Gamecocks look to repeat as conference champions
By Mike Goodson Sports Correspondent Jacksonville State is a team heading into the 2017 football season with high expectations. If the Gamecocks get past three strong stumbling blocks in their first three games, JSU must then face a grueling nine-game OVC schedule. JSU opens with longtime foe Chattanooga, then travels to Atlanta to meet Georgia […]
Local coach, player participate in all-star football game
By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor A pair of Eagles recently landed for a week in Montgomery. Hokes Bluff High School head football coach Mike Robertson was an assistant for the North team at the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 2017 All-Star Sports Week, while 2017 HBHS graduate Adam Patterson competed in the North’s 14-13 victory over […]
Museum home to historical treasures and trees
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor A hidden Gadsden treasure is located at the Elliot Community Center at 2829 West Meighan Boulevard. Elliot Community Center is the home of the Etowah Heritage Museum.The museum features Northeast Alabama Heritage and Native American exhibits, including Alabama’s First Trail of Tears Memorial. The museum’s newest exhibit is the National Heritage […]
Mission center to hold cardboard boat race fundraiser
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor The Etowah Baptist Mission Center is hosting its 4th annual Hope It Floats Cardboard Boat Race on Saturday, July 22. The races will be held at Rainbow Landing under the Southside Bridge on the Rainbow City side. Racers must bring their boats to Rainbow Landing by 8:30 a.m. for boat inspection, […]
People of Etowah – Christi Brown
Name: Christi Brown Where were you born and raised? “Born in Joplin, Missouri and moved to Gadsden at age 3. Gadsden has been home since then.” What is your occupation? “Executive Director, Humane Society Pet Rescue and Adoption Center.” What made you decide to work in your field? “After Hurricane Katrina devastated our southern neighbors, […]
Pondering life with Pious Bob – The Life of Mist and Dust
James reminds us where our true direction comes from: “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.’ Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist […]
In & around SEC football
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent SEC Media Days Auburn When Auburn took the stage on the final day of SEC Media Days last week in Birmingham, head coach Gus Malzahn and three of his players walked into the Wynfrey Hotel with high expectations for the second time in three seasons. Alabama was picked to win the […]
Etowah grad’s transfer pays off with state championship
By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor An acute mild case of homesickness ultimately led to good fortune for both Madison Grant and the Wallace State-Hanceville softball team. A 2016 Etowah graduate and standout softball player for the Lady Blue Devils, Grant attended Lindsey Wilson College for a semester before deciding that Columbia, Kentucky, was a bit too […]
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