Events to raise money/awareness of rare disorder
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The family and friends of 6-year-old Davis Crow of Hokes Bluff want you to join them in “painting the town blue” to benefit people facing the effects of a rare genetic disorder.
Davis is one of only 1,000 people in the world diagnosed with Dup15Q – meaning he has an extra 15th chromosome.
Davis’ mom Traci Ward said the
Several local Christmas parades on tap for weekend, next week
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Christmas Parade season gets into step this weekend with several marches making their way through local towns. The Altoona Christmas Parade may be Etowah County’s first of the season, happening tonight (Dec. 6) at 7 p.m. and it is definitely one of the biggest.
Altoona Event Coordinator Kevin Gilbert said this year’s parade may be a bit bigger
Gadsden Job Corps students pay visit to Governor Bentley
Representatives from the Gadsden Job Corps Center had the distinct honor of meeting with Alabama Governor Robert Bentley this week in his office at the State Capitol Building in Montgomery. GJCC Business Community Liaison Tom Sanders obtained the meeting with the help of Blaine Galliher of the Governor’s staff. In attendance at the meeting were the GJCC SGA Officers, Peer
Help needed for sweet potato drop Saturday
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The Society of St. Andrew needs help to bag 40,000 pounds of sweet potatoes on Saturday (Dec. 7).
The society will bring a truck load of sweet potatoes and drop them at the Salvation Army, at 114 North 11th St. in Gadsden at 9 a.m. The potatoes will need to be bagged for distribution.
Society of St. Andrew’s Alabama
Lady Eagles get past Gaston
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Gaston hung tough for the better part of three quarters on Tuesday (Dec. 3), but Hokes Bluff’s experience came through down the stretch in a 47-36 victory in girls high school basketball at HBHS.
With the game tied at 22-22 at halftime, Hokes Bluff (4-2) took the lead for good when sophomore forward Carley Ball knocked
Hokes Bluff mans up against Bulldogs
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
No Haas, no problem for Hokes Bluff on Tuesday (Dec. 2).
With Purdue University signee and 7’2 senior center Isaac Haas spending the majority of the second half on the bench with a sore knee, the Eagles (6-1) posted a 62-51 win over Gaston at HBHS.
Hokes Bluff extended a seven-point halftime lead to 14 at