Rock & Roll Christmas returns for seventh year

The Etowah Youth Orchestras will rock in the holiday season again this year with the EYO’s Rock & Roll Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 20. The 7 p.m. performance will be held at the Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center on the campus of Gadsden State Community College, and is sponsored by The Exchange Bank of Alabama and Greater Gadsden Tourism.
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Westbrook overruns Indians

By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Westbrook Christian stormed out to a 41-20 halftime lead en route to a 62-28 win over Class 3A, Area 11 rival Ohatchee on Tuesday (Dec. 9) in Rainbow City.
The Warriors (5-3, 2-0) opened the game with a 12-0 run on and led 18-10 after one quarter.
Kyle Edwards’ basket with 1:30 left in the first
Lady Warriors fall to Ohatchee

By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Westbrook Christian kept within striking distance against Ohatchee for much of the game on Tuesday (Dec. 9), but the Lady Warriors faded down the stretch in a 44-35 Class 3A, Area 11 loss in Rainbow City.
“We’ve got a lot of new girls this season, so we’re a work in progress,” said Westbrook head coach Antron
Southside’s Tyler Carr signs with Auburn

By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent
A large portion of Southside High’s football success during
the past two seasons has been the play of offensive lineman Tyler Carr.
Now the four-star recruit takes his skills to Auburn
University, with which he signed on Dec. 4.
Carr, who is 6-5 and 315 pounds, committed early to
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Exploit of the Murphree sisters

Bobby Buggs has been posting a lot of old photos on Welcome to Gadsden Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/Gadsden), The Vagabond will include one of his photos this week.
Last week The Vagabond mentioned that Laura Dunning Elliott was hunting for the names of the two ladies that played a part of the capture of Union soldiers. The names were found and
Ford to sponsor lottery bill, resolution to negotiate compact with Poarch Creek

When our state legislature returns to Montgomery, legislators will have to take on a major problem: funding our state budgets.
There are no easy solutions to our budget problems. But there are simple solutions that can generate millions of dollars for our budgets and put us on a path to fiscal stability without raising income or property taxes, or other taxes
Doll shop celebrates 25 years in Gadsden

By Sarrah Peters/News Editor
A local store and tourist attraction, Little Faces Doll Shop, has been providing quality dolls to its customers for over 25 years.
The store has been open since 1989. This is the 26th Christmas they have been open.
The store has numerous types of dolls, but especially focuses in carrying Lee Middleton dolls. The vinyl dolls with synthetic hair