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Gadsden, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Gadsden! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Planning to hit the 127 Yard Sale starting in Gadsden this August?
- Can Gadsden City Titans bring home the 6A state soccer title?
Also on today's calendar: Lend Me A Tenor and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
- Saturday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 78, low: 59.
- Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• These 5 yard sales offer southern treasure hunting. Here's what to know before you go. (nola.com) — The massive 127 Yard Sale will return Aug. 6-9, starting in Gadsden and drawing hundreds of vendors and bargain hunters along Lookout Mountain Parkway and beyond. The piece also spotlights other multi-day Southern highway yard sales and offers practical tips on how to prepare for long days of treasure hunting in the summer heat. 
• Robertson's OT goal lifts Briarwood to another thrilling win... (shelbycountyreporter.com) — Gadsden City High’s boys soccer team, the Titans, have reached the Class 6A state championship match and will face Briarwood on Saturday, May 9, at 11:30 a.m. in Huntsville. Briarwood advanced with an overtime winner against St. Paul’s, and their coach expects a tough, high‑quality battle whether facing Gadsden or Homewood, praising the heart and resilience needed to claim the blue map.
📸 Around Gadsden
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Upcoming Events in
Gadsden
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★ Featured events ★
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The Most Magical Show On Earth →
Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center, 1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden
6:30 pm
Saturday May 9
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Other local events
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Run to the "Max" for Mental Health 5K
Noccalula Falls Black Creek Trails
8:00 am -
Chess Club Tournament
Gadsden Public Library - Main Branch, 254 College Street, Gadsden
9:30 am -
Lend Me A Tenor →
Theatre of Gadsden, 310 N 27th St, Gadsden
2:00 pm -
Receive $20 when you donate! East Gadsden Community Center Blood Drive
East Gadsden Community Center, 921 Wilson Ave, Gadsden
9:00 am -
Ribbon Cutting for The Bluff Amphitheater →
The Bluff Amphitheater, 1820 US 278, Hokes Bluff
11:00 am -
Business After Hours Sponsored by Team One Toyota
Team One Toyota, 927 West Grand Avenue, Rainbow City
5:15 pm -
Ribbon Cutting for Johnson's Giant Foods - Southside Location →
Johnson's Giant Foods - Southside Location
9:00 am
Saturday May 9
Sunday May 10
Monday May 11
Tuesday May 12
Wednesday May 13
📣 Gadsden Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Ribbon Cutting for The Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama
The Chamber, Gadsden & Etowah County The Challenger Learning Center of NE AL
11:00 am -
Arts Trail on Broad
The Chamber, Gadsden & Etowah County 400 and 500 blocks of Broad Street, downtown Gadsden, AL
2:00 pm -
Run to the "Max" for Mental Health 5K
The Chamber, Gadsden & Etowah County Noccalula Falls Black Creek Trails
8:00 am -
Chess Club Tournament
Gadsden Public Library - Main Branch 254 College Street, Gadsden, AL 35901
9:30 am
Friday May 8
Saturday May 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have many kittens to give away for free.
I promise I will check theses messages this time I just cant remember. but I will this time. (Nextdoor Tidmore Bend) - ❤️Kitties ❤️
These are some of the available kitties at the Humane Society in Gadsden. Please help find these kitties a home of their very own. https://hsprac… (Nextdoor East Gadsden)
- Walmart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Gadsden. Apply here.
- Papa John's posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Gadsden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gadsden here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rainbow City
- Challenger Learning Center Leaders Detail Grand Opening, STEM Programs and America 250 Student Competition During WEIS Radio Interview (weisradio.com)
- Rainbow City Police Department Honors 25 Years of Service for Detective Clerk Clayton Lawless (weisradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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