In & around SEC baseball
Week 10 review
Auburn
The Tigers finished the regular season on a positive note as they won their third consecutive series. Auburn defeated Arkansas twice last weekend to improve to 33-23 overall and 13-17 in conference play.
Alabama
The Crimson Tide traveled to Nashville and upset the Vanderbilt Commodores in one game last weekend. Despite losing the series, Alabama became only the third
How did Gadsden get started? Part one
The Vagabond has been asked many times as to how Gadsden was started. One of Gadsden early historian and Mayor, Charles P. Smith (1863-1929) wrote about the early Gadsden and how it got started. His notes are as follows:
The Earliest Days
“Gadsden has no written history, although it has been a history maker from its inception, except in encyclopedia and in
Sardis tops Southside in spring scrimmage
By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter
The Class 4A Sardis High varsity football team wrapped up its third spring practice under head coach Gene Hill by knocking off Class 5A Southside 14-10, on Monday (May 20) at Southside.
Sardis’ defense forced a third-and-26 situation on the opening series of the varsity game, but the Panthers responded with a tackle-breaking touchdown run of
Republican divide shows itself in legislative session
It has been a telling year in the Alabama legislature. The taxpayers have learned a lot about their representatives in Montgomery from what has taken place over the past few months.
Of course, the most notable event was the Republican supermajority’s decision to deceive the people of Alabama (and even their own education advisors) by ramming through the Accountability Act with
‘Turtle Travels’ exhibit opens May 24 at Center for Cultural Arts
Imagination Place in the Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts is excited to open a brand new 3,000 square foot expansion with Turtle Travels, an interactive children’s exhibit that will allow visitors to experience “life in the slow lane.”
Children will follow turtle footprints on a life-size board game to find out firsthand what it’s like to be a turtle
Southside Athletics Foundation presents ‘Praise Daze’ June 15
The Southside Athletics Foundation is bringing several Christian performers to Southside June 15 for a music and praise festival.
Praise Daze is slated for June 15. Gates at the Southside High School Stadium will open at 11 a.m. for an afternoon and evening to music including band Fireflight, True Story, After the Day, Primative Quartet and Humble Tip. The show will
Memorial Day event features honored vet
The Gadsden-Etowah County Patriots Association’s annual Memorial Day program at the Ola Lee Mize Patriots Park will feature retired Army Reserve Command Sergeant Major Leon Caffie as speaker.
Patriots Park is adjacent to Noccalula Falls in Gadsden. The event will begin at 10 a.m. on May 27, Memorial Day.
Command Sergeant Major Caffie began his military career in April 1970 at
Trends change in jewelry, as in fashions (but diamonds still seem to be a girl’s best friend)
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Before setting the date and selecting the cake, or shopping for the great white dress, most couples seek that emblem of a husband-to-be’s intentions — the engagement ring.
Marvin Grier is a graduate gemologist with years of study and decades of service to jewelry customers in Etowah County.
When someone selects an engagement ring – the ring most women
Making a memory with music: Selecting songs for ceremony
Rona Shedd says her friends jokingly call her “The Wedding Singer,” because she’s provided or added to the soundtracks as many a couple have started their lives together.
She said she’s seen many different ideas go into their selection of songs. Some go for the traditional wedding songs, but recently more couples tend to chose a song that is more of