Lady Titans beat Lee-Huntsville, advance to regional tournament
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent Gadsden City High girls basketball head coach Jeremy Brooks knew Lee-Huntsville’s speed most likely would cause his team problems in a Class 6A subregional game on Thursday (Feb. 14). Brooks’ concerns proved correct. Although the Lady Titans led the game from start to finish en route to a 54-47 victory, Lee […]
Lady Panthers fall to Columbia in 5A subregionals
By Chris McCarthy/Editor To the misfortune of Southside on Thursday (Feb. 14), Columbia picked a good day to elevate its performance at the free-throw line. Shooting 48 percent coming into the game, the Lady Eagles shot 81 percent from the charity stripe on the way to a 51-42 victory the Class 5A subregional round at […]
Life around the Dwight Mill Village – another story
The other week the Vagabond mentioned about an incident about the old Dr. Burns at the Mill Village of Alabama City.
A pretty neat article on the doctor and information to contact Jeffie Burns Latham about her grandfather was received. Here’s a little bit about the Dr. Burns of Alabama City:
Robert A(braham) Burns, was born on a farm near Jacksonville, Calhoun
School flexibility bill must be fixed or it should be rejected
Public education is one of the most important services our state and local governments provide. All of us want to see our schools improve and our children’s quality of education rise.
For Republicans in Montgomery, their signature proposal for public education is a bill they call the “School Flexibility Act.”
What this bill would do is allow local school systems to seek
Johnson settles in at circuit clerk’s office
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
With a successful campaign behind her, Cassandra “Sam” Johnson is enjoying getting back to work in the Etowah County Circuit Clerk’s office – occupying the clerk’s office now, rather than the deputy clerk’s.
Johnson won the office of circuit clerk last year, capping her 30 years of work in the office by becoming its leader. Johnson said she
Rainbow City names Carroll new police chief
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The new Rainbow City police chief knows his way around Rainbow City and around the duties of being chief.
Greg Carroll was named police chief last week after a unanimous vote of the Rainbow City Council. Carroll had served as acting police chief since August 2012 when police chief Rick Hill retired.
Being named chief is a culmination of
Open house, parade mark opening of Cardinal Gateway
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Gadsden State Community College marked the completion of a project to improve safety and connect the East Broad and the Wallace Drive campuses Feb. 11 in Mardi Gras style, with a parade and ribbon cutting, as well as open houses at the Automotive Service Technology program and at the Bevill Center.
Dr. Mark Heinrich, chancellor of the Alabama
Attalla plans March 2 train excursion
City of Attalla Mayor Larry Means said the city is pleased to announce a second Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Steam Engine #630 excursion to Attalla is planned for March 2.
“Join us for this special day, as we go back in time to relive the days when the City of Attalla was the third largest rail center in Alabama and what
School safety committee approves resolution
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
A committee examining ways to improve school safety approved a resolution last week asking the Etowah County Commission to use its authority to impose a 1 percent sales tax in Etowah County to fund school resource officers, additional security cameras and other security measures at all schools in Etowah County, public and private.
The School Safety and