Dawgs hope to limit Fyffe
Series record: Fyffe 7, Gaston 2
Last meeting: 2005 Fyffe 42, Gaston 0
Last week: Westbrook 52, Gaston 12; Fyffe 32, Sand Rock 7
By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent
Same old Fyffe.
Undefeated. Leading the region race. Nothing different.
“They still line up in that Wing-T and just run it right at you,” Gaston coach
Despite Pats’ winless record, Hallmark sees improvement
West End (0-6, 0-4) at Section (3-3, 2-2)Series record: West End 2, Section 1Last meeting: 2009 West End 32, Section 21Last week: North Sand Mountain 41, West End 12; Section 28, Ider 27 OT By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent There may be no victories in West End’s bucket yet for 2012, but coach […]
Conquerors can play spoiler over the rest of the season
Coosa Chr. (0-6, 0-6) at Shades Mountain Chr. (1-4, 1-4)Series record: First meetingLast week:Valley Head 34, Coosa Christian 7; Shades Mountain Chr. 51, Southeastern 0 By Gene Stanley/Messenger Sports Correspondent Because of being in a nine-team region, for the first time this season, Coosa Christian steps outside of its region. The Conquerors […]
Reviewing ways to repay trust fund
We must repay the trust fund sooner and with interest
One of the reasons that voters approved the constitutional amendment to allow the state to borrow $437 million from the state’s Trust Fund was because the Governor and legislative leaders promised that they would repay the money.
The bill that Republican Sen. Bryan Taylor filed would require the state to
Forrest Cemetery “Walk Through Time” is Sunday
On Oct. 14, from 2 – 5 p.m., the Vagabond invites you to take a step back in time to meet some of Etowah County’s most memorable residents. You will hear their personal stories told by Gadsden’s modern day citizens clad in period dress. Many have put this project together. Thousands of people are expected to attend this event. Admission
Vance visits Etowah County to campaign
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Jefferson County Circuit Judge Robert Vance Jr. said he had no burning desire to be Alabama’s Chief Justice.
However the heated and divisive tone of the summer’s rhetoric in the race concerned him, so that when Democratic candidate Harry Lyons was removed as the Democratic candidate, he chose to step into the race to face Republican
Film being shot in Gadsden;auditions slated for Oct. 21
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Independent film director Steven R. Satterwhite and assistant director Michele Leonhardt both have roots in the Gadsden area.
Satterwhite said after he and his mom left the area in 1986, and after he got married, had a child and got a divorce, he came back to Gadsden because he wanted his son Lucas to have a
Boys and Girls Club receives grant from Alabama Power
By Donna Thornton/News Editor The children at the Florence Daugette Unit of the Boys and Girls Club in East Gadsden will be keep it cool – and staying warmer – soon, thanks to a grant from Alabama Power for a new heating and cooling unit at the facility. The grant for $10,000 was presented at […]
Glencoe gets grant to build splashpad
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Thanks in part to a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant, the City of Glencoe is planning to build a splash pad in Wilson Park so that local children will have something cool to do on hot summer days.
Glencoe Mayor Charles “Peanut” Gilchrist said he’s not sure when the splash pad can be completed. City