2021 Football Preview: Blue Devils primed to extend region streak
Pictured, kneeling, from left: Tyler Dobbs, Christopher Stevens, Michael Bostic, Jarvis Hardwick, Ashton King, Jacob Robertson. Standing, from left: Bennett Nance, Jacob Stanford, Travis Dunwood, head coach Ryan Locke, Perry Byers, Jaylon Billingsley, Christian Foreman. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Etowah head football coach Ryan Locke is well aware that part of the price of riding a […]
2021 Football Preview: Sardis looking to shake off shortened 2020 season
Pictured, kneeling, from left: Braxton Teal, Chris Compton, A.J. McCormick, Brody Samples, Zion Delgado, Case Martin. Standing, from left: Sawyer Sims, Tony Patterson, Brode Edmondson, Spencer Maroney, Avery Carroll, Max Feemster, Logan Edwards. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Sardis head football coach Gene Hill is glad the 2020 season is well in the rearview mirror. The Lions […]
2021 Football Preview: Holcomb has Panthers primed for success in 2021
Pictured, kneeling, from left: Tyler Green, Brady Lockmiller, Hunter Johnson, Daimon Hitchcock, Carson Riddlespur, Maddox Parsons, Tucker Pearce, Ben Copeland. Standing, from left: Jacob Davis, John Gilbert, Zane Pruitt, Jake Janson, Ethan Light, Taylor Carr, Spencer Sharpe, Harry Glenn, Broady Johnson, Davis Lawley. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Southside’s first-year head football coach has a straightforward response […]
2021 Football Preview: Titans not shying away from tough schedule
Pictured, kneeling, from left: Rodney Johnson, Jy’Twon Vinson, Devonte Graham, Malachi Butler, Quintavious Wright, Josue Ramos, D’Javi Byers, Anthony Jones, Khamari Smith, Jadon Martin, C.J. Miller. Standing, from left: Emmanuel Lent, Christian Williams, Gabriel Mitchell, Damien Montez, Isaiah Taylor, Darious Taylor, Samuel Horton, Mason Johnson, Kelsey Smith, Nehemiah Washington, Maurice Rudolph, Aaron Richard. By Chris […]
In & around SEC football – West Division Preview
By Cole Frederick/Staff correspondent Alabama Coach: Nick Saban 15th season at Alabama 256-65-1 overall 96-15 at Alabama 2020 record: 13-0 Alabama’s two-year national title “drought” came to an end last season. Mac Jones had one of the most efficient seasons of any quarterback in college football history, and the Crimson Tide offense was practically unstoppable […]
Lady Cardinals looking for COVID-free fall
By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor For the first time in program history, the Gadsden State volleyball team will play two seasons in one calendar year. After the Alabama Community College Conference moved its 2020 fall and winter sports schedules from last fall to this past spring due to COVID-19 concerns, the Lady Cardinals went 6-12 overall […]
The Vagabond – Common and not-so-common myths about crows
By Danny Crownover While driving through this area recently, The Vagabond was struck by the fact that so few crows were to be seen anywhere. In the good old days, great flocks of crows were found in every cultivated field. Several old-timers agreed that the apparent disappearance of the crows (or rather, the lessening of […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – A week of shocking events
By Rosie Preston The past week actually threw me for a loop. First, I fell over a box on Saturday. We were moving furniture, and I’ll never know why I failed to see it. I hit my head, left shoulder, elbow, knee and foot, leaving me with half of a body. I couldn’t help with […]
From God’s word – Pray for the people of Afghanistan
I am sure many of you reading this week’s column are aware of all that is going on in Afghanistan. It is one of the most horrific things I have ever witnessed in my lifetime. While I am sure there are many opinions about how all this has been handled, it is not the opinions […]