Glencoe Celebration in the Park is May 11
The City of Glencoe hosts the annual Celebration in the Park May 11, featuring headliner Drake White and other free entertainment, food and craft vendors, inflatables, antique cars and tractors and a parade to kick off the activities.
The fun begins with the parade, lining up at Glencoe City Hall at 8:30 a.m.. Activities in the park begin at 10 a.m.
Lady Panthers defeat Fort Payne for area tournament title
By Mike Goodson/Sports Corrrespondent
Southside used a stellar pitching performance by Claire Graves to hold Fort Payne in a 12-3 victory on Thursday in the championship game of the Class 5A, Area 13 softball tournament at SHS.
Both the Lady Panthers and Lady Wildcats will participate in the Class 5A North Regional Tournament next weekend in Huntsville.
Graves held
Warriors host Ranburne in 2A state quarterfinals
No. 10 Ranburne (20-6) at No. 6 Westbrook (21-12)Today 4:30, Saturday 1 p.m. By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent If there were still any doubters, last week’s second-round series sweep against No. 1-ranked Section proved that Westbrook Christian High’s baseball team belongs to be mentioned in the same breath in conversations about title contenders in Class 2A. […]
Panthers visit Pinson Valley
Class 5A quarterfinalsSouthside (28-11) at Pinson Valley (30-11)Today, 5 p.m.; Saturday 2 p.m. if needed By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent The backbone of Southside High’s baseball team came to the forefront in last weekend’s Class 5A second-round playoff victory over Etowah. “I feel really good about my pitching staff,” said Southside coach Blake Bone. “I would […]
In & around SEC baseball
Week 7 review
Alabama
The University of Alabama baseball team picked up a pair of wins over Texas A&M last weekend in Tuscaloosa. The third game of the series was cancelled due to bad weather and will not be rescheduled. The Crimson Tide relied heavily on their pitching in both games and won each contest by a score of 3-2. Alabama
Attempts to “fix” Accountability Act only serves to make a bad law worse
This week, the Alabama House of Representatives once again has to vote on legislation that is meant to “fix” a bill that was rushed through the process and not thought-out before it became law.
If there has been a theme for the past three years since the Republican Supermajority took control of the state legislature, it has been “unintended consequences.”
Unintended consequences
Part myth? Dramatized? The Blair’s march and an actual letter from Emma Sansom
The Vagabond is asking a hard question that even he doesn’t know the answer for. Hopefully somebody out there will help. During the Civil War there were some Confederates (or Union) soldiers that came off Sand Mountain heading to what is now Collinsville. Some of the official records indicate they went through Cox’s Gap to what we think was Mills
United Way’s YLS awards scholarship
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Etowah High School senior Braxton Bush is already a leader in his school, and the members of United Way’s Young Leaders Society, Gadsden, Etowah County, want to help Bush further develop his leadership skills and foster his community involvement.
Bush is the first recipient of an YLS scholarship.
He was selected on the basis of an application filled with
Taking on a monumental repair job
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
May is the month of memory – when cemeteries have traditional days of decoration, when the graves are tended and flowers are placed in honor of those who’ve gone before us.
But sometimes, especially with graves of those long-gone more than weeding and scrubbing of stones is needed. Actual repair work is required.
George White likes to fix things.