Coosa welcomes in Hollingsworth
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Richard Hollingsworth has been at Coosa Christian for only about six weeks, so don’t be surprised if he doesn’t know all the athletes by name as of yet.
The long-time Westbrook Christan boys basketball coach was hired in early October to try and turn around the Conqueror program.
“We’re definitely still getting to know each other,” Hollingsworth said. “I’m
Coosa girls hope to hang tough in area
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Troy Evetts is pretty truthful when he says his Coosa Christian girls basketball team is in a tough area.
Combine the Lady Conquerors Class 1A, Area 10 competition of Cedar Bluff, Spring Garden, Collinsville and Gaylesville along that with a young team and the fact that this is only Evetts’ second season.
Reasons for gloom and doom? Of course
Structures relocated, saved for exhibition
There is a little old log cabin that’s set up about 100 yards to the west of the Little River Canyon Center on Ala. 35. It came from Cedar Bluff just across from the Cedar Bluff School at the older Eugene Turner Mann’s place.
Early in his life Eugene Mann became interested in the mining industry and took an active part
Governor wrong on Medicaid-Health Insurance Exchange
I have been very disappointed to read that Gov. Bentley has chosen to hand over control of the state’s health insurance exchange to the federal government.
Federal law requires the state to set up an insurance exchange. Because the governor has refused to follow the law, the federal government is going to set up the exchange anyway and without any input
Do the North Pole Stroll downtown on First Friday
By Donna Thornton/News Editor Christmas hits the streets of Gadsden in a major way this coming week, with the Gadsden Christmas Parade at 6 p.m. Monday evening, followed by December’s First Friday celebration, to be marked by the North Pole Stroll and the lighting of the Christmas tree on the lawn at Gadsden City Hall. […]
HB band is Sugar Bowl bound
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The Hokes Bluff High School Marching Band is Sugar Bowl bound, where its members will welcome the New Year in the Big Easy and be part of the half-time festivities during the Jan. 2 bowl game.
Band Director Brett Causey said the band usually does some kind of trip, and he’d never taken a band to a bowl
Means shares ideas for city
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Not long after returning to the office of Mayor of the City of Attalla, Larry Means met with Attalla merchants to talk about the city and his plans for the future.
Coming in as mayor again after serving a dozen years in the state Senate, Means made changes in some departments, among them, naming Dennis Walker as police
Lions sell trees for sight, to help needy
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
By the time you read this, your chance to get a Hokes Bluff Lions Club Christmas tree may be slim or none.
The Lions Club ordered about 450 trees, as they have for the past few years, but they usually sell out around two weeks after setting up their sales lot on the north side of Meighan Boulevard
Attalla Open for Christmas event
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Attalla merchants and officials welcome everyone today (Nov. 30) and Saturday to Christmas Open House, with special sales, events, entertainment, a live Nativity and a couple of special visitors as the city kicks off its Christmas activities. From 4 to 6 p.m. this evening children can have free photos made with Santa Claus at Ferguson’s Wedding Chapel,