PHOTO GALLERY: West End volleyball faces off against Susan Moore
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Etowah commission backs SSUT program
By Lindsey Frazier, Features Editor The county commission approved a resolution encouraging the Alabama legislature to oppose any legislation changes that would disrupt the Simplified Sellers Used Tax (SSUT) program operations at the commission meeting on Tuesday. The SSUT is a program that allows sellers to collect a flat 8% tax on items sold into […]
Beautification board hosts 9/11 memorial observance
By Lindsey Frazier, Features Editor The Gadsden Beautification Board will host its annual 9/11 Memorial Observance on Thursday, September 11 at 5:30 p.m. on the corner of 4th & Broad Street in historic downtown Gadsden. At 5:30 p.m., on Sept. 11, 2025, Tiffany Parnell, chairman of the Gadsden Beautification Board, welcomes attendees to the corner […]
Gadsden City approves 25-26 budget
By Lindsey Frazier, Features Editor Gadsden City Council approved the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year on Tuesday during the council meeting. The previous week, Brandon Phillips, Gadsden City Finance Director, attended the council meeting with a presentation of the budget to explain the budget in detail. Expenditures All but one department are under budget […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Southside stops Lee-Huntsville
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