Westbrook and Faith Christian compete in close volleyball match
By Alex Chaney On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Westbrook and Faith Christian faced off in a volleyball match that ultimately saw Westbrook win — but not without a long and hard fight from Faith Christian. The matchup, a Private A – Area 6 game between the second and third place teams in the area, proved to […]
Gadsden State to host 9th annual Mental Health Conference with community health partners
Gadsden State Community College will host its ninth annual Mental Health Conference from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 in the Helderman Hall Auditorium. The conference is presented by Gadsden State’s Continuing Education & Workforce Development Department in partnership with Gadsden Regional Medical Center and the East Central Alabama AHEC Statewide Program. […]
Upcoming country singer Jesselyn James aims to empower domestic violence survivors, others struggling with addiction and mental illness
By Caylie Moore, Features Editor Local singer-songwriter Jesselyn James has stumbled her way through the darkness before, facing domestic violence, addiction and mental illness head-on throughout her teens and 20s. What she most wants people to know, however, is that she is a survivor — and that they can be, too. The Michigan-raised, Alabama-reborn country […]
American Legion News
By Ken Davis The American Legion News Post 71 in Attalla will host the 7th annual rodeo on oct 16 and 17. This year the rodeos feature event including Maddie McCallie, a professional trick ride, barrel racing, calf roping, bronc riding and bull riding. The rodeo is part of the Southeastern Professional Rodeo Association and […]
Gallery from 10-02-26: Gaston conquers Saks 72-42
Photos by Lindsey Frazier, News Editor
Red Cross: Patients are counting on blood and platelet donors to give now
The American Red Cross asks people to book a time to give blood or platelets to help keep the blood supply as strong as possible this fall. The seasons may change, but the need for blood is constant. Donors of all blood types are being called on to roll up a sleeve and give hope […]
Nia Jones of Gadsden among scholars advancing the mission to improve rural healthcare
An Etowah County student is among a new group of scholars participating in The University of Alabama’s rural health programs designed to prepare future health care providers to serve rural communities. Nia Jones of is one of three students who recently joined the Rural Community Health Scholars Program at UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. […]
A library legacy: Remembering Bobby Junkins
By Craig Scott, Director of Gadsden Public Library Every other week when I sit down to write this column, I usually have a pretty good idea of what I want to share with you about the Gadsden Public Library. This week was going to be about some of the many programs and activities we have […]
Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama Receives $150,000 Sanguinetti Grant to Expand Space Mission and STEM Access for Title I Students
Students in Etowah County and eight other Northeast Alabama counties will have expanded access to simulated space missions and hands-on STEM activities through a $150,000 grant awarded to the Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama. The grant, from the Phillip A. and Elise A. Sanguinetti Scholarship Fund through the Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama, will […]