West End hires new football coach
By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter One-time Geraldine High School head football coach Kyle Davis became the new head coach at West End. Davis’ hiring was approved during the Etowah County Board of Education’s monthly meeting on Tuesday (June 10). Davis succeeds Randy Hallmark, who resigned in April after two seasons in his second tenure […]
EHS grad Nordgren drafted by Twins
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Miles Nordgren’s baseball career did not end with his graduation last month from Birmingham-Southern College.
The 2010 Etowah High School graduate recently was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Nordgren received the good news this past Saturday (June 7) that he was taken as the draft’s 680th overall pick.
“I was looking
Local players key components in successful BSC baseball season
By Chris McCarthy/ Publisher/Editor
Three local players had significant roles in Birmingham Southern College’s successful 2014-baseball season.
Senior pitchers Miles Nordgren and Ralls Pennington and junior catcher Jacob Mayfield helped the Panthers post a 35-12 record and win the Southern Athletic Association regular season and tournament titles.
The tournament championship including an automatic bid to the Div. III NCAA Tournament, where BSC fell
In & around SEC baseball
NCAA Super Regionals Review
Only two Southeastern Conference teams made the NCAA Super Regionals, but both teams advanced to the College World Series. Ole Miss defeated Louisiana-Lafayette twice on the road after losing the opening game. The Ragin’ Cajuns, who entered the Super Regionals as one of the best offensive teams in the country, defeated the Rebels, 9-5, in the first
Classifieds for the week of June 13-June 19, 2014
AUCTIONS
Absolute Auction Sat. June 21st.10am Plimpton Construction 304 Steele Station Rd Rainbow City, Alabama 400 Lots-New/Used. Info at www.auctionzip.com. Almost a complete laboratory with lab equipment. Lost Freightline items. New 1000 lb hydraulic lift table. New Husky tool boxes. Craftsman welder, Impact wrenches, table saws, steel cutting saws. buckets of new chain, large conveyor, vehicles, vanity/kitchen
Legal notices for the week of June 13-June 19, 2014
MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Brenda W. Murphy, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for MortgageAmerica, Inc., on the 7th day of October, 2008, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of
It’s not about Obama, it’s about Alabama
There were a lot of surprises that came out of last week’s primary elections. One thing that was not a surprise was all the ads and mail pieces about Barack Obama.
It only makes sense. Republican legislators don’t want to talk about their own record. They want to make every election a referendum on Obama’s presidency.
I don’t blame them. What record
Mary Harrison Lister, Etowah Historical Society founder, Part 5 (final)
The Vagabond recently visited the state archives in Montgomery, where he discovered several photos of Etowah Historical Society founder Mary Harrison Lister. The following is a continuation of a book written by Elbert L. Watson about Mary Harrison Lister:
“Let me backtrack for a moment to September, 1961, when I spoke to the society on the life of David W. Baine,
GSCC hires new president
Alabama Community College System Chancellor, Dr. Mark Heinrich, announced leadership changes at two of the system’s colleges on Wednesday, June 11.
Dr. Helen McAlpine has been named interim president at Gadsden State Community College in Gadsden, and Dr. John Reutter III has been named acting president at J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College in Huntsville. Both appointments are effective July