The Vagabond – Stories of Blind Tigers in Etowah County
Last week The Vagabond met a young lady from Huntsville, Sarah Belanger, who is writing a book about Prohibition in Northeast Alabama. The Vagabond in the past wrote about the local Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and the little fountain that was built at the corner of Broad and First streets in front of Gadsden City Hall. There were
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Whereas, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Joshua Tate Fielding, a single man, to Alabama Teachers Credit Union on the 14th day of December, 2011, said mortgage being recorded at Instrument #3359735, Mortgage Records, Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, and the undersigned, by
In & around SEC basketball
SEC Tournament Review
Kentucky defeated Texas A&M, 82-77, in overtime to capture the 29th Southeastern Conference Tournament championship in school history. The Wildcats (26-8) and Aggies (26-8) shared the regular season crown, although Texas A&M was the top seed in the tournament due to winning the tiebreaker in the regular season.
Sophomore guard Tyler Ulis led Kentucky with a career-high
Area teams ranked in ASWA baseball, softball polls
Released March 17 Baseball CLASS 7A 1. Sparkman 2. Vestavia Hills 3. Auburn 4. Hoover 5. Bob Jones 6. Huntsville 7. McGill-Toolen 8. Mountain Brook 9. Central-Phenix City 10. Smiths Station CLASS 6A 1. Florence 2. Hartselle 3. Decatur 4. Cullman […]
Smith’s RBI single moves Lady Panthers past Etowah
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent
“When you come to the fork in the road, take it,” New York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra once advised.
The Southside High softball team took Yogi’s advice on Tuesday (Mar. 15), pushing across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to win a 5-4 nail biter over county rival Etowah at
Conquerors close out Pleasant Valley
By Chris McCarthy/Editor The Coosa Christian baseball team survived a few tense moments on Monday (Mar. 14) en route to its 12th straight win, dispatching Pleasant Valley by the score of 9-6. The host Conquerors (12-1) jumped out to a 7-1 lead before the Raiders put across four runs in the top of the fourth […]
Lady Titans outlast Hokes Bluff
Courtesy of GCHS
Scoreboard operators were busy at the Gadsden City High School softball field on Monday (Mar. 14).
The host Lady Titans and Hokes Bluff combined for 27 hits – including seven for extra bases – and 23 runs as GCHS held on for a 12-11 victory.
Trailing 11-10 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Lady
Area golfers compete at Yellow Jacket Invitational
Several local girls golf teams competed in the Yellow Jacket Invitational Tournament on March 10 at Silver Lakes in Glencoe. Twenty-five schools and 82 players participated in the event hosted by Glencoe High School.
In team competition, Westbrook Christian finished at 285, followed by Gadsden City and Southside at 392 each.
Hope Cone led the Lady Warriors with a