Etowah EMA hosts weather radio programming event
The Etowah County Emergency Management Agency helped residents prepare for severe weather Wednesday by programming weather alert radios at Walmart from 2 to 7 p.m. By 4 p.m., more than 100 radios had been programmed, according to EMA Public Information Officer Patrick Huselton. “Our primary severe weather season, of course, is in the spring,” Huselton […]
The rise and fall of a football legend: Looking into Fallen Moc: The Empty Five-Star with author David Williams
By Caylie Moore, Features Editor Dr. David Williams is no small man. As a former collegiate running back, Williams stood exactly 6 feet tall and weighed nearly 220 pounds in the prime of his life, and he still towers over the average person when he walks into a room — though he works as an […]
Don’t throw it away
By Shawn Blackmon There are moments in a football game when throwing the ball away is the smartest thing a quarterback can do. The pocket collapses, defenders are closing in, and instead of taking a sack or forcing a bad pass, he throws it out of bounds and lives to play another down. That may […]
Gas can grace
By Sandra Bost We moved our motorhome this week! It was time. Work-camping at our last stop was a blessing for working out the RV kinks and saving money, but our bodies don’t bounce back from manual labor like they used to. Plus, a new project needs our full attention — so away we went. […]
From flooded floors to open doors
By Craig Scott, Director of Gadsden Public Library At 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, I received the kind of phone call no library director ever wants to get. Amy McCary, our Circulation Manager and normally the first staff member to arrive each morning, was calling me from the Gadsden Public Library. She was crying. […]
Grief doesn’t follow a timeline
By Carrie Halladay One of the most common misconceptions about grief is that, given enough time, we should eventually be “over it.” We sometimes expect grief to follow a predictable path: we experience a loss, go through a difficult period and gradually return to normal. But grief rarely works that way. When someone we love […]
City dynamite blast and wandering thoughts
By Danny Crownover [The Vagabond] The heaviest dynamite explosion inside the city limits of Gadsden occurred at the Hammond Iron Ore Mines at the point of Shinbone Ridge on Tuscaloosa Avenue, near the T.A.& G. Railroad, one night in 1908. It was caused by a fire in the machinery room at the mouth of the […]
Love, loss and remembrance
By Tabitha Bozeman As our country remembers 9/11 this week, I am reminded of the seasonal nature of love and loss and remembrance, and how universal loss is to the human experience. This has been a season of remembrance, and today is a day for remembrance. All of my children were born post 9/11, but […]
Barrie Center children heal through art at GMA camp
In July, children served by The James M. Barrie Center for Children had a special opportunity to attend Summer Art Camp at the Gadsden Museum of Art. The camp, made possible through a collaboration between the two organizations, provided children with an opportunity to explore their creativity in a safe, supportive and encouraging environment. This […]