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Southside softball duo signs with Southern Union

By Chris McCarthy/Editor

Although they will graduate high school in a few months, Paiden Kircus and Savannah Elkins should run into one another quite a bit over the next few years. 

The Southside High seniors both signed softball scholarships on Wednesday (Jan. 21) with Southern Union Community College in Wadley. 

The two players were major contributors to the 2014

In & around SEC men’s basketball

Alabama update

Through two weeks of Southeastern Conference play, Alabama is 12-5 overall and 2-2 in conference play. The Crimson Tide started league play by defeating Texas A&M and Tennessee handily, but followed that success with losses to South Carolina and Kentucky. Alabama’s NCAA Tournament chances are slim, and the Tide will need to beat several tournament-quality teams to

Legal notices for the week of Jan. 23 – Jan. 29, 2015

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Julian Ford and Marlena Ford, husband and wife, to The Bank, dated June 9, 2003, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, as Instrument Number D-2003-3002.  Said mortgage was subsequently sold, assigned and

Gadsden City boys, girls ranked in Jan. 22ASWA basketball poll

BOYS

CLASS 7A

1. Lee-Montgomery 

2. Spain Park 

3. Mountain Brook 

4. Murphy

5. McGill-Toolen

6. Grissom

7. Hoover

8. Theodore

9. Gadsden City 

10. James Clemens 

CLASS 6A

1. Lee-Huntsville

2. Austin 

3. Bessemer City

4. Cullman

5. Pelham

6. Carver-Montgomery

7. Woodlawn

8. Spanish Fort

9. Opelika

10. Albertville 

CLASS 5A

1. Faith-Mobile 

2. J.O. Johnson<span class="Apple-tab-span"

Eagles dispatch Glencoe in tournament semifinals

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

  Hokes Bluff boys basketball coach Jeff Noah is getting well
acquainted with the Glencoe Yellow Jackets.

The two cross-county rivals met for the third time in a
little over a week on Wednesday (Jan. 21) in the Etowah County Basketball
Tournament semifinals.

“This is a big rivalry game

Lady Eagles shoot past Sardis

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

  Hokes Bluff girls basketball coach Jason Shields wanted to control the tempo of Wednesday’s game against Sardis. 

Mission accomplished with a 47-27 victory in the semifinals of the Etowah County Basketball Tournament at Gadsden State. 

“We needed to do this to keep them from making runs against our defense,” said Shields.

The Lady Eagles advanced to