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1970 – The Year Of The Diamond Rebels

 By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

The 1969-1970 school year was an exciting one for sports fans in Gadsden, and especially the Alabama City area.

The Emma Sansom High Rebels had enjoyed their best season on the gridiron in years, dominating their schedule while beating cross-town rival Gadsden High 14-7. The only blemishes on their record were a 24-14 loss to Etowah High

Local coach, players to participate in all-star game

By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent

Lee Ozmint saw some all-star action as a football player and now has a chance to see one through a coach’s eyes.

The Glencoe High head football coach will be a North assistant coach for the North/South All-Star high school football game on July 18 in Montgomery.

Ozmint attended C.L. Hanna (N.C.) High and played in the North

In & around SEC baseball

Mississippi State fell 8-0 and 3-1 to UCLA in the finals of the College World Series last Monday and Tuesday (June 24-25) in Omaha, Neb. The Bulldogs failed to generate any offense against the Bruins in either game.

In the first game, the Bruins jumped on the Bulldogs quickly in the first inning. All season long, Mississippi State’s strength has been

Governor playing politics with people’s livelihoods

Alabama’s state employees work hard. They make our state and local governments function. They keep our courts running and our streets safe. And for the past five years, they have done so while having their pay and their budgets cut. Even merit raises, which are given solely on the basis of the employee’s performance, have been frozen for the past

How did Gadsden get started? Part Six

The Vagabond has been asked many times about how Gadsden was started and its early years. One of Gadsden early historian and mayor, Charles P. Smith (1863-1929) wrote about the early Gadsden and how it got started. He continues:

Chapter VI—And Still More Pioneers

“No history of Gadsden would be complete without a record of Col. R. B. Kyle who since he

Program enriches summer for children

 By Donna Thornton/News Editor When the teacher at the Summer Enrichment Program at Wills Creek Baptist Association asked for students to come pray before a group of approximately 100 children, more than a half-dozen readily volunteered and solemnly prayed after asking the others to ‘please bow your head.” Lessons of respect and the experience of […]

Community Center/Library project complete

By Donna Thornton/News Editor

The City of Southside welcomes everyone to an Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at the city’s new community center and library on Ala. 77.

For those familiar with Southside, the celebration will be easy to find. Southside’s new community center and library are housed in what used to be the old Southside High

Gather at monument July 3 for reading of the Declaration

The Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association is sponsoring a public reading of the Declaration of Independence at 12 p.m. on July 3 at the Spirit of American Citizenship Monument at Moragne Park in Gadsden.

Gadsden Attorney Charles Centerfit Hart is promoting the event. He said the association wants to organize readings in as many Alabama cities as possible, in hopes of

Goodyear celebrates 70 years of service

By Donna Thornton/News Editor

Sidney Richardson said he plans to keep working “as long as the Man Upstairs lets me keep going.” With 70 years on the job at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Gadsden, he’s got a pretty good start.

Richardson, 88, celebrated his 70th anniversary at the plant June 22. When he started working there, it was a different