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Non-SEC bowl game previews, part 2

December 29

Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force vs. Rice (+3). Both the Falcons and the Owls enter the contest with 6-6 records on the season. Air Force started the season 5-3, including a near upset over then-ranked Michigan. However, the Falcons and their potent rushing attack stumbled down the stretch, and they lost three of their last four games to finish

Lady Panthers clip Hokes Bluff

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

Southside High girls basketball coach Kim Nails summed up her team’s game with Hokes Bluff last Friday (Dec. 21) as a game of runs.

“Each team will have a run,” she said following the Lady Panthers’59-55 victory. “Fortunately, ours was bigger and we were able to hold on to the lead in the final minutes. We played

Southside shuts down Eagles

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

A solid defensive performance sparked Southside to a 38-23 win over Class 4A No. 8 Hokes Bluff last Friday (Dec. 21) at HBHS.

According to Panther head coach Kevin Troup, the Panthers’ plan was to limit the scoring opportunities for the Eagles’ 7-2” junior center Isaac Haas.

“We knew we had to work on controlling the game’s

Indoor sports facility up and running in RBC

By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor

Local youngsters no longer must trek to Birmingham or Huntsville to enjoy an indoor sports facility.

The Sports Zone and Fun Center opened its doors last past May, and business has been booming at the former Computer Discount Warehouse building located at 105 Industrial Boulevard in Rainbow City.

1995 Gadsden High graduate and area youth soccer coach Bill

Life around the Dwight Cotton Mill Village, part 1

Ed (W.A.) Lewis of the Etowah Historical Society recently brought a booklet to the Vagabond about someone from the Dwight Cotton Mill Village. The book is called A USA Mill Town Saga of the 1900’s.

Eugene Livingston wrote what he remembered about the times, hardships, laughter and love shared between two families, Jim and Ester Livingston and Roy and Betty Emery

Avery to chair national panel

Robert Avery, Councilmember of the City of Gadsden, has been appointed to chair the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Finance, Administration & Intergovernmental Relations Committee in 2013.  Avery’s appointment was announced today by NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, Mayor, Avondale, Ariz.

The Finance, Administration & Intergovernmental Relations Committee is responsible for developing policy positions on issues involving national economic policy, general

Stepping down after three decades in office

By Donna Thornton/News Editor Billy Yates first entered the political arena and public service at the tender age of 25, when he ran for a seat on the Etowah County Commission. But ask him why he first ran for the office of Circuit Clerk – which he held for 30 years, before deciding not to […]

Starting Jan. 1, insurance proof needed at tag office

By Donna Thornton/News Editor

Etowah County Revenue Commissioner Linda Barrett-Vaughan said all vehicle owners need to be aware of OVIS – the Online Insurance Verification System.

The system will allow county offices that issue license plates and Alabama law enforcement agencies to immediately verify whether a vehicle is insured at any point in time.

Alabama has had its mandatory liability insurance law for