Job Corps celebrates graduation
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor On Friday, May 19, the Gadsden Job Corps Center honored more than 60 students during its summer graduation ceremony. The program began with the processional of graduates and the presentation of colors by Job Corps cadets. Business and Community Liaison Manager Harold Carpenter gave the Invocation. Student Representative Jacob Smith gave […]
In & around SEC baseball
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Alabama Week 10 Review Alabama’s rebuilding season ended with two los-ses and a tie against Vanderbilt last weekend. The Commodores dominated the first game, 18-1, and cruised to a 13-1 victory in the nightcap. Alabama led the series finale 3-1 late but Vandy stormed back to tie the game before storms […]
Proposed local sports complex receives positive feedback
Pictured above is the master plan for the proposed Etowah County Mega Sports Complex. The Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority held a public input meeting on Wednesday, May 24, at the Gadsden City High School Auditorium, with approximately 120 citizens attending the event. Authority Chairman Ralph Burke indicated that he was pleased with the […]
Local gridders scrimmage at West End
By Shannon J. Allen Sand Mountain Reporter Photo: West End’s Matthew Hood (30) catches a touchdown pass in front of Gaston’s Matthew Rich during a spring football scrimmage on May 19 in Walnut Grove. Sardis, Hokes Bluff, Gaston and West End participated in a spring football jamboree on May 19 in Walnut Grove. “I just […]
Vines gets room to grow at Etowah
By Shannon Fagan Cherokee County Herald For the past three years, Dexter Vines has learned from one of the state’s best high school basketball and football coaching staffs at Spring Garden. He now hopes to take what he’s learned and establish his own program in Attalla. Vines was hired on May 11 to re-place Ryan […]
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Legal notifications for the week of May 19 – 26, 2017
______________MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Alabama, Etowah County Default having been made pursuant to the terms of that certain mortgage executed by James Edward Tosh, unmarried man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Amerigroup Mortgage Corporation a division of Mortgage Investors Corporation its successors and assigns, dated 10/07/11, said mortgage being recorded in Instrument […]
The Vagabond – Tales of Gadsden First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church of Gadsden was first a wooden structure built at the northwest corner of Broad and Fifth streets. When erected, the church was said by many members to be “out in the woods and inaccessible.” At that time, the little village of Gadsden was centered around the blocks bounded by First, Fourth, […]
Pious Bob – Same Story, Different Idols
St. Paul communicates a warning in having things in life in two ways: “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?” (1 Corinthians […]