Zachary Snowdon Smith
Zachary Snowdon Smith was the editor of The Cordova Times from February-December 2021.
2 hospitalized in Whitshed Road crash
Two people have been hospitalized following a single-vehicle accident.
Faith on Film: Silence
What would Jesus do? Rarely has a film asked this so earnestly.
Faith on Film: The Last Temptation of Christ
This is a de-mythologizing film, presenting us with a Gospel story just different enough from the familiar tales to imbue it with a fresh truth and immediacy.
Faith on Film: Hacksaw Ridge
Whatever one thinks of Mel Gibson’s general outlook, it took an auteur to accomplish a film like this one.
Decades-old errors put property owners at odds with road project
“The bitter fact is that I might have to pay for my land twice,” says resident Mark Heidbrink. “I didn’t do anything irresponsible, and yet I’m possibly going to pay a pretty painful price for it. It’s not right.”
‘Mamma Mia!’ memorializes deceased cast and crew
A Dec. 7-8 production of “Mamma Mia!” memorialized three cast and crew who died as the stage musical prepared for production. Their names were inscribed in Greek characters on the side of a prop boat used in the show.
Experimental battery poised to save millions
"It’s not AI, but it’s as close as CEC and Cordova can do," says Nate Cain, production foreman for Cordova Electric Cooperative. "We’re doing some pretty cutting-edge stuff here."
First Street water shut off to repair broken pipe
Water service will be shut off between South First Street and the end of Pipe Street for part of the afternoon.
Alcohol, tobacco and marijuana hit with 6% surtax
"We have been presented quite a can of worms with the cuts that Dunleavy initiated in July," says City Manager Helen Howarth. "At this very moment, my goal is to find a way to operate this city in a financially sustainable way that provides the services that maintain the quality of life that we all enjoy here."
At last, Cordova has its own TV channel
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anything close to this,” said Robbie Lewis, vice president and station manager for Cordova Radio. “I think ‘TV channel’ is probably the closest way to describe it, but what we’re creating here is really the first of its kind.”
