Craig Ford – Proposed Merit Pay Bill has serious flaws
When the state legislature returns to Montgomery in two weeks, one of the top issues will be a cost-of-living pay raise for educators. Both parties agree that the money is there, and now is the time. But there are some major differences between what both parties are proposing.
House Democrats will propose a five-percent pay raise for all teachers,
The Vagabond – History of the drinking water fountain on First & Broad streets in Gadsden
Have you ever wonder about the little marble water fountain on Broad Street near the Emma Sansom statue and in front of Gadsden City Hall?
Recently on the Welcome to Gadsden Facebook page, a photo was shown of the old fountain and folks were asking about it. The Vagabond did research and found that the fountain had a very
Pious Bob – Striving to be Effective and Fruitful
In 2-Peter we are reminded of challenges of life before us, and at the same time realize how difficult those challenges are for us: “For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness, […]
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Lady Titan reaches career milestone
Gadsden City High junior guard Brooke Burns scored her 1,000th point earlier this season and was honored prior to the GCHS/Buckhorn game on Jan. 15.
Burns, who has 1,367 career points, currently is averaging 19.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting 91 percent at the free throw line.
The Lady Titans currently are ranked sixth in Class 7A.
Legal notices for the week of January 22-29, 2016
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that mortgage dated May 29, 2009, in favor of Peoples Independent Bank, a corporation, and executed by Beck & Hunt Residential LLC, a limited liability company, which mortgage is recorded June 4, 2009, in Instrument Number 3314455, in the probate records of Etowah County, Alabama, the mortgagee
Lions hold off Gaston, move to tournament semifinals
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
Sardis boys head basketball coach Van Owen readily acknowledged that the 54-37 margin of victory in his team’s win over Gaston on Tuesday (Jan. 19) was in no way indicative of how close the game was down the stretch in the opening round of the Etowah County boys basketball tournament at Gaston.
The Lions led for the entire
Little leads Glencoe past Gaston in county tournament
By Chris McCarthy/Editor
A Little bit of this and a Little bit of that, and Glencoe High qualified for the Etowah County Schools girls basketball tournament semifinals.
Sophomore guard Breia Little scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Lady Yellow Jackets to a 54-28 opening round victory over host Gaston on Tuesday (Jan. 19).
With Glencoe holding a
Lady Cardinals welcome freshman class
By Chris McCarthy/Editor The Gadsden State volleyball program’s 2016 recruiting class gathered for a group signing at Beck Field House on Monday (Jan. 18) with family and friends in attendance. Committing to the Lady Cardinals were Savannah Beck from Alexandria, Callie Brewer from Addison, Annie Jane Crump from Walker, Morgan Hudson from Meek, Morgan Newton […]