Gadsden Schools and Gadsden Public Library to host Lights On
Gadsden City Schools, in partnership with the Gadsden Public Library, announced the 3rd Annual Lights On for Afterschool Celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Gadsden Public Library. Gadsden City Schools will join the Afterschool Alliance in this year’s Lights On Afterschool, a nationwide series of events celebrating and […]
GRMC urges citizens to take advantage of healthcare plans
The last several months of the year are often spent enjoying cooler weather, watching football and preparing for the holidays. This is also a great time to review your health plan to determine whether you’ve met or are close to meeting your insurance deductible. If you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), it’s time to […]
Evaluating ideas frees us from fears of ideas
By Tabitha Bozeman From the very beginning of our country’s establishment, there have been competing ideas and beliefs, and that has made us as strong as it has divided. We are a country full of strongly-held ideas and beliefs, which can lead to divisiveness. Some believe the way to limit or heal those divides is […]
Welcome to the Library: A Legacy of Service Since 1906
By Craig Scott The Gadsden Public Library officially opened its doors as a Carnegie Library on December 20, 1906, at the corner of Forrest Avenue and South 7th Street. Its first collection—456 books donated by the Thursday Study Club—became the foundation for what would grow into one of the community’s most enduring institutions. The library’s […]
Etowah County Courthouse once was filthy
By Danny Crownover Back around 1949 the local paper was talking about when Etowah County’s new million-dollar courthouse was to be taken over and occupied. It was high hopes that responsible officials would endeavor to see that it was kept clean and decent. They also said it would need the help and cooperation of the […]
The taste of remembering
By Sam Hill This week I had the honor of interviewing my brother-in-law Josh, someone who, like me, actually cooks out of the cookbooks they collect. When I say I found a kindred spirit in Josh, I mean this guy can throw down in a kitchen. There’s so much intentionality in his food, so much […]
Sometimes I’d like to quit
By Michael Brooks I don’t often get to visit other churches on Sundays, but did so recently. I’d heard the pastor had two more weeks of service, but it turned out that particular Sunday was the final one. She (yes, unusual for a Baptist church) said it with a smile, but in plain language said […]
For such a time as this
By Sandra Bost I have always loved butterflies. Their vibrant colors and graceful, carefree flight are mesmerizing. Whenever I see one, it feels like a little God-wink—or as I like to call them, a glad surprise—a quiet reminder that He is near, orchestrating even the smallest details of my life with purpose and care. (Especially […]
Glencoe High School honors Robert Wolfe
By Karla McArthur, Education Correspondent Seventy-three years ago, Robert Wolfe became the first player to score a touchdown on Glencoe High School’s football field. It was 1952, and the historic moment came during the first game ever played on the school’s new field. Wolfe, who celebrated his 91st birthday on Sept. 25, was Glencoe High’s […]