CENTRE ­– Gadsden State Cherokee is set to host the second “Lyrics on the Lawn” concert on Thursday, June 27 in the front parking area of the campus. The community is invited to bring lawn chairs and coolers, but no alcoholic beverages will be allowed. There is no admission and the venue opens at 6:00 p.m. with the concert slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. The second concert in the series will feature Southside native Kate Falcon.

Jacksonville City Schools teachers this week will begin training for the district’s plan to give each child in grades four through 12 an iPad.

Although he was a faculty member at Jacksonville High School for more than 30 years, Malone, who died last week at age 81, seemed to make a personal connection with every single one of the students who passed through the hallways.

Jacksonville City utility workers were repairing a water leak this afternoon when they accidentally struck a natural gas pipe, causing a small section of Whites Gap Road to close.

Father’s Day is Sunday, and some fathers might find the movie “After Earth” to be a teachable moment. Its message is that fathers should be tough but tender and allow their children to experience life, even if it endangers them.