For Alabama Democrats, as the saying goes, “There’s a light at the end of the tunnel and for once it isn’t a train!” That’s because the state party has undergone…
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Category: Local
Gadsden City Council Members Appointed
Kent Back, City Councilmember District 4 has been appointed to serve on the National League of Cities’ Finance, Administration & Intergovernmental Relations (FAIR) Committee. Councilman Back was elected to a…
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RSVP OFFERS FREE TAX HELP
At RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program) in Etowah and Cherokee County, people 55 and over are busy reaching others through 60 nonprofit organizations or schools, but probably our most…
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Southern Poverty Law Center
An Update from SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang Last week’s events at the Capitol were horrific. Never before have we seen the Confederate flag flying in our nation’s Capitol,…
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Alabama Arise Executive Director Releases Statement
Condemns Insurrection, Demands Protection and Expansion of Voting Rights By Alabama Arise Executive Director Robyn Hyden “The assault on the U.S. Capitol this week was a violent and racist attack…
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Mo Brooks’ Funhouse
Back in the old days when the whole town got excited about the carnival coming to the county fairgrounds, folks flocked to see the Funhouse Mirrors because it made them…
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Veteran’s Memorial Monument
Jason “Sunny” Young Honors War Heroes Who Attended Carver High School, With Veteran’s Memorial Monument After returning home from the Vietnam War in January 1970, Jason “Sunny” Young, Carver High School…
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Tuscaloosa Mayor Reopens College Bars
Tuscaloosa Mayor Reopens College Bars as COVID-19 Skyrockets at University of Alabama By Emily Shugerman, The Daily Beast The mayor of Tuscaloosa is letting bars near the University of Alabama reopen on…
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Local NAACP President Is Ready To Serve
Local NAACP President Is Ready To Serve The Communities of Gadsden/Etowah County! By Elaine Harris Spearman, Esquire The NAACP was founded on the beliefs that are embodied in the Constitution…
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Alabama prison officers ‘use cruel and unusual punishment’ on inmates, DOJ says
By Danielle Zoellner, The Independent Alabama prisons have used ”cruel and unusual punishment” on inmates by allowing correctional officers to perform routine beatings, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said following an…
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