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
Averett steps down as Gaston football coach
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Josh Averett based a lot of his decision to resign as Gaston High’s football coach earlier this week on a number, and that number isn’t 0-10.
It’s more like the number of young men who either quit the Bulldog football program or transferred to another school.
“I don’t want to stand in the way of
Ashville squeezes past Glencoe for area title
By Chris McCarthy/Editor In a game filled with big shots, Ashville wound up making the final clutch baskets in a 44-40 win over Glencoe in the Class 3A, Area 9 Tournament championship game on Monday (Feb. 11) at GHS. With 19 seconds left in regulation and the Bulldogs clinging to a one-point lead, the host […]
Poor shooting, turnovers doom Lady Jackets in area championship game
By Chris McCarthy/Editor When you visit the free throw line 18 times less than your opponent, you’d better hope that your perimeter game is on target. That wasn’t the case for Glencoe on Monday (Feb. 11), as spotty shooting and untimely turnovers helped send the Lady Yellow Jackets to a 46-32 loss at the hands […]
Late rally propels Eagles to area championship
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
Hokes Bluff was trailing in the fourth quarter on Monday (Feb. 11), and the Eagles could see the area championship slipping away.
That’s when Brad Robertson put Eagles on his back.
The senior guard scored all 13 of his points in the game’s final 7:07 in the championship game of the Class 4A, Area 11
Westbrook handles Bulldogs in area championship game
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
The 1-2 punch of Jonathan Ford and tournament MVP Colin Edwards proved too much for the Gaston Bulldogs on Monday (Feb. 11) in the Class 2A, Area 11 Tournament championship game, as the sixth-ranked Warriors posted a 53-35 victory in Rainbow City.
Edwards, who was named Tournament MVP, scored 11 of his game-high 24 points