Among the 117 churches of the Mountain Lakes District, which includes Etowah, Marshall and St. Clair counties, 22 have voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church.
New Orleans' gilded griot of multiculturism pervades while a fresh breeze of culinary, design, and cultural creativity blows in our visitor guide does its best to compile it all in one easy place.
"I am just hoping for shelter to keep me dry and out of the wind and the rain," said Angela Eberhart, sitting on the corner of Julia Street with her suitcase.