Southside’s Ryals named Bryant-Jordan Class 5A, Region 5 winner
Southside High senior Haden Ryals last week was named the Class 5A, Region 5 winner of the 2014 Bryant-Jordan Scholarship Award for Student Achievement. Ryals, who was one of eight 5A region winners and 48 state winners, is eligible for the overall student achievement award to be given out on Apr. 14 in Birmingham. Each […]
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Edgar H. Glaze and Kristen A Glaze, husband and wife, to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated September 20, 2012, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama,
Let the people vote!
We are now more than two-thirds of the way through this year’s legislative session in Montgomery and, once again, our state leaders have denied the voters of Alabama the chance to vote on a statewide lottery.
This goes beyond just arguing over the merits of a state lottery. This is about democracy!
How can we trust the voters to elect us but
More early settlers – Engles (Ingles)
For the last few weeks, The Vagabond has been discussing some of the folks who settled in the area located west and north of Attalla before the Cherokee Indians were removed. This area was from around Highways 77 and 431 all the way up to Sand Valley Road and over to Reece City.
Last week The Vagabond
Hicks Family Shoes closing after over 70 years
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Chester Hicks Jr. says the closing of Hicks Family Shoes – a fixture in Gadsden for 76 years – is bittersweet for his family. However, the family and the store’s staff intend to emphasize the sweet with a massive closing sale and prize give-aways that started Thursday (March 13).
Chester Hicks Sr. and his wife Phyllis opened the
Smoke on the Falls/Smoke your Buns on April 12
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
What’s better than the smell of good barbecue? At Smoke on the Falls, only the taste can surpass the olfactory enjoyment of the best barbeque-ers in the region, all looking to claim their part of more than $10,000 in prizes.
Smoke on the Falls is set for April 11 and 12 at the Noccalula Falls Campground. This annual
Cosby named ACES Superintendent of the Year
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Etowah County Schools Superintendent Dr. Alan Cosby was named Superintendent of the Year on March 13 by the Alabama Community Education Association.
The association is a nonprofit that supports member institutions providing community education programs in schools.
Locally, that is primarily the extended day and summer programs operated by school districts.
Etowah County Schools Community Education Coordinator Butch Dixon said
Read Across America Day lets soldier catch up on dad duties
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Each year, preschool and elementary educators celebrate Read Across America Day on the birthday of Dr. Seuss (March 2), with reading related events on or around that designated day.
For Dusty Carroll, father to two, this year provided opportunities to make up for time away from sons Nick, 7, and Tyler, 6, while Carroll served three one-year stints