Lady Warriors win first ever postseason game
Westbrook Christian won its first postseason soccer match in school history on Tuesday (Apr. 28) with a 4-0 shutout over Fultondale in the first round of the Class 1A-3A state playoffs in Rainbow City. The Lady Warriors travel to Altamont this Saturday (May 2) in the second round. Kendall Sharp, Alexis Beard, Olivia Strickland and […]
Etowah wins area softball tournament
By Stan Veitch/Sports Correspondent
Nicki Rodgers was due. And she knew it.
“I’m usually nervous if we’re not ahead,” the Etowah High second baseman said. “But I was pretty calm in there this time.”
Getting her pitch helped, too.
“It was a perfect pitch, low but in the zone,” she said. “I hit the ball in the gap a
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Auburn Week 7 Review
For the first time in nearly three seasons, Auburn swept a Southeastern Conference opponent, defeating Georgia, 4-2, 5-1 and 4-1 over the weekend to improve to 29-16 overall and 10-11 in conference play. As a result of the sweep, The Tigers have a much better chance of making the NCAA Tournament for the first time
Governor Bentley visits Gadsden
By Sarrah Peters
News Editor
On Friday, April 24, Governor Robert Bentley visited Gadsden.
Bentley’s first stop was the Gadsden/Etowah Chamber, where he addressed local politicians and business leaders.
The main topic of conversation was the tax plan that Bentley has proposed to fix the hole in the General Fund. Bentley said that this tax plan is a necessity to avoid
Local family tradition lives on
By Mike Goodson
Staff Correspondent
World-class education in gemology has now come to downtown Gadsden.
Do you know how much your jewelry is really worth, or just what someone in a store tells you? As one of only 22 Independent Certified Gemologist Appraisers in the country, Marvin Grier knows.
When the small village of Gadsden was experiencing growing pains during the
Auburn honors Wilson
Messenger Staff Reports
Back Forty Beer Company CEO Jason Wilson was recently named a Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Auburn University. Wilson was presented the award at the 2015 Hall of Fame Gala hosted by the university.
Wilson founded Back Forty Beer Company, located at 200 North 6th Street in Gadsden, in 2009 and has since led it to
GRMC honors Malone as Employee of the Month
Cassandra Malone, a housekeeper in Gadsden Regional Medical Center’s environmental services department, was named the hospital’s Employee of the Month for April.
Malone received the honor during a presentation by GRMC’s Chief Operating Officer Paul Theriot on Monday, April 27, 2015.
Nominations for Malone called her “very kind,” “nice and polite” and someone who “went above and beyond” for
Gadsden High student named semifinalist in Scholars Program
Harsh Sinha, a graduating senior at Gadsden City High School, has been named one of 565 semifinalists in the 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from more than 4,300 candidates on the basis of superior achievements, leadership qualities, personal character and involvement in community and school activities.
Final selection of the scholars will be made by
Hardin Center celebrates 25 years with lawn party
The Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts will host a big band lawn party as part of their year-long 25th anniversary celebration. The party will be held on the lawn of the Gunn Bellenger house on May 17 and will feature the Kings of Swing Orchestra, which have been entertaining Gadsden and the surrounding area since 1994.
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