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Hall steps down as varsity baseball coach at West End

By Joshua Price/Sports Editor

As the old adage says, “all good things must come to an end.”

After 14 seasons as head coach of West End High School’s varsity baseball team, Southside native Chad Hall recently decided to step down.

Hall said the decision to resign was not a hard one to make. 

“My wife Jamie and I have talked a lot about it

Etowah County Sports Hall of Fame STILL needs a woman’s touch

By Joshua Price/Sports Editor

The most recent inductees to the Etowah County Sports Hall of Fame were enshrined during a special ceremony at Convention Hall in Gadsden on July 27.

Emma Sansom’s Walter Holt and Terry Cooper, Southside’s Kyle Chambers, and Tennessee native and current Gadsden resident Marian Stirling Burnett Ford were selected by the committee as the Class of 2012 for

Oliver running for Mayor of Attalla

By Donna Thornton/News Editor

Donald Oliver recently announced his candidacy for mayor of Attalla.

Oliver currently represents District 3 on the Attalla City Council, where he oversees the police and public works departments.

“I would love to see downtown come alive again,” Oliver said in a statement. “We need more jobs, businesses, and revenue. When people visit Attalla, I

Collins running for mayor of RBC

By Donna Thornton/News Editor Bob Collins recently announced his candidacy for the mayor’s office in Rainbow City. Collins has lived in Rainbow City for 10 years and is self-employed. He is the founder of the annual Willie’s Woods fundraiser to benefit St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital. Collins describes himself as a person who pushes to get […]