GRMC names Volunteer of the Year
Betty Sue Owen, who volunteers on the first floor information desk at Gadsden Regional Medical Center, has been named the hospital’s Volunteer of the Year. Owen received the honor during GRMC’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet on April 10. She served 225 hours during 2013 and has earned more than 3,000 volunteer hours during her tenure at the hospital.
Gadsden Woman’s Club awards scholarship
Martha Elrod, President, welcomed the members and guests to the meeting. Mona Wallace gave the devotional and introduced Lexi Pierce, a student at Southside High School, who sang a beautiful inspirational song.
Stephanie Birchmore, First Vice President, introduced the scholarship committee members Donna Keeler, Claudia Jermyn, Gail Spotnitz and Marie Whitaker. The 2014 Charlotte Chrisman Cox Memorial Scholarship recipient was Hope
Local teams ranked in April 24 ASWA softball poll
CLASS 6A 1. Sparkman 2. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 3. Huntsville 4. Baker 5. Pelham 6. Spain Park 7. Albertville 8. Enterprise 9. Daphne 10. Pell City CLASS 5A 1. Hayden 2. Curry 3. Southside 4. Hartselle 5. Mortimer Jordan 6. Valley 7. Springville 8. McAdory 9. Scottsboro 10. Muscle Shoals CLASS 4A 1. Alabama Christian 2. Handley […]
Westbrook tennis teams compete at state tournament
The Westbrook Christian girls and boys tennis teams took eighth and 10th place, respectively, at the Class 1A-3A state tournament on Monday and Tuesday (Apr. 21-22) in Montgomery.
The Lady Warriors finished with 14 points, while the Warriors totaled eight.
Charley Rowe advanced the farthest for both teams, falling Bayside Academy’s Trent Kennegieter in the No. 1 singles championship
Cardinals’ Buchanon named All-American
Gadsden State sophomore basketball point guard Lacey Buchanon recently was named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American. She was the only player from Alabama selected for the honor. A 2012 Jacksonville High graduate, Buchanon finished the season first in the Alabama Community College Conference and in the top 10 in the nation for […]
Lady Panthers top Hokes Bluff for county softball title
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
The Southside High softball team made short work of the opposition in the Etowah County Schools Tournament last weekend at SHS.
The Class 5A No. 3 Lady Panthers (27-6) opened with a 10-0 victory over defending championship Sardis on Friday (Apr. 18), then followed up on Saturday with a 9-1 win over Hokes Bluff.
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Westbrook rounds up Thundering Herd
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Westbrook Christian’s 1-14 start to the season is quickly becoming a distant memory.
Sparked by a pair of solid pitching performances and an offense that produced 25 hits and 36 runs, the Warriors (14-20) blew past North Sand Mountain, 23-1 and 13-0, in the first round of the Class 2A state baseball playoffs on Friday (Apr.
Panthers pound Scottsboro in first round
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
The hunt for the state baseball championships is on, and Southside High made its Class 5A first-round series look easy, beating Scottsboro 7-0 and 12-0 on Friday (Apr. 18) at SHS.
The fourth-ranked Panthers (32-7) were clicking on all cylinders, as evidenced by the fact the Wildcats had only three base-runners and just two hits
Gadsden City comes up short to Huntsville
By Jimmy Lay/al.com
After splitting a doubleheader on Friday (Apr. 18), Gadsden City came up short to Huntsville, 9-7, on Saturday (Apr. 19) in the first round of the Class 6A state baseball playoffs.
The Titans (17-20) led 6-2 after four innings but could not hold on, as the Generals scored seven straight runs to take the lead for