Eagles soar past Glencoe, 21-6
By Chris McCarthy/Editor For the first time in 36 months, Hokes Bluff senior football players can say that their final season included a victory over their longtime Etowah County rivals. Sparked by a defense that pitched a shutout over the final 43 minutes and allowed just 45 yards after halftime, the Eagles posted first win […]
Blue Devils hold off Fort Payne
By Cole Frederick/Fort Payne Times-Journal Etowah held off a furious second-half comeback attempt by Fort Payne to hold on for a 21-16 victory last Friday (Sept. 23) at FPHS. The Blue Devils’ fourth straight win moved then to 5-1, 3-0 on the season. The Wildcats (0-5) trailed 21-3 at halftime, but the offense started to […]
Titans fall short against Park Crossing
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent Since both Park Crossing and Gadsden City high schools had put up some impressive totals in their previous games – the Thunderbirds steamrolling Russell County, 65-6 and the Titans smashing Grissom, 60-19 – things were expected to heat up even more when the teams met up this past Friday (Sept. 23) […]
Panthers, Warriors, Bulldogs, Patriots win; Conquerors fall short
Southside 40, Fairley (Tenn.) 14 Southside jumped out to a 33-0 lead en route to a 40-14 victory over Fairley (Tenn.) last Friday (Sept. 23) at SHS. For the Panthers, Beau McConnell rushed for two touchdowns, while Baylon Fry ran for one. Triston Shaw threw a pair of touchdown passes, one to Kenneth Bothwell and […]
The Vagabond – Downtown Gadsden in the old days
In 1884, store displays were quite different from today. While walking down Broad Street the other day, The Vagabond got to thinking of the difference in window displays by the stores of the good old days and the present time. As a matter of fact, there were no window displays in those days. Everything was […]
Legals for the week of September 23 – 30, 2016
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Craig Ford – VictoryLand re-opening a victory for democracy
I have always believed that gambling is an issue that should be decided by the voters. And I will never understand why, in the middle of the biggest economic recession our country has seen since the Great Depression, our state leaders chose to put hundreds of people out of work and shut down legally operating […]
Pious Bob-Wasting Away As We’re Building Up
We hear St. Paul’s take on life in an uplifting way, even as we age: “So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, […]