McGuire brings film venture back home
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Bo McGuire wants to bring a film crew to his hometown of Hokes Bluff to lend a true southern twang to “*Hitbird,” a film project for his second year of film studies at New York University.
McGuire, a 2002 Hokes Bluff High School graduate, filmed a 12-minute spring project – the story of two southern girls rumored to
Kids’ haircuts free for back-to-school
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
A couple of years ago the people of First United Methodist Church of Gadsden were looking for a need to fill when it comes to getting local children ready to go back to school.
Associate Pastor Tammy Jackson said they knew that for most parents the list of things needed for back-to-school is long and costly, and they
Printup Hotel was a model for today’s world-class hotels
This week the Vagabond writes about the Printup Hotel building, located at Locust and Fourth streets in Gadsden.
In the early 1880’s, the block bounded by Broad, Locust, Third and Fourth streets was partly a residential section in the middle of the original survey of the town.
There were several stores, and in front of them was a brick
Crowe sees many Gamecock youngsters contributing this fall
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
Beware of the puppies!
That was the message that Jacksonville State University football coach Jack Crowe sent out at the team’s 2012 Media Day on Aug. 3 in Jacksonville.
“These days, if a kid is good, his peers call him a dog,” Crowe said, laughing. “We’ve got a whole bunch of puppies who could
Area teams receive votes in ASWA preseason football poll
By Paul Beaudry/For ASWA
Three local teams received votes in the Ala-bama Sports Writers Association’s preseason high school football poll released this week.
Class 6A Gadsden City garnered 33 points, while Etowah had nine points in Class 5A. Moving up from Class 3A, Sardis is the 12th ranked squad in 4A with 24 points.
Four teams that finished the