Five new members inducted into Southside Wall of Fame
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Members of the Southside Athletic Foundation gathered May 5 to add names to Southside High School’s Wall of Fame with the induction of five new members into the SHS Hall of Fame.
In doing so, the hall of fame added more than names and statistics. Southside High athletic director and head football coach Marty Smith said when he
Another lost opportunity to debate Accountability Act
I learned a lot of values from my dad. He served in the state legislature for 26 years, and one of the most important values he practiced as a legislator and that he passed on to me is that our government should operate honestly and out in the open so that the taxpayers can see what they are getting for
150th Civil War Tour at downtown Gadsden
Recently, the Vagabond was part of a 150th Civil War presentations and tour. On May 2, participants met at the Center for Cultural Arts and took a bus to see where the Sansom Crossing took place at Black Creek and where John Henry Wisdom’ began his ride.
On the afternoon of May 2, 1863, 150 years ago to the day, Colonel
Be part of ‘Impact’
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Impact Gadsden grew from a desire to reach out to the community, Sheila Freeman, discipleship and children’s ministry director at First United Methodist Church of Gadsden, said.
“We had wanted to put together a day of outreach and service to the community,” she said. It’s an idea that has grown beyond anything Freeman and FUM Senior Pastor Harvey
Relay for Life slated May 17
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life officially gets underway at 6 p.m. May 17, at Crosspoint Community Church, but more than 30 teams of churches, businesses and families/friends have been at work raising money to support the ACS’s patient services and research programs for months in preparation for the event.
Regions Bank Branch Manager Jason Battles is
EYO schedules season, auditions
The Etowah Youth Orchestras has announced its 2013-2014 concert season. The season, titled “Espíritu y Alma (Spirit and Soul),” will feature music composed by Latin American composers and inspired by the Latin American musical sound.
The music from the concert season was selected to correlate with the EYO’s 2014 tour to Puerto Rico.
”We are excited to be visiting Puerto Rico
RBC residents find diploma after storm
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
When a major windstorm blew through Etowah and surrounding counties several weeks ago, it left tree debris that many municipalities and individuals are working still to clear away.
But it left more than downed limbs at Donna Patterson’s home in Rainbow City. While she was cleaning up some of the debris behind her house, Patterson said she found
Gadsden native earns Silver Star
By Lance Cpl. Shawn Valosin
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Service members shuffled through the doors and filled rows of seats at the Goettge Memorial Field House April 30, to honor a man who risked his life to save his fellow Marines in Afghanistan in 2011.
The Silver Star Medal, the third highest military decoration for valor, has only been awarded to 40
Warriors dispatch Ranburne, will host Class 2A semifinal
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
Westbrook Christian’s bats seemed to match the weather in its Class 2A quarterfinal baseball series against Ranburne.
On Friday, with cool air and plenty of rain, the Warriors failed to match the Bulldogs at the plate in Game 1, losing 8-3. Westbrook took a 5-0 lead in the second game before the heavy rain causing