Tanker truck crashes into Coosa River; driver safe, fuel spill contained
A tanker truck driver is safe after a crash off the Meighan Bridge into the Coosa River Tuesday morning. The situation prompted a multi-agency emergency response and fuel containment effort. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. on April 28 along U.S. Highway 431 North, according to the Gadsden Fire Department. First responders arrived to find […]
Stamp out hunger returns on May 9
The Nation’s largest one day food drive to combat hunger will be conducted this year on Saturday, May 9. The Gadsden City letter carriers and some rural carriers will be working with the Etowah Community Food Bank and your local United Way of Etowah County to make this the largest one-day food drive in Etowah […]
Middle school students take the stage in Dare to Dream JR. Musical Revue
Rainbow Middle School performed Disney’s Dare to Dream JR., a 60-minute musical revue that follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio. As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore the power of dreams to unite, inspire […]
Areas students excel in middle school math bee
TEAM RESULTS CIPHERING 6th Grade 1st – Rainbow Middle School 2nd – Sardis Middle School 3rd – Glencoe Middle School 7th Grade 1st – Sardis Middle School 2nd – Gaston High School 3rd – Rainbow Middle School 7th Grade Advanced 1st – Sardis Middle School 2nd – West End High School 3rd – Hokes Bluff […]
Historic Gadsden Bells
By Danny Crownover Back in the late 1940s, it was suggested that the old bell in the court house tower and other of historical value be preserved and placed in a museum advocated by Judge W. M. Rayburn. The idea was a good one. About two years later the city removed the big bell from […]
Happy National Library Week from the GPL
By Craig Scott It’s National Library Week, and here at the Gadsden Public Library, we’re celebrating in a way that reflects exactly who we are—a place for everyone, filled with opportunity, discovery, and yes… a little bit of fun along the way. Throughout the week, we’re hosting activities for all ages, including a lighthearted favorite […]
Recognize burnout before it’s too late
By Carrie Halladay Most people don’t recognize burnout when it starts. They notice it later—when they’re exhausted, irritable, and wondering why things that used to feel manageable suddenly feel overwhelming. Burnout doesn’t usually show up all at once. It builds slowly. At first, it can look like being busy. You have a lot on your […]
The passageway between what was and what is next
By Tabitha Bozeman Late spring is almost-summer, a nearly-finished season of the first flowers and spring rain. It is a season that feels full of growth, but not settled. Spring is a time for enjoying the beauty and color around us, but also anticipating the hot and humid days ahead. It is a quietly anticipatory […]
‘Fear not, for I am with you’
By Shawn Blackmon As we close out this season of fearless faith, we are reminded of one powerful truth: we can live fearless because God is holding us. Fear does not always come from the situation itself. Sometimes fear grows in the space where we feel unsupported, uncovered, or alone. When we believe nobody has […]