Miracle League game back in RBC
By Josh Price/ Special to the Messenger
Baseball diamonds were not designed with wheelchairs and crutches in mind. Natural grass and crushed red brick are barriers for special needs children.
Toward that end, Baseball Players Association and Alabama Xtreme Travelball will host the second annual charity baseball tournament benefiting the Miracle League on Aug. 2-4 at the Vivian Lee Maddox Sports Complex
1938 Co. 167 Infantry, Gadsden Part three
This week the Vagabond continues a little-known history of the local Gadsden Alabama 167th Infantry. Known as the Rainbow Division, it was the unit that Rainbow Drive and Rainbow City were named after.
Robert Elton, Carey Forrest “Bill” Elton’s son, recently donated to the Etowah Historical Society a yearbook about the Alabama 167th Infantry during 1938. We will be showing this
Why we must inspire our children to public service
Earlier this month, a new Gallop poll was released showing that sixty-four percent of Americans do not want their children to pursue a career in politics.
While I understand why Americans feel this way, I am also deeply disappointed by the results of the poll.
Certainly, politics has earned a bad reputation. There’s no shortage of stories about corrupt politicians
Wilson earned medals, holds honor of troops
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Walnut Grove native Jerry Wilson wasn’t a wet-behind-the-ears teenager when he served in Vietnam.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1956. During the conflict in Vietnam, though still a young man himself, he was a leader to even younger, less experienced soldiers.
Wilson remained in the Army until 1982 and during his lengthy service he earned a number
Johnson leaves behind more than namesake store
By Laura Ann Tipps/Staff correspondent
Johnson’s Giant Food stores have been fixtures of the Etowah County landscape for almost 40 years.
On July 4, the stores’ founder and owner, William “Bill” Johnson, passed away at the age of 77. Although Bill’s weekly visits to all three area Johnson grocery stores will be missed, his three kids, Diane, Lynn, and Mack, are
Home for Garmons, National 9/11 Flag celebrated in Boaz
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
Many people in northeast Alabama and beyond have been awed and humbled by the story of Corey Garmon, a Sardis City native, who was seriously injured while serving as a cavalry scout in Afghanistan, and how he has battled back from his injuries.
Garmon was among those in awe July 16 in Boaz, as the National 9/11 Flag
‘Duck Dynasty’ star visits for autographs, fundraiser
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The stars of “Duck Dynasty,” the hit A&E reality TV show, get about 200 request for speaking engagements every day, said Phil Robertson.
If there’s an emperor in the “Duck Dynasty,” it would be Phil – creator of the Duck Commander duck call that forged the family fortune and the led to the television show that features three
ECSO trains officers to increase its motorcycle unit
By Donna Thornton/News Editor
The Etowah County Sheriff Office is completing two weeks of training that will get an additional pair of deputies road ready for the motorcycle unit.
Training was conducted at the old steel plant parking lot, where dozens of traffic cones were placed to create a course for the motorcycle riders to maneuver through.
Deputy Brian Smith trained through
Free benefit concert slated July 27 for Sandy’s Place
By Donna Thornton/News Editor You are invited to a free afternoon and evening of music, fun, food and fellowship, all for a good cause July 27 at Noccalula Falls Campground. A benefit concert to benefit Sandy’s Place, a transitional home for women, also features vendors, door prizes and a raffle for a Washburn electric guitar […]