Butts leaving Gadsden State, back to high school ranks
By Shannon J. Allen/Sand Mountain Reporter
After four successful years as women’s head basketball coach at Gadsden State, John Butts is heading to Sand Mountain.
On May 26, the Albertville City Board of Education approved Butts to succeed Jay Shankles as the Aggies’ girls basketball coach. Butts will teach health at AHS.
A 1986 graduate of West End High
Gadsden City hires Talbot as baseball coach
By Shannon Fagan/Cherokee County Herald
The list of credentials Taylor Talbot has accumulated during his eight-year tenure as Cedar Bluff High’s head baseball coach is an impressive one: three Cherokee County Tournament championships, five area championships, six Class 1A quarterfinal or semifinal playoff appearances and an overall record of 178-107.
Talbot turned the Tiger baseball program into a winner.