Lady Titans lose in region final
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
The 2014-2015 season came to a screeching halt for the Gadsden City High girls basketball team on Tuesday (Feb. 17), as the Lady Titans suffered a 42-27 defeat at the hands of the No. 1 Huntsville at Jacksonville State.
“We never got in a rhythm offensively, even in the first half when things were going
Westbrook flattens Brindlee Mountain in regional semifinals
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent Monday’s Class 3A Northeast Regional Tournament boys basketball game between Westbrook Christian and Brindlee Mountain was essentially over by the time it began. The Warriors (22-7) scored the first six points en route to a 76-45 victory at Jacksonville State. “I was really pleased with our start,” Westbrook coach Seth Ford […]
Lady Jacket rally falls short against Plainview
By Gene Stanley/Sports Correspondent Glencoe didn’t appear to run out of steam – but the Yellow Jackets did run out of time in Monday’s Class 3A Northeast Regional Tournament girls basketball game at Jacksonville State. Plainview had a huge first half and took a 58-54 win. At intermission, the Bears led 37-21. Plainview got the […]
Southside trio wins state wrestling titles
Three Southside High wrestlers won their individual weight classes to help the Panthers finish in second place in the AHSAA Class 6A state tournament last weekend in Huntsville. Senior Kade Kitchens won his second straight 170-pound title with a pin of Pinson Valley’s Deon Gregory at 2:07 of the first period. Junior Noah Bradford defeated […]
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Learning from history
I’ve always admired U.S. President Harry S. Truman. Even though he never earned a college degree, I believe he had more wisdom than most of our Ivy-League educated leaders.
Truman once said, “There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” That is a profound statement. It is also very true and very relevant
Robert Turner-The only Confederate soldier killed in Gadsden
The Vagabond ran across some papers earlier this week that Hazel Oliver wrote years ago for the Etowah Historical Society. The papers were about Robert Turner, who was killed in action at the Black Creek incident. Tur-ner is buried along with Emma Sansom’s father and daughter and a black family member.
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Being ‘UP’ for Jesus
A friend recently sent me a posting on the “Yahoo Answers” page. It was posted by a person named Sepia and is the best answer to date on the question: “What is the two letter word in the English language that has the most meanings?” In searching several dictionaries, I found, as well, that the suggested word has many