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By Sandra Bost The other day, we came home to a fresh pile of “doggy-doo” on our front porch steps. This abominable batch was l...

By Shawn Blackmon As we celebrated Mother’s Day this past Sunday, we recognize Mother’s Day is more than flowers, cards and ce...

A public ceremony honoring Revolutionary War patriot Joseph Garner will be held Saturday, May 23, i...

MAY 19, 2026 – PRIMARY ELECTION JUNE 16, 2026 – PRIMARY RUN-OFF ELECTION Qualified voters can apply for an absentee ballot that c...

By Lindsey Frazier, Features Editor Tucked away in a cul-de-sac down the winding roads of Whorton Bend, Billy Crawford lives with his son, Roy, and daughter-in-law, Vickie, though he hasn’t lived there long...

By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor Construction is officially underway on the $76.5 million Gadsden Athletic Center, a major sports and recreation development city leaders say will serve...

Project SPARK is a three-year professional development program funded by the U.S. Department of Educa...

By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor For more than two decades, Walter Wilson “Wally” Burns Jr. helped shape the city he spent his entire life calling home. Burns, Southside’s former mayor,...

Lucas Kilgro, chapter president of Alpha Gamma Rho at Mississippi State, was awarded the Employee of th...