was never in a cult. I just thought Catholicism was “the largest cult in the world”. I said those exact words to my dad one day when I was at his house preparing to go deer hunting. Can’t remember what book I was reading, but it was one of a thousand […]
Lessons From The Believers In Colossae
By Toni Ford From the very beginning, we learn that this letter is from Paul, addressed to the kedoshim (holy ones), the faithful brothers and sisters in the Messiah who are in Colossae. An interesting aspect of this group of believers is that Paul did not establish this congregation, so he had never met these […]