Boring for oil and gas near Gadsden
By Danny Crownover In 1868, Gadsden was excited over the effort to drill an oil well in Owl Valley just on the northern edge of the city, and the results were so favorable that it was decided 50 years later to organize a company and make another test. It was in June 1918 that the […]
Kent Back Announces Reelection Campaign for Gadsden City Council District 4
Kent Back has officially announced his campaign for reelection to the Gadsden City Council representing District 4, pledging to continue working hard for the citizens of Gadsden and building on the progress made throughout the community. “Serving the people of District 4 has been one of the greatest honors of my life,” said Back. “Together, […]
Don’t go back
By Shawn Blackmon Have you ever noticed how easy it is to forget how painful something really was? A toxic relationship. A destructive habit. A season of depression. An addiction. A place where you cried yourself to sleep and begged God for a way out. Then somehow, after enough time passes, we begin to romanticize […]
E-Edition 06-05-2026
E-Edition 06-05-2026_REDUCED
Legals for 6/05/2026 – 6/11/2026
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ETOWAH Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Philip Montgomery and Tara Montgomery, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Embrace Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns dated […]
Legals for 5/29/2026 – 6/04/2026
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ETOWAH Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Philip Montgomery and Tara Montgomery, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Embrace Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns dated […]
Councilwoman McGriff appointed to national youth council
Jennifer McGriff, Councilmember of Southside, Alabama, has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2026 Council on Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Council). “I am honored to be appointed to the National League of Cities’ Council on Youth, Education and Families,” McGriff said in a statement. “The families of Southside are at the […]