Locals compete at All-Star Sports Week
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
Dantley Coker couldn’t have been happier with his experience in the North-South All-Star football game on July 24 in Montgomery. The same could not be said, however, for his Southside High football teammate and fellow 2014 SHS graduate Colton Clay.
Coker got to play a good bit at the Cramton Bowl, but was in a blocking role for
In & around SEC football
Best case, worst case scenarios for the 2014 season
Alabama
Best Case. The offensive line becomes one of the most dominant in the country and the running back tandem of Derrick Henry and T.J. Yeldon dominates the SEC. Jacob Coker steps in at quarterback and is consistent throughout the year, while Lane Kiffin’s offense is explosive and balanced. Trey DePriest fills the
Alabama Power announces grant
The Alabama Power Foundation is launching a new grant program aimed at helping high school athletic programs break down barriers to student participation.
Focusing on the importance of keeping students active in sports, the Power To Play grant program will award $2,500 to 36 schools throughout the state to support their athletic programs.
Research shows students who participate in athletics get better
Classifieds for the week of Aug. 1 – Aug. 7, 2014
AUCTIONS
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AUCTION LUXURY home on 145± acres. Private – pasture – mature timber. Alexander City, AL. Thursday August 14th 1:00 p.m. www.targetauction.com 1-800 473-3939. djacobs#5060. (R)
ESTATE AUCTION. Large brick home, brick duplex, 72
Legal notices for the week of Aug. 1 – Aug. 7, 2014
MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Melissa H. George and Bobby Ray George, wife and husband , originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 15th day of November, 2005, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of
The Hattery and the Mormon who never crossed the plains
In 1868, three years after the Civil War, Gadsden’s first industry came about in the form of a hat factory. The hattery, as it became known, was established by Allen Gaylor near Noccalula Falls. He brought his family from Tennessee and came into this area to start his trade.
The hattery was located near the present-day Kiwanis Building on the old road
State leaders need to work for us and not against us
I believe that education is the great equalizer. If you give children a quality education, then with hard work they can make their dreams come true. That is why it is so disheartening to see millions of dollars taken from their education every year so that a handful of (mostly wealthy) donors can get yet another tax break.
It seems the
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
The Best Banana Muffins and
Fresh Blueberry Pie
After World War ll, a lady described a typical picnic lunch for that time in history. She said they packed a shoe box lunch and took off in the pony cart for a beautiful place in the woods. The usual contents were: fried chicken, tomato sandwiches, buttered
Lt. Col. gets surprise welcome home
By Lindsay Seagraves/News Editor
For the past 10 months, Lt. Col. Tim Maples has served the United States Army in Afghanistan as the Deputy Commander of the 82nd Sustainment Brigade. His second deployment to Afghanistan, Maples returned to help close out an operation he worked on du-ring a previous year.
While Maples was focused on returning home to see his family on