Gadsden News

Police say they believe a man from Cherokee County was dared to jump off Meighan Bridge earlier this week and was able to swim to shore.

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 4:14 p.m. The recent Southeastern Plein Air Festival was a great success due to the dedicated efforts by many people in the Gadsden community.

The search for a man witnesses said jumped off the Meighan Bridge has been called off.

It was a landmark that nobody wanted: A massive dump filled with millions of old tires that attracted mosquitoes and posed a fire threat.

United States Attorney Joyce White Vance of the Northern District of Alabama and, Charles E. Regan, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that QUINTIN RICARDO JENKINS has been indicted by a federal grand jury for bank robbery.

Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 6:05 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 6:09 p.m. It will be at least September before evidence is presented to an Etowah County Grand Jury in a case in which a Gadsden police officer shot a man who had just attacked his girlfriend and her son, Etowah County District Attorney Jimmie Harp said.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:07 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. Southside is the second fastest growing city in Etowah County, and while Mayor Wally Burns said while he doesn't expect to pass Rainbow City in population by the 2010 census, he hopes Southside's population will reach 9,000 by then.

It had been about 13 years since Tommy Pinkard last saw the young man who interrupted his lunch at a Gadsden pizzeria, but Pinkard still recognized him as a former student in a state program that helps keep at-risk youth out of juvenile detention.

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 1:04 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. GADSDEN: Two businesses in the 1000 block of East Broad Street were burglarized sometime Thursday night or Friday morning.

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:53 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:53 p.m. GADSDEN: Vehicle break-ins were reported on several vehicles parked at the Gadsden Mall during the weekend.

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 4:01 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, the Gadsden Police Department was notified by personnel from Children's Hospital in Birmingham that a 1-year-old female had been admitted there with burns consistent with scalding on her feet and legs.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:18 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. The city of Gadsden is receiving two grants to fund the construction of phase II of water and sewer improvements in conjunction with the widening of Airport Road.

Officials process the scene where a 40-year-old woman was found dead, apparently from a gunshot wound, Monday, June 30, 2009, at her home in the 7000 block of Tabor Road, north of Gadsden, Ala.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:18 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:19 p.m. At least three people have been arrested following a year-long check-writing scheme from accounts opened at several banks.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:41 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. An autopsy is under way in Huntsville for a 2-year-old Southside boy who apparently drowned Thursday night.

A tragic train accident killed a conductor as his train derailed and crushed him.

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 9:10 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 9:11 p.m. Gadsden's Farmers' Market will be in a new location this year.

Published: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:16 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:17 p.m. The Gadsden City Council voted Tuesday to appoint a new member to the Gadsden City Board of Education.

Published: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 4:50 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 15, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. Still need plans for Father's Day weekend? How about Noccalula Run 26? A '57 Chevrolet custom truck is just one of the vehicles that will be on display this weekend at Noccalula Run 26 presented by the Gadsden Street Rod Assocation.

Storyteller Dylan Pritchett of Williamsburg, Va., was in town for a program at the Gadsden Public Library in the Gadsden Mall, Friday, June 19, 2009, in Gadsden, Ala.