Local players named to all-state baseball teams
A number of area players garnered postseason honors in the Alabama Sportswriters Association’s 2017 All-State baseball teams. A local trio were selected to the first team – Etowah High’s Cade Runyan and Eli Dunn in Class 5A and Westbrook Christian senior Tyler Self in Class 2A. Runyan anchored the Blue Devil pitching staff with an […]
Area players make all-state softball teams
Seven local student-athletes received statewide recognition for their performances for the 2017 high school softball season. A pair of area players – Coosa Christian’s Alaina Hampton and Southside’s Emilee Coker – were named to the Alabama Sportswriters All-State Class 1A and Class 6A first team, respectively. A senior catcher, Hampton batted .639 this past season […]
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Legal notifications for the week of June 9 – June 16, 2017
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Craig Ford – State legislature must pass lottery in special session
The Alabama Legislature is quickly running out of excuses for failing to let the people vote on a state lottery. Last summer, Gov. Robert Bentley called a special session specifically for the purpose of passing a lottery. After passing out of the state Senate, the lottery went to the House, where it passed on its […]
In & around SEC baseball
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent NCAA Regional Tournaments Review Eight teams from the Southeastern Conference made the NCAA Tournament, and the league had a strong showing in the tournament’s first stage. After winning the SEC Tournament, LSU continued its stellar play in the Baton Rouge Regional. The Tigers defeated Texas Southern, 15-7, and knocked off Southeastern […]
Southside High runner nailing it down
By Chris McCarty Publisher/Editor Hands down, 2017 Southside High graduate Hunter Nails is one of the most accomplished high school athletes to come out of Etowah County. Since joining the Panther varsity cross country, indoor track and outdoor track teams when he was a seventh grader at Rainbow Middle, Nails has accumulated an impressive collected […]
YMCA uses summer camp as teaching opportunity
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor School is out, and that means that parents are trying to find reliable child care. The YMCA of Coosa Valley, located at offers Summer Day Camp. YMCA Director Leroy Falcon said that the average cost of a week of child care in Alabama is $112, but the YMCA’s cost for a […]
Big Wills Creek Campground now open in Attalla
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor Big Wills Creek Campground and Tubing, located at 2075 Highway 77 in Attalla, recently opened its doors. “This has been my dream ever since I was a teenager, having a campground, somewhere for people to go,” said Freda Gray. The Grays have owned the property for three years. The location was […]