Jarecki family safe ‘by the grace of God’
By Donna ThorntonNews Editor Hilary Jarecki was minutes past the finish line of the Boston Marathon, she and her husband and son were steps – perhaps a block – down the street when they heard a blast. They, like the people around them were bewildered, wondering what had happened. Jarecki said 16-year-old son Connor thought […]
Boys & Girls Club battles hunger with container gardens
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Youngsters at the Basil Gilchrist Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Alabama planted tomatoes, eggplant and green peppers in community garden plots and in container gardens this week as part of program to help combat hunger.
Jenifer Grace of the Boys & Girls Club said the unit received a $250 grant to make the gardening
Westbrook baseball streak at seven years and counting
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
There are some streaks that defy explanation.
In the sporting world, you have streaks like Cal Ripken playing in 2,632 games in a row. Then there’s Alabama and Auburn combining to win four consecutive national championships.
On a more local note, Westbrook Christian High’s baseball team has now won 52 area games in a row.
“I was totally unaware
In & around SEC baseball
Southeastern Conference baseball is in full swing, and the league is looking to reestablish itself as the premier baseball conference. The SEC won three straight NCAA championships before South Carolina fell to Arizona in the College World Series last season.
Seven SEC teams currently are in the national top 25 rankings, including No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Vanderbilt, No. 8 Arkansas,
ASWA Baseball, Softball Rankings
Released April 11
Baseball
CLASS 6A
1. Thompson
2. Smiths Station
3. Huntsville
4. Hoover
5. Fairhope
6. Bob Jones
7. Pelham
8. McGill-Toolen
9. Baker
10. Hewitt-Trussville
CLASS 5A
1. Spanish Fort
2. Faith Academy
3. Russell County
4. Southside
5. Cullman
6. Hartselle
7. Homewood
8. Etowah
9. Chilton County
10. Pinson Valley
CLASS 4A
1. Charles Henderson
2. Central-Florence
3. UMS-Wright
4. Brooks
5. Guntersville
6. Alexandria
7. Beauregard
8.
Accountability Act can’t be fixed
Repeal is the only solution
When Gov. Bentley signed the Alabama Accountability Act into law, he acknowledged that there were, in his words, “Some concerns [that] have been raised regarding the impact of this legislation.”
The governor also said he believed those concerns could be fixed through more rules and regulation.
At the same time, Republicans in the state legislature are saying
Gadsden and the American Restoration Movement
Last week the Vagabond discussed about the beginning of the Church of Christ in the Gadsden area.
It was part of the American Restoration Movement, a Christian movement that began on the American frontier during the Second Great Awakening (1790–1870).
The movement sought to restore the church and “the unification of all Chri-stians in a single body patterned after the church of
Boy Scouts luncheon features Stacy, honors local supporters
By Donna Thornton/News Editor The Greater Alabama Council of Boy Scouts of America Lookout Mountain District hosted an American Values Luncheon April 10, honoring three local civic leaders, recognizing all attending Eagle Scouts and bringing former University of Alabama football great Siran Stacy to Gadsden. The district honored H.M. Freeman, Jane Newman and Charles […]
Pinwheels recognize hundreds touched by child abuse
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Etowah County officials and staffers marked National Child Abuse Prevention Month in a ceremony in front of the Etowah County Judicial Building April 9.
During the ceremony, attention was directed to a colorful display that signifies a sobering statistic: 266 blue and silver pinwheels spin in honor of the children interviewed at the James M. Barrie