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Gadsden State Employee Leads Relief Effort for Western North Carolina Flood Victims

PTK AND Gadsden State Employee team up to help western North Carolina

Gadsden, AL – When devastating floods struck western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene in September, Tina Pendley, an administrative assistant in the Business, Computer Science, and Legal Studies Division at Gadsden State Community College, felt compelled to act. “My husband and I love Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Cherokee, the whole area,” Pendley shared. “My heart was so […]

Anniston Museums and Gardens to Host Plant Sale Event

Plant Sale

Anniston, AL – The Anniston Museums and Gardens invites gardening enthusiasts and plant lovers to its Third Thursday Plant Sale on November 21, 2024. The event, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., offers a wide variety of greenery for sale, including trees, shrubs, native plants, and tropical species. Held at the Longleaf Botanical Gardens (LBG) […]

Prep Roundup

Prep roundup

Calhoun County, AL – Anniston continues late-season surge, and Piedmont avenges itself to advance. Alexandria rallies, falls to Brooks. Second-round scores CLASS 6A Oxford 34, Hartselle 14, FINAL CLASS 5A Central-Clay 31, Williamson 6, FINAL CLASS 4A Brooks 41, Alexandria 35, FINAL Cherokee County 41, Central-Florence 14, FINAL Anniston 43, Good Hope 14, FINAL CLASS 3A […]

Gadsden State’s Giovanni Nannucci Earns ACCC Division I Player of the Week Honors

Gadsden State's Nannucci Named Division I Player of the Week

Gadsden, AL – Freshman shooting guard Giovanni Nannucci of the Gadsden State Cardinals men’s basketball team has been named the Division I Player of the Week by the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC). The honor follows his standout performance during the Cardinals’ 102-85 victory over Marion Military Institute on Nov. 2. Nannucci, a Greensboro, N.C., […]

Prep Basketball

Weaver’s D.J. Marbury drives the lane against White Plains on Friday at Weaver. (Photo by Brad Campbell/For East Alabama Sports Today)

Weaver, AL – Benjamin leads balanced effort as Weaver boys top White Plains. Saks girls score victory over Hokes Bluff.   Phoxton Benjamin led four Weaver players in double figures with 14 points, and the Bearcats beat visiting White Plains 56-44 on Friday. Kaden Gooden added 13 points, including three 3-pointers. KeShawn Allen scored 11 points, […]

Senator Katie Britt Demands Accountability from FEMA Following Allegations of Political Bias in Disaster Relief

U.S. Senator Katie Britt Works to Get Answers, Accountability After FEMA Supervisor’s Politicalization of Aid

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, has called for answers and accountability following reports that a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor instructed relief workers to bypass homes displaying Trump campaign signs during disaster outreach efforts in Florida. The alleged incidents occurred in the […]

Scoreboard, Pairings

Oxford’s Keenan Britt celebrates after the Yellow Jackets’ 34-14 victory over Hartselle on Friday. (Photo by Greg Warren/For East Alabama Sports Today)

Alabama – Statewide second-round playoff scores and quarterfinal pairings, as gathered by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. Friday’s playoff scores CLASS 7A Central-Phenix City 41, Vestavia Hills 21 Enterprise 30, Baker 14 Hoover 32, Opelika 29 (3OT) Thompson 34, Auburn 21 CLASS 6A Fort Payne 35, Homewood 32 Hueytown 21, Spanish Fort 14 Muscle Shoals […]

Gadsden State Celebrates Global Exchange During International Education Week

Gadsden State to celebrate International Education Week

Gadsden, AL – The Division of Languages and Humanities, the Alabama Language Institute, and the Students Without Borders Club at Gadsden State Community College will celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide during International Education Week (IEW), Nov. 18-22. Gadsden State has an impressive history in international programming. The Alabama Language Institute (ALI), founded […]