Why charter schools are a bad for Alabama
Other than the $700 million hole in the state’s General Fund budget, no issue has been more talked about than the charter school bill.
Republicans in the Alabama legislature have made charter schools a part of their legislative agenda, and a priority in this legislative session (which is ironic, given these same Republican legislators campaigned on stopping President Obama’s agenda,
Joe Noojin, well-known local piano player
The next few weeks will be devoted to stories about the famous and well-known Joe Noojin, a man I’ve heard about all my life.
Several years ago, The Vagabond finally caught up with Joe, who has been a piano player for the Kings of Swing for many years. He is pretty famous across the U.S., and The Vagabond finally
Saving Help Is Here
The Bible is full of cries from God’s children to be saved in their lives. In Psalm 69:1-3 we hear, “Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing. I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. I am weary of my
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In & around SEC men’s basketball
SEC Tournament review
Kentucky accomplished what it was supposed to accomplish this past week at the SEC Tournament in Nashville. The Wildcats easily won the championship, defeating Florida, Auburn and Arkansas along the way. The Wildcats are entering the NCAA Tournament as the overall No. 1 seed, and at 34-0, their quest to remain undefeated is still intact.
While
Southside ranked No. 1 in latest ASWA softball poll
Listed below are the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s high school baseball and softball polls released March 19.
BASEBALL
Class 7A
1. Hewitt-Trussville
2. Thompson
3. Mountain Brook
4. Theodore
5. Hoover
6. Auburn
7. Spain Park
8. Central-Phenix City
9. Grissom
10. Baker
Class 6A
1. Cullman
2. Pelham
3. Opelika
4. Homewood
5. Spanish Fort
6. Hartselle
7.
Local players make ASWA all-state basketball teams
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Six area high school players were selected to the 2014-15 Alabama Sports Writers Association’s All-State basketball teams released earlier this week. Gadsden City’s Chris Dudley and Haley Troup were both named to the Class 7A second team. A 6-3 senior guard, Dudley averaged 23 points and seven rebounds per game while helping […]
Westbrook pounds Glencoe in area contests
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent Westbrook outscored Glencoe 23-0 in a pair of Class 3A, Area 11 wins this week in high school baseball. Westbrook Christian got a strong pitching performance from Tyler Self and timely hitting to defeat Glencoe, 9-0, on Wednesday (Mar. 18) at GHS, while a 12-run fourth inning propelled the Warriors (4-8, […]