Local cagers named to ASWA All-State teams
By Chris McCarthy/Editor Nine area players were selected to the 2015-16 Alabama Sports Writers Association’s All-State boys and girls basketball teams. Three student-athletes were named to the first team – Gadsden City senior guard Kalin Johnson and Gadsden City junior guard Haley Troup in Class 7A and Westbrook Christian senior guard Abby Lockridge in Class […]
Catanzaro is low medalist as Westbrook wins Glencoe Invitational
John Hilliard Catanzaro’s low medalist score of 137 helped the Westbrook Christian boys golf team win the Glencoe Invitational on Saturday (Mar. 19) at Silver Lakes.
The Warriors finished with a team score of 585, edging out runner-up Muscle Shoals by 14 points. Also for Westbrook, Harrison Martin shot a 143 score to finish tied for third in the
Lady Blue Devils win own tournament
The Etowah High softball team went 4-0 to win its tournament last Saturday (Mar. 19) in Attalla.
The Class 5A No. 9 Lady Blue Devils (15-7) posted an 8-0 shutout over Saks in the championship game. At the plate for Etowah, Madison Grant went 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double, three RBI and three runs scored.
Ford selected as Auburn Plainsman
Gadsden native and Auburn University junior Jon Ford recently was selected as one of the elite 2016-2017 War Eagle Plainsmen.
The group of 12 women and 12 men serve as the official hosts and hostesses of Auburn University and work directly under the President and Board of Trustees’ offices.
Ford is a 2013 graduate of Westbrook Christian School in
Nonfiction author visits Hokes Bluff schools
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
All month long, students at Hokes Bluff Elementary and Hokes Bluff Middle Schools have been getting “wild about reading.” As part of the Reading Across America campaign, students held a character parade, dressed as bugs for “Buggy for Books” day, celebrated Dr. Suess’s birthday and read books.
To get kids even more amped about reading, Heather
Gardner receives National Distinguished Principal Award
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
On Friday, March 11, Hokes Bluff Elementary School Principal Charles Gardner entered his school’s auditorium for a career day for his students. At least that is what he thought was happening. With the help of students and staff, Etowah County Schools Superintendent Dr. Alan Cosby planned a surprise for the principal to present him with the
MANNA bids farewell to director
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
MANNA recently bid farewell to director Duyen Stokes, who has been with the program for 19 years. Exchange Bank and MANNA volunteers held a luncheon in her honor on Friday, March 11. After the luncheon, volunteer Pudden MacArthur presented Stokes with a poster signed by all the MANNA volunteers.
MANNA is a non-profit company that provides
Craig Ford – State employees deserve pay raises, too
Alabama’s state employees are the unsung heroes who keep our state running. But they also have been neglected and left out for far too long. If Gov. Robert Bentley can find a way to give his cabinet and staff members 80 percent pay raises, surely we can find a way to give our state employees four percent!
State employees
Pious Bob – Joy in Giving Credit Where it is Due
St. Paul reminds us concerning the origin of the word: “We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also at work in you believers.” (1 Thessalonians 2:9-13,17-20).