Bisons heading to Walnut Grove
North Sand Mountain (4-1, 3-0) at West End (0-5, 0-3)
Series record: West End 2, NSM 0
Last meeting: 2009
West End 13, NSM 12
Last week: Cleveland 35, West End 6; Sylvania 35, North Sand Mountain 20
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
When Randy Hallmark was head coach at West End from 1990-96, he ran the Wing-T offense. That same system was taught throughout West
Coosa aims to halt Valley Head streak
Valley Head (2-3, 1-2) at Coosa Christian (0-5, 0-3)
Series record: First meeting
Last week: Gaylesville 40, Coosa 13; Valley Head 47, Waterloo 3
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
To paraphrase what Lou Brown said in “Major League II,” if you win three games in a row, that’s called a winning streak.
If Valley Head beats Coosa this week, that
How you can help fight breast cancer
Did you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
Most of us know someone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s an illness that can affect any woman, regardless of age, race, where they live, or their socio-economic background.
The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2012 alone, 226,870 more women will be diagnosed with new cases of
A short history of the Hokes Bluff community
The Vagabond has been hearing about a teacher and 90 of her 11th grade students at Hokes Bluff High School asking for folks to share old Hokes Bluff photos or stories of the past.
In 1999, Hokes Bluff High School students helped to publish a book, “The History of Hokes Bluff, Alabama and Surrounding Areas.” Since then, additional copies
Love Center, Bentley to honor Galliher
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to be in Gadsden Oct. 11 to introduce the honoree at The Love Center’s fundraising banquet.
Love Center Director Ruth Adcock said this year the center’s banquet will recognize former state representative and current member of Bentley’s cabinet Blaine Galliher. Galliher will be the keynote speaker for the banquet, Adcock said,
City of Gadsden to hold Halloween Bash
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The staff at Noccalula Falls Park invites everyone out Oct. 13 for family fun and a safe, if somewhat spooky, afternoon at the Halloween Super Bash at the Falls.
Falls Supervisor Janet Tarrance said the City of Gadsden Parks and Recreation Department wanted to offer a child-friendly Halloween event with Halloween-themed fun that is not too
Ministry reaches out
By Donna Thornton/News Editor Joshua Hanson began following the Grateful Dead around 1993 or 1994. He said he was a spiritual searcher, trying to take bits and pieces from one belief system or another to make his own way. Not any more. “When I met Jesus, He really showed me that He is the way, […]
‘Super Citizen’ program comes to Attalla school
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Attalla Elementary School third, fourth and fifth graders learned about liberty last week from an impressive source – the Statue of Liberty herself – as the school kicked off an ambitious course of study aimed at helping students become “Super Citizens.”
A Huntsville-based program called “Liberty’s Legacy” brings the course of study to schools with lesson
Dr. Djiby Diop named Medical Director of the Year
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
One might expect the medical director of a hospital emergency room to focus on the care provided to people after they reach his facility.
Gadsden Regional Medical Center Emergency Room Director Dr. Djiby Diop does, but he also works closely with local emergency medical responders to ensure the quality of care begins not when an ambulance