16 complete CERT class
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
After three weeks of training, the Gadsden-Etowah Emergency Management Agency put members of its most recent Community Emergency Response Team class through their paces with an exercise designed to let them use the techniques they’ve learned.
Gadsden-Etowah Director Denise Cooey said the EMA staff prepared a tornado scenario for class members, setting up rooms and hallways in the
Mack Butler claims GOP nomination
By Donna Thornton/News Editor The first step in filling the District 30 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives is complete after voting Tuesday in the Republican primary. Mack Butler won the Republican nomination and will face Democrat Beth McGlaughn in a Dec. 11 vote. “I have been truly humbled by the outpouring of support […]
Legal Notices for the week of Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2012
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Top spots in ASWA poll are pictures of stability
By Paul Beaudry/For ASWA In some seasons, the top spots in Alabama Sports Writers Association’s high school football poll are the definition of change. With two weeks remaining in the 2012 regular season, that’s not the case. Four of the seven teams that started the season as the No. 1 team in their class – […]
Local athletes recognized
Two local student-athletes were nominated this week for both the Alabama Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week award and the Alabama High School Athletic Association Prep Spotlight for Week 8 of the 2012 high school football season.
Sardis senior running back Toby Pee rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries and caught six passes
Panthers remain in postseason picture with thrilling win over Etowah
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Don’t count out Southside just yet for the Class 5A state playoffs. Facing a win-or-no postseason situation last Friday (Oct. 19) against Class 5A, Region 7 rival Etowah, the Panthers scored the go-ahead touchdown in the final minute to emerge with a 27-26 victory in Attalla. The win moved the Panthers (5-3, […]
Titans remain in playoff hunt with win over Grissom
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
After struggling through a three-game losing streak, Gadsden City limped home to face Grissom last Friday (Oct. 10).
Homecoming is just what the local team needed.
The Titans, shorthanded following several key injuries, played inspired football as they blasted Grissom, 47-23, last Friday night in Class 6A, Region 7 action.
Gadsden City (5-3, 4-2) stayed
Warriors blank Section, clinch playoff berth
By Jason Bowen/Daily Sentinel Visiting Westbrook Christian stormed in front 28-0 at halftime and went on for a 35-0 victory over Section in a matchup of teams that were tied for the third spot in the Class 2A Region 7 standings. The win assures the Warriors (6-2, 4-2) a playoff spot. Section’s postseason hopes are […]
Coosa Christian silences Thunder
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
Coosa Christian used the potent 1-2 rushing punch of Ben Mills and Austin Mills – along with a late touchdown reception by Jonah Mills – to subdue Class 1A, Area 7 rival Jacksonville Christian Academy, 28-21, last Friday in Gadsden.
“I’m proud of our kids,” said Coosa Christian head coach Van Owens. “These games between