Former Panthers help UAH
Three former Southside High School baseball standouts contributed to the University of Alabama-Huntsville’s Gulf South Conference Tournament championship on May 6 in Birmingham.
The Chargers defeated Delta State by a score of 8-3 to secure a berth in the NCAA South Regional Tournament in Tampa, Fla., last weekend, where UAH went 0-2 to finish the season with a record of 41-16,
Gadsden State signs Mackey
By Shannon Fagan/Cherokee County Herald
Sand Rock High’s Dylan Mackey has been on Gadsden State basketball coach Todd Ginn’s radar for quite some time.
Mackey remembers his first encounter with Ginn a couple of years ago at a Gadsden State summer camp.
“He was a ref there, and he noticed me shooting,” Mackey said. “He pulled me aside and told me to keep
Classifieds for the week of May 23 – May 29, 2014
AUCTIONS
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Legal notices for the week of May 23 – May 29, 2014
MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sylvia King, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Homecomings Financial Network, INC, on the 19th day of August, 2003, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge
A call for action
What if Etowah County and the 4th Congressional District had the same leadership in our congressional representative as they do in South Alabama?
Last week, Congressman Bradley Byrne of Mobile made a strong public stand for construction of a bridge on Interstate 10 over the Mobile River. The congressman called the project “a national priority” and warned that inaction would endanger
Mary Harrison Lister, Etowah Historical Society Founder, Part Two
The Vagabond recently traveled to Montgomery to the state archives, where he discovered several photos Mary Harrison Lister, the founder of the Etowah Historical Society.
The following piece is a continuation of a book written by Elbert L. Watson about Mary Harrison Lister:
“My next direct contact with the society was at its Christmas gathering held at Mrs. Lister’s beloved Aloha Lodge
Local legislators help fund VFDs
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Thanks to a line item appropriation by local state legislators, the coffers of area volunteer fire departments are a little bit bigger.
On behalf of the Alabama Forestry Commission, state representatives Mack Butler and Becky Nordgren and House Minority Leader Craig Ford presented grant checks to several Etowah County volunteer fire departments on May 15 at the Etowah
Kimberly volunteers to share love of tennis with B&G Club kids
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Some Thursday afternoons, you can find Etowah County Circuit Judge David Kimberly at an entirely different kind of court.
Kimberly takes his enthusiasm for tennis and shares it with a group of young people from the Boys and Girls Club on Thursdays, at the Gadsden Tennis Complex. Armed with a large bag of practice balls and rackets, Kimberly
Moman’s Eyecare marks milestones amidst changes
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
With the closing of Hicks Family Shoes, Moman’s Eyecare – now in its 39th year of business – has the longest tenure of any retail business on Broad Street.
As Moman’s takes on that mantle, some changes are being made in the business that Juanita Moman opened in 1975 on Broad Street, as Moman’s Optical Dispensary.
Being owned and