Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
Strawberry Cake, Strawberry Bon Bons and Luscious Strawberry Dessert I hope you fall in love with these luscious Valentine desserts. Wouldn’t you just love to be “wooed” with strawberries? If you ask me, they are the most romantic food in the world. These strawberry recipes are sure to win the hearts because they look like rubies, […]
Pious Bob – Beyond the Sense of Failure
By Robert Halsey Pine Jesus uses His stories to reveal life to us and how we should understand it: “What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He answered, ‘I will not;’ but later he changed his mind and went. […]
The Vagabond – Place names in Etowah County
By Danny Crownover This article was originally published in the May 4, 2012 edition of The Messenger Most of us that travel about in Etowah County see names of places and wonder how the name was chosen and for whom or what it was named. This article covers only a few of these sites, since […]
Inspiration from God’s Word – The Samaritan Woman
By Toni Ford In John chapter 4, verses 1-30, we find the story of the Samaritan woman and her encounter with Jesus. Samaritans were Jews who married Gentiles, so they were considered outcasts by the Jews. There was both political and religious hostility between the Jews and the Samaritans. This hatred and dislike between these […]
Legals for the week of February 16 – February 23, 2018
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA, COUNTY OF ETOWAH Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Casey T Wissler, Husband And Jennifer Wissler, Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Federal Bank its successors and assigns dated August 30, 2012; said mortgage being recorded […]
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In & around SEC basketball
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Auburn Week 7 Review Auburn responded to its first home loss of the year by winning consecutive games by double digits. First, the Tigers dominated Georgia, 78-61, on the road and did so without leading scorer Bryce Brown. Auburn followed up that win a 76-66 home win over Kentucky. The Wildcats […]
Titans fall to Huffman in regional semifinals
Photo: Gadsden City’s Darien Hollis goes up for a basket as Huffman’s Travarus Carroll looks on during the Titans’ 69-62 defeat in the Class 7A Northeast Regional Basketball Tournament semifinals on Thursday, Feb. 15, at Jacksonville State. (Gary Wells) By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent The Gadsden City High boys basketball team made its annual trip to […]
Blue Devils beat Central Clay County, will play in regional tournament
Photo: Etowah High’s Jamin Graham (right) protects the ball from Central Clay County’s Benjamin Street (5) and Quantavis McKinney during the Blue Devils’ 64-55 victory in the Class 5A basketball subregionals last Tuesday (Feb. 13) in Attalla. (Chris McCarthy) By Chris McCarthy Publisher/Editor For the first time in four years, the Etowah High boys basketball […]