Blue Devils fall short in regional championship game
Photo: Etowah High’s Taylor Berry knocks down one of his seven three-point baskets during the Blue Devils’ 75-70 loss to Talladega in the Northeast Regional Tournament Class 5A championship game on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Jacksonville State. (Gary Wells) By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent The Etowah High boys basketball team came in to the Northeast Regional […]
Big third quarter pushes Pisgah past Glencoe in regional finals
Photo: Glencoe High’s Abby Vice (left) drives to the basket as Pisgah’s Rylie Arnold defends during the Lady Yellow Jackets’ 80-58 loss in the Northeast Regional Tournament’s Class 3A girls championship on Tuesday (Feb. 20) at Jacksonville State. (Gary Wells) By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent A third quarter scoring drought sank Class 3A, No. 8 Glencoe’s […]
Lady Eagles off target in regional semifinal loss to Madison Academy
Photo: Hokes Bluff High’s Kristen Shields (left) drives against Madison Academy’s Jasmine Gracie during the Lady Eagles’ 52-26 loss in the Northeast Regional Tournament semifinals on Monday (Feb. 19) at Jacksonville State. (Alex Chaney) By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Class 4A, No. 6 Hokes Bluff fell behind early and couldn’t catch up to second-ranked Madison Academy in […]
Blue Devils rough up Mortimer Jordan in regional semifinals
Photo: Etowah High’s Emil Smith (11) guards Mortimer Jordan’s Ronnie Wright during the Blue Devils’ 60-20 victory in the Class 5A Northeast Regional Tournament semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Jacksonville State. (Mike Goodson) By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent The Etowah Blue Devils placed three players in double figures on their way to a 60-40 victory […]
Lady Yellow Jackets rally past NSM in regional semifinals
Photo: Glencoe High’s Ashley Morgan (11) drives to the basket as North Sand Mountain’s Kayci Christopher defends during the Lady Yellow Jackets’ 65-61 victory in the Northeast Regional Tournament Class 3A girls basketball semifinals last Saturday (Feb. 17) at Jacksonville State. (Gary Wells) By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor The Glencoe High girls basketball team crossed off […]
Gadsden breaks ground on new community center
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor On Tuesday, February 14, City of Gadsden officials broke ground on the new East Gadsden Community Center. The plans for the $5.5 million dollar center were approved late last year. The new facility is already underway, as winter weather caused the groundbreaking to be postponed. The new facility is being built […]
Big Brothers and Sisters honored
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor Every year Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Alabama picks two Big Brother matches and two Big Sister matches for its Big of the Year. Of those, one of each match is slected to compete for the state of Alabama’s Big of the Year award. In 2016, both the Big Brother […]
Downtown Café offering fresh food in Attalla
By Sarrah Peters, News Editor A new café opened its doors in downtown Attalla in January. The Downtown Café, located at 411 4th Street NW in Attalla, feels just like grandma’s kitchen complete with hometown photos of Attalla people and places lining the walls. The café is located in a former hardware store built in the […]
People of Etowah – Tim Lett
Name: Tim Lett Where were you born and raised? “I was born here in Gadsden at GRMC, but long before it was called Gadsden Regional. My parents had lived in South Gadsden, but moved to Pell City. Mom didn’t want to change doctors, so they made the drive. Being a Preacher’s Kid, I can’t say […]