Gadsden City dispatches Aggies
By Lionel Green/Sand Mountain Reporter
Albertville did not back down from eighth-ranked Gadsden City last Friday (Sept. 21), and for nearly three quarters the Aggies flirted with a major upset.
But two turnovers in the last 1:18 of the third quarter snuffed out their hopes for the upset as the Titans won 35-7 in Class 6A, Region 7 varsity
Westbrook tops West End in region tilt
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Following a few first-half hiccups, Westbrook Christian put together a strong performance over final two quarters to post a 34-7 victory over Class 2A, Area 7 rival West End on Friday in Rainbow City. After turning the ball over twice during the game’s first 24 minutes, the Warriors (2-2, 1-0) scored touchdowns […]
Titans’ Lawrence, Lions’ Scott recognized
A pair of local high school football players were nominated for the Alabama Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 4 of the season.
Gadsden City senior Chris Lawrence rushed 15 times for 214 yards and two touchdowns in Gadsden City’s 35-7 win over Albertville.
Sardis junior quarterback Will Scott completed 16 of 18 passes
Local team ranked in latest ASWA football poll
Gadsden City moved up in the Class 6A Top 10 in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football poll released Sept. 26.
The Titans notched jumped from No. 8 to No. 7 following their 35-7 victory over Region 7 opponent Albertville last Friday (Sept. 21). Gadsden City hosts third-ranked Auburn on Friday.
The complete Sept. 26 poll
Recreating image from Gadsden’s past
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
A photo taken 100 years ago on Broad Street in Gadsden inspired some local motorcycle riders to launch their planned charity ride with a unique event.
The photo features members of what was probably Gadsden’s first motorcycle club – the Gadsden Bunch – who ran the streets of Gadsden on their Indian motorcycles around 1912.
Their
Second ‘Bras for the Cause’ to benefit ‘Never Surrender’
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
When it comes to activities to raise awareness about breast cancer, the folks at Advanced Imaging certainly have an attention-getter.
They ask people to decorate a bra for display at the business, and for eventual auction to raise money for “Never Surrender,” a charitable breast cancer support organization that helps to pay for mammograms for women
Youth Summit lets local teens talk
By Donna Thornton/News Editor When you think of a summit meeting, you likely think of leaders getting together to work out a solution to high-priority problems. The Etowah County Youth Summit Sept. 22 brought together almost 200 young people from 7-12 grades to talk about the issues that have high priority in their lives. The […]
Visitors invited for ‘walk through time’
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Many have walked through the final resting place of people long gone and wondered what stories those who have gone before might have to share with people of the present, if only they could speak.
On Oct. 14 at Gadsden’s Forrest Cemetery, it may seem as though they can. The Forrest Cemetery Association will present “A
In and around the SEC: Week 5
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Alabama Week 4 recap The Crimson Tide improved to 4-0 overall on Saturday with a 40-7 victory of Florida Atlantic. The floodgates opened on the fourth play of the game when A.J. McCarron hit Kenny Bell on an 85-yard touchdown pass, and the top-ranked Crimson Tide never looked back. Running back […]