April 27, 2012
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Local residents affected by the 2011 April 27 tornado outbreak will receive additional relief this Saturday (Apr. 28).
Piers...
April 27, 2012
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor
Storms ravaged Alabama on April 27, 2011. Tornados plowed across the northern part of the state from Tuscaloosa all the way to Georgia, destroying virtually everything in t...
May 4, 2012
By Mike Goodson/Messenger correspondent
Dr. George E. Fant, M.D., Judge Charles Wayne Owen and Gadsden businessman Gordon R. Isbell (de...
May 4, 2012
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Forty-three educators from area schools were recognized at the 2012 Gadsden-Etowah County Teachers of the Year Banquet last Wednesday (May 2) at the Senior Activity Center in Ga...
May 10, 2012
Gadsden State Community College recently held its annual Honor’s Day events in Gadsden at the W...
May 10, 2012
By Phil Swindall/WGAD Radio News Director
A Sardis High School student with autism is in Boston, Mass....
May 18, 2012
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
With the combined effort of students, teacher, parents and community volunteers, a portion of Attalla Elementary underwent an extreme makeover of sorts this week.
In the...
May 25, 2012
By Chris McCarthy
Publisher/Editor
For a textbook example of self-made business, look no further than Gadsden’s own Paula Martinez.
Over the space of just three years as a Mark’s Cosmetics representative, the 2004 Litc...
May 25, 2012
By Chris McCarthy
Publisher/Editor
File Keith Robinson in the “Local Boy Does Good” category.
The 1981 Emma Samson graduate and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) industrial engineer was the featured speake...
June 1, 2012
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
It was both a Welcome Home get-together and a Bon Voyage party for two well-known Gadsden natives on May 25.
Former Gadsden City High and University of Alabama f...
June 1, 2012
By Mike Goodson/Staff Correspondent
Former students, friends and faculty gathered on May 26 for a block party on Wall Street in Alabama City. The event included a parade and the dedication of “Rip” Reagan Par...
June 8, 2012
The Gadsden Composite Squadron held its award ceremony and change of command ceremony on June 5. Major Talmadge Butler, Unit Commander and...
June 15, 2012
By Chris McCarthy/Publisher/Editor
As her recent achievements suggest, 13 year-old Kate Falcon can carry a tune.
The Southside resident and Rainbow Middle S...
June 15, 2012
By Tamara Tellis/Staff Writer
Child abuse and neglect are only two of the many heart-wrenching reasons why so many children end up in foster care.&...
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