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COLD SPRINGS – Six victories by the Cold Springs Eagles last year were as many as they had combined from 2006 to 2008. Winning has not been something that has been a part of the Eagles' program. A 6-4 record last season was the...

CULLMAN – Twenty seven seniors are gone from a Cullman Bearcat team that has gone 26-11 in the last three years, including a rather impressive 16-4 record in regional play.   Now coach Mark Britton has to replace plenty of personnel at the skilled position with...

Passing camps very important during summer workouts   WEST POINT – Throwing the football will be part of the game plan in the upcoming season for the West Point Warriors, Cold Springs Eagles and Vinemont Eagles.   But all three local teams will likely keep the passing game...

SMITH LAKE – On a hot summer day, there is no better place to be than Smith Lake, and on Saturday, there was a great event held to embody that notion called Paddle at the Rock. The water, people and events all added up...

DANVILLE – Life will be very different for the Holly Pond Lady Broncos next basketball season. After two consecutive appearances in the Alabama High School 3A state championship game, the Lady Broncos must replace four seniors including two key starters in Natasha Holcombe and...

CULLMAN – Point guard Lawson Schaffer tossed in 23 points while his backcourt mate Seth Swalve added 16 in leading the Cullman Bearcats to a 65-48 victory over the Priceville Bulldogs Thursday night in the championship game of the Cullman Parks and Recreation Summer...

DANVILLE – Good things came from the Vinemont Eagles Monday in their time at the Danville High School Team Camp.   But coach Todd Johnson knows his squad has some ways to go in order to make it two consecutive years of qualifying for the AHSAA...

CULLMAN – Every year, thousands of people in the United States are battling a terrible illness. It strikes without mercy and it affects entire families. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a fatal neuromuscular disease that has an average life expectancy of...

While many bugs serve an important role in things such as pollination and population control of other insects, some of these pests can create problems when we want to relax in our garden or in our backyard. Wasps are definitely unwanted guests around almost...

Two consecutive years of being eliminated in the second round of the Alabama High School 5A baseball playoffs is now a memory for the Cullman Bearcats.   Their long time rival, the Hartselle Tigers, had pulled off two series wins in 2012 & 2013, winning last...