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Craig Ford

July 5, 2026
Gadsden Christmas Tree
O, 78-foot Christmas tree
November 25, 2025
Submitted by The City of Gadsen Work is underway in Gadsden on a new Christmas attraction: the tallest Christmas tree in Alabama.  The 78-foot Christmas tr...
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Craig Ford: Gadsden, Etowah County should remain in Congressional District 4
July 21, 2023
By Craig Ford Next week, state lawmakers will return to Montgomery for a special legislative session to draw new congression...
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Proposed bill would be ‘death blow’ to city, says Ford
February 16, 2023
Photo: City of Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford, pictured standing by the Coosa River across from City Hall, re...
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What you need to know about the COVID vaccine
July 30, 2021
By Craig Ford There are a lot of people out there who have legitimate and understandable concerns about getting the coronav...
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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and boy, do they deserve it!
May 7, 2021
By Craig Ford This past week was National Teacher Appreciation Week, and certainly our educators deserve appreciation now more...
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A plan for students to return safely to school, whenever that may be
July 24, 2020
By Craig Ford In a few weeks, most students in Alabama are scheduled to return to school. With so few days left before studen...
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You Should Consider Voting Absentee This Summer
June 19, 2020
By Craig Ford The Republican and Democratic primary runoff elections are still scheduled to take place on July 14, and many vo...
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Building new prisons is not the answer
December 6, 2019
By Craig Ford Alabama should be building better schools, not better prisons. It’s as simple as that. And the truth is if we had d...
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Charter schools in Alabama continue national trend of waste, fraud and corruption
October 11, 2019
By Craig Ford One of the biggest arguments against charter schools is that they have been hotbeds of waste, fraud...

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