Panthers dispatch Shades Valley in first round
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Dominant pitching and prolific offense propelled the Southside High Panthers to a sweep over the Shades Valley Mounties in the first round of the Class 6A state baseball playoffs on Friday (April 21) at SHS. Southside travels to Hartselle in the second round of the playoffs on Friday, April 28. Starting […]
Conquerors fall to Cherokee in first round
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Coosa Christian’s quest to advance to the second round of the Class 1A state baseball playoffs was stymied last Saturday (Apr. 22) by the Cherokee Indians in a 5-4 loss in the final game of the best-of-three series in Gadsden. After being shut down for the majority of the game by […]
Students take over city government for a day
By Sarrah Peters News Editor More than a dozen Gadsden City High School students participated in the Coosa Valley YMCA’s annual Youth in Government Municipal Day on Tuesday, April 18. The YMCA of Coosa Valley’s Youth in Government program “gives youth the opportunity to learn firsthand about government and civic issues by taking an active […]
United Way of Etowah County hosts its Annual Meeting
By Sarrah Peters News Editor United Way of Etowah County held its Annual Meeting Wednesday, April 12 at the Pitman Theatre in downtown Gadsden. Shane Ellison, United Way Board of Directors President, welcomed everyone to the event. Gary Hodges of Trinity Boadcast Network gave the invocation. United Way Executive Director Joanne Hightower presented examples of […]
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Legal notices for the week of April 21 – 28, 2017
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In & around SEC baseball
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Auburn Week 5 Review The Tigers took two of three games on the road against Tennessee last weekend. Auburn won the first game, 3-2, behind a dominant performance from ace pitcher Casey Mize, who gave up three hits and struck out seven while allowing no earned runs in six innings. The […]
Local teams ranked in latest ASWA baseball, softball polls
Baseball Class 7A 1. McGill-Toolen 2. Oak Mountain 3. Hoover 4. Buckhorn 5. Hewitt-Trussville 6. Sparkman 7. Enterprise 8. Theodore 9. Grissom 10. Auburn Class 6A 1. Cullman 2. Helena 3. Decatur 4. Spanish Fort 5. Oxford 6. Hueytown 7. Hillcrest-Tusc. 8. Hartselle 9. Southside 10. Saraland Class 5A 1. Briarwood Christian 2. Faith Academy […]
Titans’ Isom signs football scholarship
By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor The total number of Gadsden City High seniors who will play football at the next level recently rose to 10. GCHS senior Jer’Michael Isom signed with Lake Erie (Ohio) College on Wednesday (Apr. 19) at the school library. A three-year starter at cornerback, Isom last season finished with 44 tackles, three […]