Alabama Democrats ready to work with Republicans
By State Rep. Craig Ford
Since 1993, Alabama has focused its job recruiting efforts on bringing in large companies and growing the automotive industry. These efforts started with Governor Folsom and continued under Governor Siegelman. Over a period of just a few years, Mercedes, Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai took Alabama from dead last in the number of autos built to…
Spreading the Good Word through music
By Chris McCarthy/Publisher
If we all have a song in our hearts, Dee Downey Pruett’s most vital organ is bursting at the seams with music.
The Attalla resident is the founder and operator of the Singing Bible Drill series, which creates musical Bible memory programs and other Christian-based music for children and young adults.
Originally a series of three CDs,…
Go Red for Women event a success
By Tamara Tellis/Staff Writer
According to the website womenheart.org, it is estimated that 42 million American women live with heart disease.
Many of these women, however, are unaware of the threat the disease places on their lives. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women – a statistic that many women don’t know exists.
In collaboration with…
Lady Titans whip Clay-Chalkville
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Five Titans scored in double figures as Gadsden City smacked Clay-Chalkville, 70-50, in Class 5A Northeast Sub-Regional action on Feb. 16.
Portia Sims scored 17 points to lead all Titan scorers. Genesis McCants scored 13, while Brooke Burns netted 12 and Dajia Williams added 11. Takara Blount chipped in 10.
Gadsden City started the game sluggish offensively. Clay-Chalkville hit…
Westbrook falls in Sub-Regionals
By Deunte Marshall/Sports Correspondent
North Sand Mountain defeated Westbrook Christian on Feb. 16, 69-36, in Class 2A Northeast Sub-Regional tournament action.
The fifth-ranked Bisons dominated the post and checked the Warriors’ guards in the second half.
“We missed a lot of foul shots,” Westbrook head coach Barry Ryan said. “We also lost Chloe Saunders to a knee injury. They just out played us…
Lady Eagles down Piedmont, Jacksonville bound
By Joshua PriceSports Editor Hokes Bluff used a third quarter surge to defeat visiting Piedmont in Class 3A Northeast Sub-Regional girls basketball action on Feb. 16, 50-40. The win advanced the tenth-ranked Lady Eagles to the Regional tournament at Jacksonville State University next week. “Our girls believe they can win,” Hokes Bluff head coach Jason […]
Gaston’s Beaird a rare gem
By Joshua PriceSports Editor Gaston High girls basketball head coach Tonya Bogle called a quick timeout after the ball stripped the net and the red, black and silver confetti flew from the Bulldog student section. Senior guard Morgan Beaird had just connected on a 3-point shot moments earlier, giving her 2,000 career points as a […]
Gladden is nothing short of a competitor
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Hannah Gladden insists she is just a “normal student.” The Gadsden City High School sophomore takes “normal student” classes, has “normal student” friends and has “normal student” hobbies. Most argue that Gladden is more than just a “normal student.” Gladden is the only female student-athlete in Etowah County, and possibly in […]
Lady Eagles fly past Ashville in area title game
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Carlie Shields came out shooting in the Lady Eagle’s game against Ashville on Saturday, helping the hosts build an insurmountable lead on the way to a 49-31 victory in the Class 3A, Area 10 girls basketball tournament championship.
Hokes Bluff (27-4) will play either Piedmont or Saks in Thursday’s subregional round.
Shields scored 16 first-quarter points as the No.…