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Joe Noojin, well-known local piano player, Part 3

  Last week, The Vagabond talked about the late Joe Noojin, a Gadsden native who had been a musician for many years. He is pretty famous across the U.S., and he finally wrote his biography. In reading Joe’s biography, one cannot help but chuckle or downright start to laugh! He continuously makes fun about his shortness (at 5’-6”) and is

Joe Noojin, well-known local piano player, Part 3

  Last week, The Vagabond talked about the late Joe Noojin, a Gadsden native who had been a musician for many years. He is pretty famous across the U.S., and he finally wrote his biography. In reading Joe’s biography, one cannot help but chuckle or downright start to laugh! He continuously makes fun about his shortness (at 5’-6”) and is

Congressman Aderholt needs to earn his award

  Gadsden’s representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Robert Aderholt, was recently chosen as the National Association of Development Organizations’ Legislator of the Year. In the article announcing the award, Congressman Aderholt said he was honored to receive an award from an organization dedicated to growing communities.

The irony in all this is mind blowing! Just weeks after

Legal notices for the week of April 3 – April 9, 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 Ryan Scott O’Shields and Melissa Ann O’Shields, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, First Federal Bank, and Lender’s successors and assigns), dated the 30th day

Classifieds for the week of April 3 – April 9, 2015

 AUCTIONS

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In & around SEC men’s basketball

NCAA Tournament Review

Kentucky is only two games away from becoming the first team in NCAA history to finish the year at 40-0. The Wildcats currently are 38-0, and are the first team to ever achieve that feat. 

Kentucky’s undefeated season nearly came to an end in the Elite Eight against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish led for most

Southside baseball, softball teams ranked in state poll

Listed below are the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s high school baseball and softball polls released April 2.

BASEBALL

CLASS 7A

  1. Mountain Brook 

  2. Vestavia Hills

  3. Hewitt-Trussville

  4. Spain Park 

  5. Auburn 

  6. Thompson 

  7. Theodore 

  8. Hoover

  9. Central-Phenix City

  10. Grissom 

CLASS 6A

  1. Cullman

  2. Pelham

  3. Opelika

  4. Homewood

  5. Spanish Fort

  6. Southside

 

Yellow Jackets top Hokes Bluff in rain-shortened game

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

“Well, a win is a win,” said Glencoe High head coach Charlie Robertson following his team’s 4-3 come from behind win over cross-county rival Hokes Bluff in a weather shortened six-inning game on Tuesday (Mar. 31) at GHS. “It’s been a struggle to get the games in this year, so we’ll take them any way

Grant’s RBI double lifts Patriots past Gaston

By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent

  West End High head baseball coach Joe Payne described last Monday’s 6-5 Class 2A, Area 12 win over Gaston in succinct fashion. 

“It was a good game with both teams making mistakes, our pitching kept us in it and we came through in the end. We also got seven strong innings from Corey Willingham and