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Gadsden, AL – Storm drops tree limb on two vehicles, forces late-round delay for eventual leader Cole in Gadsden City Championship. By Joe Medley Ty Cole just made major changes in his putting game. Add a grip adjustment, and he came away from Saturday’s first round of the Gadsden City Championship positioned to repeat as […]

Alabama Attorney General Announces Indictments in 2015 Death of Eric Cates

Attorney General Marshall Announces Additional Indictments for the 2015 Murder of Eric Cates

Walker County, AL – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced the indictments of Joshua Franklin Hill, 35, and Luke Williams, Jr., 34, both of Walker County, for the 2015 death of Eric Cates. The two men have been charged with Capital Murder following an extensive investigation into the grim case that shocked the local community […]

Blue Map Couple

Alexandria baseball coach Zac Welch holds the 2024 state-title trophy he and his team earned, and wife Whitney Welch holds the 2017 state-title trophy that she and her volleyball team earned. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Alexandria, AL – Mutually supportive relationship helps Alexandria’s Zac, Whitney Welch put coveted AHSAA trophies in alma mater’s case. By Joe Medley Zac and Whitney Welch came up in a high school culture where individual understatement equals ethic but team championships never go understated. As of this week, they became a rare “Blue Map” couple. […]