E-Edition 11-21-2025
E-Edition 11-21-2025
Etowah County Peer Helpers to host Giving Tuesday fundraiser for Sleep in Heavenly Peace
The Peer Helpers programs across the Etowah County School System are preparing to raise awareness and collect donations for Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Each school in the district will hold Giving Tuesday on Dec. 2. Students may pay $2 to wear pajamas for the day, with all proceeds benefiting the charity. Sleep in Heavenly Peace […]
Etowah County Schools earn highest-ever ‘A’ on Alabama State Report Card, marking major academic gains
Etowah County Schools is celebrating a major academic milestone after earning a 90, an A, on the Alabama State Department of Education’s annual report card — a four-point increase from last year and the district’s highest score since the state introduced its letter-grade accountability system. Superintendent Alan Cosby credited students, teachers and staff for the […]
Gadsden Salvation Army kicks off annual Angel Tree and Red Kettle initiatives
The Salvation Army kicked off its annual Angel Tree and Red Kettle initiatives on Saturday, Nov. 15, with a community event at First Baptist Church of Gadsden. The charity’s Angel Tree program and iconic Red Kettle Campaign are long-standing traditions that unite the Salvation Army and the community in supporting families in need during the […]
Steven Don Anderson
Steven Don Anderson passed away Friday Nov. 14. He was preceded in death by his parents: Herman Doyle Anderson and Frances Marie Lecroy Anderson, Niece: Alandrya Anderson and nephew: Keith Anderson. Left to cherish his memories are his wife: Laritha Anderson, daughter: Lacee (Alex) West, sons, Steven “Bubba” (Jessica) Anderson and Nicholas (Mollie) Anderson, grandchildren, […]
Rosa Johnson
Rosie Johnson, 89, of Gadsden, passed away on Oct. 31. Born on July 17, 1936. Rosa was the wife of the late Mark Johnson and lived in the Lincoln Park subdivision for many years. Rosa is survived by her daughter Cynthia, her three children, eight grandchildren, and two great grands. Her sister Bertha Turner and […]
Rickey L. Bryant
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Village Chapel Funeral Home for Rickey L. Bryant, 75, Attalla, who died on Nov. 17. Chaplain Mike Smith will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was a graduate of Emma Sansom High School, Class of 1969. For 20 years, he was an […]
Patti Jayne McDaniel
Patti Jayne McDaniel of Rainbow City, Alabama, passed away on Nov. 15, at the age of 68. Born on June 29, 1957, in Gadsden, Alabama, she was a loving mother, grandmother, cousin, and friend whose warmth and kindness touched everyone she met. A proud graduate Southside High School active member of many clubs and the […]
Nita Lou Greene Myrick
Nita Lou Greene Myrick, 94, died peacefully on Nov. 15, in Gadsden, Alabama. Nita was born in Gadsden, Alabama on May 21, 1931, to Tandy Greene and Daisy Hale Greene. A devoted Christian, Mother, wife, and friend, she lived a life of faith, love, and service. Nita cared for her family, children and animals. Nita […]