Panthers come up short at Muscle Shoals in 5A semifinals
By John McWilliams/Florence Times-Daily
Deven Sullivan rushed 26 times for 130 yards, including 17 second-half carries, to lead Muscle Shoals a 21-3 Class 5A semifinal victory over Southside on Friday (Nov. 29) at Muscle Shoals.
The win propels the fifth-ranked Trojans (12-1) to their first football championship game in school history, where they will play top-ranked Spanish Fort in
Historical items in downtown Gadsden
The Vagabond is back with two little-known historical items of national interest in downtown Gadsden.
The old Post Office building, now known as the Federal Building, is located at the southwest corner of Broad and Sixth streets. The building was designed by a famous national architect and contains a very rare work of art by a national painter.
During
Pondering life with Pious Bob
Another Thanksgiving has come and gone, but shouldn’t we continue to be thankful for the blessings of this life? We say there are lots of things in life that we’re not thankful for, but should that stop us from being thankful? I once worked for a man who had a saying something like this: ‘Work is being in a
A time to be thankful
One of my favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. I love it for many reasons.
It’s a time of year to be with family, and of course, there is always so much good food. But I also love Thanksgiving because I think it is important that we take some time out of the year to think about all the blessings that
Bayleigh Phillips invites you to cook up a storm
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The best Christmas gift in the Gadsden area just might be this one: “Dancin’ in the Rain & Cookin’ up a Storm,” a book that shares recipes and the story of Bayleigh Phillips, a Gadsden City High School student who has inspired many since she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2006.
Bayleigh is
Gadsden City Council calls for alcohol sales vote
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The Gadsden City Council passed a measure at the Nov. 26 council meeting supporting the citizens’ right to vote on whether to allow seven-day sales of alcohol in the City of Gadsden.
The resolution calls for the local legislative delegation to introduce and support a bill authorizing the City of Gadsden to hold a referendum
Publix plan made public
By Donna Thornton/News Editor After three years of working on bringing the Publix-anchored development to Rainbow City, Mayor Terry John Calhoun finally can talk publicly about the project. However, Calhoun said there was not much he could say, because a press release on the project went out to the media from developer Paradise Ventures without […]
Big Chief owners want its future to be a blast from its past
By Donna Thornton/News Editor Jeff and Regina Word took the reins at the Big Chief in Glencoe not too long ago, and their plans for the eatery’s future include taking the local landmark back to its past. The Big Chief was the hang-out for young people in Glencoe for decades, Word said, and he’d be […]
My Masterpiece schedules art show to exhibit student’s work
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
My Masterpiece Art Studio and Gallery will host its second art show from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 7.
The show features the art work of students in Hillary Blackwood’s General Art Class and Zachary Noah’s Cartoon Animation class. Students will display their work and those who attend will have an opportunity to purchase prints,