Carey Forrest “Bill” Elton Part Two
This week the Vagabond continues a little-known history of the local Alabama 167th Infantry known as the Rainbow Division, a unit that Rainbow Drive and Rainbow City were named after.
Robert Elton, Carey Forrest “Bill” Elton’s son, donated a yearbook about the Alabama 167th Infantry during 1938 to the Etowah Historical Society. We will be showing this yearbook and more about
What makes America great
Last week, in recognition of Independence Day, I wrote about freedom and democracy and how these are both a right and a privilege. Freedom and democracy are what makes this country great. They are the reason that people are willing to risk their lives to come to this country.
But freedom and democracy are not the only the reasons why this
Get with the program(s)
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent I’ve had a longtime hobby of collecting football programs, from the first high school games I attended to the rarer Rose Bowl programs that featured my beloved Alabama Crimson Tide. The earliest high school games I attended usually were Emma Sansom against either Gadsden High or Etowah High during the early […]
GCHS to host sports seminar
Leaders at Jacksonville State University are coming together with the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, National Athletic Trainers’ Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association and Safe Kids USA to promote the STOP Sports Injuries campaign.
The campaign’s inaugural event will take place on Thursday, July
Group to build ‘adaptive’ home for Garmon
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
H.O.N.O.R.S. – Housing Our Nation’s Outstanding Returning Soldiers – is an organization that rose from the rubble at Ground Zero.
Charles Vitchers, construction superintendent for the Ground Zero recovery and cleanup efforts after 9/11, and Gordon Haberman, who lost his daughter Andrea Haberman in the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center, co-founded the organization in 2011 as
Be part of the Conversation: set CLEAR Plan 2030 goals
The East Alabama Partnership for Livable Communities in conjunction with the The Chamber of Gadsden-Etowah County will host a second round County Conversation for residents of Etowah County to talk about livability in the county and how it affects their quality of life.
This conversation builds on the activities of the first County Conversation and will be a two-way discussion where
Southside readies for City Fest on July 20
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The City of Southside is preparing for City Fest – an afternoon and evening of fun, food, crafts, games and music on the grounds of Southside High School July 20.
It’s will be the seventh City Fest, and the third year that Southside’s own Kate Falcon has been a performer at the festival.
The headliner for the show is
Red Cross, Premiere Cinemas team up for local ‘Summer Reunion’ blood drive
The summer is generally associated with vacation, recreation and relaxation. But for those who find themselves in need of blood due to accidents, natural disasters or the need for surgery, summer can also be a time of uncertainty, as blood stocks are generally low during the season in which they are most needed.
Volunteer blood donors in Gadsden and Etowah County
Everything comes up roses for Judy Bacon
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
When members of the Gadsden Rose Society met at Judy Bacon’s home on Reynolds Street for a garden party/meeting last month, election of officers was on the agenda.
Not that there was much of a contest. Bacon was selected as president of the Gadsden Rose Society for the seventh year.
And looking at Bacon’s garden, one might understand why.
Bacon’s