Sardis set for Sylvania
2012 result: Sylvania 35, Sardis 28
Series record: Sylvania 12, Sardis 9
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
With a new coach in Roger Haynes, Sylvania’s football team is throwing the ball more than ever.
Sardis coach Gene Hill witnessed as much in the Rams’ jamboree last week against Guntersville.
“I don’t put a lot of stock into jamborees, because I know they
In & around SEC football
Week 1 Previews and Predictions
Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (+20). The Crimson Tide, who start the season as the top ranked team in the nation, faces Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, Ga. Alabama has won back-to-back national championships, and the quest to make it three in a row begins with an inexperienced Virginia Tech squad. The Hokies
TV-24 set to expand gridiron coverage
By Matthew Martin/Sports Correspondent
Local television station TV24 has some big news for football fans this fall – especially for followers of Jacksonville State University.
The station will be broadcasting seven of the Gamecocks’ home games this season.
TV24 will air those games live, beginning with Saturday’s season opener in Montgomery against Alabama State.
The other six broadcasts will be each of JSU’s home
GCHS, Etowah, Westbrook spikers set for 2013 season
By Gene Stanley/Correspondent
Gadsden City
Christine Ward thinks some people will be surprised at the competitiveness of this year’s Gadsden City volleyball squad.
“This is the same group that’s been with me since the eighth grade or so,” said the GCHS head coach. “They know what I want and what I expect.
“I think it’s going to be a big year for us
Is the Accountability Act helping our children?
As the new school year has begun, the Accountability Act has once again made its way into the headlines of newspapers across Alabama.
The Accountability Act was sold to the public as giving families with children “trapped in a failing school” the opportunity to claim a $3,500 tax credit to send their children to a better-performing private school.
Federal law already allowed
Ferries on the Coosa River
The Vagabond remembers driving over the old Hokes Bluff Ferry years ago and got to thinking about the different ferries that used to operate in Etowah County.
The first ferryboat operated across the Coosa River in Gadsden was known as Walker Ferry, later known as the Ewing Ferry.
The landing was on the west bank of the river at the
Alabama Power, Messenger introduce students to the history of electricity
By Carla Davis
More than a century ago, one of Gadsden’s native sons, Captain Patrick Lay, took the first steps toward building a hydroelectric plant on the Coosa River – a move that changed the face of Alabama forever.
Because of this riverboat captain’s vision, the state’s first interconnected electric system was created with the founding of Alabama Power and the
Hokes Bluff projects for city, school enabled by grants
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Members of the state legislative delegation visited Hokes Bluff High School and Hokes Bluff City Hall to view two recent projects made possible through grants from the Coosa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council.
Council Executive Director Eddie May said the two grants paid a portion of the cost for construction of an outdoor classroom at Hokes Bluff
Go gluten-free at Maggie’s
By Laura Ann Tipps/Staff Correspondent
Baking runs in Maggie Hardin’s family, and so does the gluten intolerance that inspired her to open Maggie’s Gluten-Free Bakery in Gadsden and Attalla.
“When I was growing up, I loved baking with my father, who was a professional chef and baker, and many of my family members are gluten-intolerant,” she said. “So I felt like I