Zachary Snowdon Smith
Zachary Snowdon Smith was the editor of The Cordova Times from February-December 2021.
Pacific Marine Expo will be a digital experience
Pacific Marine Expo, a major commercial marine event held annually in Seattle, is going digital only in 2020 due to health and safety issues presented by the worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic, organizer Diversified Communications announced.
Young: Don’t count on federal dollars to fix ferry
“If you’re going to wait for the federal government to do it, you’ve got a long wait,” Rep. Don Young said.
After debate, city renews emergency declaration
A vote to renew Cordova’s emergency declaration failed, then narrowly passed upon reconsideration, at a Wednesday, Sept. 2 meeting of Cordova City Council.
Gift-card scam targets Cordova residents
Cordova residents have been targeted in an apparent scam to obtain money in the form of gift cards.
CCMC materials manager awarded for safety performance
Cordova Community Medical Center Materials Manager Vivian Knop received an award for exemplary workplace safety performance.
Students impatiently await return to classrooms
Cordova parents have carried on a vigorous discussion over just how schools should reopen. So have Cordova students, some anxious about the risk of the coronavirus, others eager to return to class as normal — perhaps more than during any previous school year.
Cordova continues to underperform on census
Although Cordova’s participation rate in the U.S. census has risen by 5.8 percentage points over the past month, the city continues to lag behind the state and the nation.
Cordova reports 1st virus case in more than 3 weeks
A Cordova resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials announced Thursday, Aug. 27.
SUV crash case may not go to trial
The case of a Cordova man accused of manslaughter may be resolved without a trial, his attorney said at a Tuesday, Aug. 25 hearing.
Food pantry keeps up with rising demand
Cordova’s Salvation Army food pantry distributed 101 of its 102 bags of food at a Monday, Aug. 17 event. Staples such as fish, beans and cereal were supplemented with milk, potatoes, oranges and other fresh produce supplied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
