Prosecution promised for drug use while pregnant
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Etowah County District Attorney Jimmie Harp asked people to consider how hard it would be to have someone introduce your 15-year-old to narcotics, and have the child become addicted.
“But even then, that child had some choice in it,” Harp said. All too often, he said, Etowah County medical professionals and law enforcement personnel are seeing children who
Students free butterflies
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Highland Elementary School fourth-graders got to see a science project come to fruition Monday as they released the butterflies they raised from larvae in the garden at Darden Rehabilitation Center.
Highland Principal Lori Lee Moss said it’s the first year the students have raised butterflies.
Science teachers Wanda Gilliland and Joyce Rucks got the larvae and students were careful
Lady Lions go 0-2 in Montgomery
By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter The 2013 Sardis High softball team will be remembered as one of the best in school history, but that seemed to be little consolation last Thursday (May 16) at Lagoon Park. The fourth-ranked Lady Lions were swept out of the Class 4A state tournament following losses to Corner, 10-1, […]
Westbrook falls in Class 2A championship series
By Chris McCarthy/Editor After outscoring the opposition 85-15 over the first four rounds of the high school baseball postseason, Westbrook Christian finally ran into a pitching staff capable of holding the Warrior offense in check. Westbrook suffered a sweep at the hands of G.W. Long in the best-of-three Class 2A state championship series in Montgomery, […]
In & around SEC baseball
Week 9 review
Auburn
The Tigers traveled to Gainesville last weekend and picked up a huge series win over Florida. Auburn won two out of three games, improving to 31-21 overall and 11-16 in conference play. The Tigers’ chances to make the 12-team SEC tournament field improved drastically over the weekend. Auburn closes out the regular season at home versus Arkansas.
Alabama
The Crimson
Westbrook’s Perkins signs with BSC
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Alex Perkins’ focus on the present is helping Westbrook Christian win a state baseball championship this week as the team’s starting shortstop, but the Warrior senior recently looked a bit into the future.
Perkins signed a letter-of-intent on Tuesday (May 14) to play basketball at Birmingham Southern College.
A four-year starter at point guard, Perkins last season averaged 11.1
Glencoe’s Hancock signs with BSC
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Austin Hancock is taking his cage skills to the Magic City.
On Monday (May 13), the Glencoe High senior guard signed a letter-of-intent to play for Birmingham Southern College.
Hancock, who also lettered in football and track, last season helped the Yellow Jacket basketball team post a 19-11 record and make it to the substate round of
U13 Fusion girls win state title
The Gadsden-area U13 00 Premier Lady Fusion girls soccer team won the Alabama State Championship on May 11 in Decatur. The team went undefeated in the tournament in two weekends of competition, posting victories over the Decatur Raptors, 3-1; Trussville, 4-0; the Lady Ambassadors Gold, 3-0; USC 00, 2-0; and Vestavia Attack 00 White, 2-1 in overtime. The Lady Fusion will
A visit to Keener, Alabama
A few years back, the Vagabond along with the late Jerry Jones went up to the little community of Keener, Alabama.
This little community is located a few miles Northeast of Attalla. Located between Attalla and Keener is the town of Reece City and a long-forgotten mining town community of Crudup.
Keener long ago was once known as Greenwood, and it is