Zachary Snowdon Smith
Zachary Snowdon Smith was the editor of The Cordova Times from February-December 2021.
St. George’s Church turns 100
In 1919, St. George’s Episcopal Church was founded amid a rugged wilderness scattered with boom towns and railroad construction camps. A century later, congregants gathered to remember the ingenuity and determination of the Cordovans who built the church into a social and cultural landmark.
City and tribal medical centers in talks to merge
Cordova can't afford two healthcare facilities, say CCMC board members.
Genre-blending band explores Native Alaskan culture
“We just want to take people on a magical unicorn ride through their imaginations, using all the beautiful music traditions from all over the world that we’ve encountered and we’ve let influence us," says Che Apalache frontman Joe Troop.
Mt. Eccles gives traditional report cards an ‘F’
This year, Mt. Eccles Elementary School students will bring home a new kind of report card.
Review: Theeb
“Theeb” proves that the elemental can be more powerful than the epic.
Review: Rocketman
Like so many films before it, “Rocketman” takes the dazzling and uncomfortable complexities of the Genius Artist and chains them to a familiar framework.
Ferry discussions grow heated
“You can have all the public comment you want, but, if you don’t listen to it, it doesn’t matter,” says Cordova Jr./Sr. High School student William Deaton. “We’ve had a lot of public comment on the Alaska Marine Highway System, and no one has listened to us.”
Friends of NRA events return to form after 2018 lull
“It’s a very worthwhile event, whether you like guns or not,” says Gary Graham, chairman of the Cordova FNRA. “It teaches safety, and that’s our No. 1 goal.”
Who will be Cordova’s next city manager?
Get to know the four candidates competing to become Cordova's next city manager.
Junior fishing derby draws more kids than fish
Following a rash of bear sightings, the 2018 Kids Fishing Derby drew only 15 participants. This year’s derby, with better advertising and fewer bears, registered an unprecedented 64 kids, organizers said.
