Catchin’ Up…with Kyle Cofield
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor
Baseball players and fans across Etowah County doubtless remember Southside High School 2005 graduate Kyle Cofield.
Cofield was considered one of the hardest throwing pitchers in the county his senior year, consistently reaching 90-92 miles per hour on the radar with his fastball.
The Atlanta Braves drafted the 6’5, 210 pound right-hander in the eighth round (257th overall) in…
Legal Notices for the week of April 27 – May 3, 2012
MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Chad Kilpatrick a/k/a Chad Eugene Kilpatrick and his Wife, Amanda Kilpatrick to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,…
History of Panama Canal part of OLLI summer course schedule
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Folks who might wish to enhance their knowledge of the history and construction of the Panama Canal won’t have very far to travel this summer. As part of the University of Alabama-Gadsden Center’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) summer program, Dr. Linda York will teach The Mountains Divided/The Oceans United: The Story […]
Benefit golf tournament for local tornado victims set for Saturday
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Local residents affected by the 2011 April 27 tornado outbreak will receive additional relief this Saturday (Apr. 28).
Pierson Chevrolet will sponsor the First Annual Northeast Alabama Tornado Relief Benefit 3-person Golf Scramble at Silver Lakes Golf Course in Glencoe.
According to Pierson representative Greg Davenport, all proceeds from the event will continue the rebuilding efforts of the…
Benefit golf tournament for local tornado victims set
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Local residents affected by the 2011 April 27 tornado outbreak will receive additional relief this Saturday (Apr. 28).
Pierson Chevrolet will sponsor the First Annual Northeast Alabama Tornado Relief Benefit 3-person Golf Scramble at Silver Lakes Golf Course in Glencoe.
According to Pierson representative Greg Davenport, all proceeds from the event will continue the rebuilding efforts of the…
Local communities still rebuilding on anniversary of April 27 tornado outbreak
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Storms ravaged Alabama on April 27, 2011. Tornados plowed across the northern part of the state from Tuscaloosa all the way to Georgia, destroying virtually everything in their paths. In the late afternoon of April 27, an F-5 tornado plowed through the intersection of Mount Gilead Road and Rocky Hollow Road […]
First Ladies of Gadsden- Part 2
Recently, the Vagabond went through materials in the Etowah Historical Society archive and found some important history papers never before published. As we mentioned last week, Mary Harrison Lister who founded of the 1954 historical society, wrote before her death about some of the first ladies of Gadsden, noting that all the “firsts” were […]
Alabama families paying too much in taxes
For the 136 years that Alabama Democrats led our state, we had the lowest taxes in the nation. Even today, Alabama collects fewer dollars in state and local taxes per person than any other place in the nation.
Yet, Alabama does not have the lowest taxes for everyone. If, for example, you work for $10 to $15 an hour,…
Alabama families paying too much in taxes
For the 136 years that Alabama Democrats led our state, we had the lowest taxes in the nation. Even today, Alabama collects fewer dollars in state and local taxes per person than any other place in the nation.
Yet, Alabama does not have the lowest taxes for everyone. If, for example, you work for $10 to $15 an hour,…