Etowah taking it one snap at a time
Last week’s results: Etowah 37, Brewer 7; Boaz 37, Columbia 14
Last meeting: Etowah 48, Columbia 6
Series record: Etowah leads 1-0
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
“Get better today.”
That is the message that Etowah High football coach Drew Noles is imparting to his team.
“If we can improve every day, we’re going to do things well,” he said
Unbeaten Sardis set to soar past Eagles
Douglas (0-3, 0-2) at Sardis (3-0, 2-0)
Last week’s results: Sardis 49, Crossville 7; St. Clair County 41, Douglas 7
2012 result: Sardis 42, Douglas 28
Series record: Sardis leads 20-9
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Sardis High’s undefeated record doesn’t matter as much to Gene Hill as to what he sees on film each week.
That can be summed up in one word – “improvement.”
“We’re
Holding the Republican Supermajority accountable on the Accountability Act
When the Republican Supermajority in Montgomery rammed the Accountability Act through the legislature, it did so without any idea as to how much it would cost.
So when the supermajority wrote the education budget, it took a guess and set aside $40 million of your tax dollars (just for this year) to pay for tax credits to send kids in certain
Alabama Power Company’s Gadsden Steam Plant 100th anniverary – Part 3
For the next few weeks the Messenger and the Vagabond will be doing a partnership with Alabama Power Company for the 100th anniversary of the Gadsden steam plant.
The Vagabond has contacted Alabama’s famous historian, Leah Rawls Atkins, for her expert information.
Leah wrote a very thick book on Alabama Power Company a few years ago called Developed for the Service of
Ford calls for reallocation of funds
House Minority Leader Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) called on state leaders to reallocate the $40 million budgeted for tax credits provided by the Accountability Act to instead be used to expand the Alabama Math, Science and Technology Initiative, commonly known as the AMSTI program.
“The Accountability Act has clearly failed,” said Ford at a Sept. 12 press conference in Montgomery. “It’s time
Former GSCC student/Japanese official welcomed back to former college, church
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Gadsden State Community College recognized Dr. Toshiko Abe as a distinguished alumna on Sept. 15, and a group of current and former members of Paden Baptist Church welcomed back an active church and choir member – one who helped strengthen a ministry to international students during her time in Gadsden.
Abe, who attended Gadsden State during 1988 and
Southside contracts out garbage pickup
By Donna Thornton/New Editor
Some Southside residents already received new garbage cans labeled Advanced Disposal and should expect postcards explaining why soon.
The city contracted with the waste management company and it will begin pickup in the city on Oct. 1. Mayor Wally Burns said the cards to be sent out will detail how people need to place the garbage cans for
Celebrating 100 years of life for Corine Adair
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
One of Corine Adair’s life-long loves has been reading.
She said her favorite thing was to go to the library, according to the proclamation given to Mrs. Adair at the Sept. 17 Gadsden City Council meeting.
“The librarians looked forward to seeing her and would always tell her of new books that were on the shelves and this would
Gadsden Regional to mark 50 years at its present site
On Sept. 29, 1963, what was then known as Baptist Memorial Hospital opened its doors at a new facility on property donated by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Thousands from Gadsden and the surrounding area attended a Sunday afternoon open house at the facility’s new location.
Fifty years later, Gadsden Regional Medical Center will mark the occasion with a