Southside steamrolls Glencoe, 56-0

Photo: Glencoe High’s Tyler Palomares (left) pursues Southside’s Gavin Griffin during the Panthers’ 56-0 win last Friday (Nov. 3). (Gary Wells) By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Southside High ended its season on a positive note last Friday (Nov. 3), as the Panthers blanked cross-county rival Glencoe, 56-0. The Panthers outgained the Yellow Jackets 282 to 33. […]
Hokes Bluff dispatches Westbrook, 43-17

Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Peyton Moore (5) attempts to break up a pass by Westbrook’s Jackson Cox during the Eagles’ 43-17 victory last Friday (Nov. 3) in Rainbow City. (Alex Chaney) By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent The Hokes Bluff Eagles used a big-play offense to subdue a stubborn bunch of Westbrook Christian Warriors last Friday (Nov. 3) by […]
Sardis sinks Pirates, 35-7

Photo: Sardis High’s Jake Ross (31) escapes from Boaz’s Jackson Sarratt during the Lions’ 34-7 victory last Friday (Nov. 3). (Bentley Gray/Sand Mountain Reporter) By Taylor Beck/Sand Mountain Reporter After Boaz jumped out to a 7-0 first quarter lead over Sardis, the Lions scored 35 unanswered points on the way to a 34-7 victory last […]
Ashville snuffs out West End’s playoffs hopes
By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor West End saw its postseason hopes disappear in the dense fog on Friday (Nov. 3) in Walnut Grove. With the Patriots facing a win-and-you’re-in scenario for the fourth and final playoff seed in Class 2A, Region 7, West End came up short against Class 4A Ashville by a score of 40-28. […]
Legals for the week of November 3 – 10, 2017

______________MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed on October 21, 2008 by Coby Wright, unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Franklin American Mortgage Company, and recorded in Instrument Number at 3303976 on November 6, 2008, […]
Classifieds for the week of November 3 – 10, 2017

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Local author to hold book signing

By Sarrah Peters, News Editor Local author Barbara Eubanks will hold a signing for her new book, A New Beginning: God’s Second Chances at Churchill’s Antique Mall located at 430 Broad Street in downtown Gadsden on Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. The book signing will coincide with downtown Gadsden’s First Friday. This is Eubanks’ fifth […]
Cotton Belle Marketplace to hold holiday market

By Sarrah Peters, News Editor Cotton Belle Marketplace will host Holiday Style on November 10 and 11 at Ferguson’s Wedding Venue and Courtyard at 401 5th Avenue NW in Attalla. On Friday, Nov. 10, there will be a VIP preview event from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at Cotton […]
People of Etowah – LeRoy Falcon

Name: LeRoy Falcon Where were you born and raised? “I was born in Greenville, South Carolina but grew up in Slidell, Louisiana.” What is your occupation? “CEO/Executive Director YMCA of the Coosa Valley.” What made you decide to work in your field? “I was headed towards a career in coaching when I was encouraged to check […]