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August 12, 2016

By Kaitlin Fleming, Staff Correspondent The Gadsden Job Corps was founded by a federal program that began in 1964. Job Corps is...

Etowah County student attends Alabama Governor's School

August 12, 2016

By Mary Elizabeth Dial, Staff Correspondent Lesley Cox was one of 92 students to attend Alabama Governor’s School, or AGS, in June. The senior...

New Etowah Middle School holds groundbreaking

August 5, 2016

By Sarrah Peters News Editor On Monday, Attalla city officials held a groundbreaking for the new Etowah Middle School. The 35,000 feet new school will be built where the old Et...

Local coach taking recovery step by step

August 5, 2016

By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor Although it wasn’t the day he officially entered the world, John Butts celebrated another sort of birthday last S...

Gadsden community remembers Ralph Lane

August 5, 2016

by Kaitlyn Fleming Staff Correspondent On Sunday, July 31, the community lost beloved member Ralph Lane. Ralph Lane passed away at the age of 64 after...

Local works to improve community

August 5, 2016

By Sarrah Peters News Editor When Rugenia Moore-Henry moved back to the Green Pasture community in Gadsden, she noticed some minor things that needed to...

ABC charity donates school supplies

August 5, 2016

By Sarrah Peters News Editor On Monday, August 2, teachers at Walnut Park Elementary School received the gift of supplies for the classrooms. Anna...

GPL excited to kick off Gadsden Reads

July 29, 2016

By Sarrah Peters News Editor Gadsden Public Library is kicking off Gadsden Reads on August 1.  Gadsden Reads is a literary movement, in which a chosen...

Job Corps honors its graduating class

July 29, 2016

By Sarrah Peters News Editor On Friday, July 22, the Gadsden Job Corps Center honored about 75 students during its graduation ceremonies. The progra...