By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
At the August 29 Gadsden City Council meeting, council members announced that the Sixth Street Pool will reopen on Saturday, September 2.
YMCA Director Leroy Fal...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
The Turtle Island Native American Association’s 4th Annual Noccalula Falls Pow Wow will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2 and 3, at Noccalula Falls Park f...
Name: Willie Brown
Where were you born and raised?
“Raised in Gadsden. Born in Elmore County.”
What is your occupation?
“Retired from Uncle Sam. I was a mechanic for Etowah County from 1963 to 1997. I was president of the local union from 1963 to 1985. I w...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
On Monday, August 21, people across the United States looked towards the sky to view the first solar eclipse in North America since 1979. Etowah County jo...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
On Friday, August 18, the Hokes Bluff Library welcomed new author Ralph E. Jarells for a book signing of his debut novel “Ill Gotten Gains.” Jarells sold...
Name: Martha G. Lavender, PhD, RN, FAAN
Where were you born and raised?
“I was born and have lived in Etowah County all my life. My father’s family lived in H...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
Michelle Buck was out to dinner at Ruby Tuesday when she found her first painted rock sitting on a bench. It said “Hope.”
Buck had been having a challengi...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
Humane Society Pet Rescue and Adoption Center Shelter Manager Lisa Brackett remembers exactly...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
On Monday, August 21, the United States will have its first total eclipse of the sun since 1979. The next North American eclipse won’t happen until April...
Name: James “Jay” Hedgspeth.
Where were you born and raised?
“I am a native to Gadsden. Aside from a short spell in Tuscaloosa for school and Indiana for a...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
At the Gadsden City Council meeting on August 8, the council unanimously approved a lease with the Humane Society Pet Rescue and Adoption Center for a por...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
The Gadsden-Etowah Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 2 is hosting the Hot Pusuit 5K Glow Run on Saturday, August 12 to benefit the James M. Barrie Cente...
Name: Bobby M. Junkins.
Where were you born and raised?
“Hokes Bluff for all grades 1-12.”
...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
On Tuesday, August 1, George C. Day, Jr. was sworn in as Etowah County’s newest circuit cour...
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor
On July 28, about 20 people gathered in the rain at the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport to welcome a police escorted helicopter to Gadsden.
According...
