Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
Russian Rocks and Orange Slice Cookies I think I say this every October, but this really is my favorite time of the year. Along with the beautiful colors of fall, we have the pumpkin patches, cornmazes, and so many wonderful events that happens in Alabama. Of course, we have our football and hunting seasons in […]
Lady Yellow Jackets earn a date at state
By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Glencoe High head volleyball coach Jamie Barkley believes her Lady Yellow Jackets (pictured above) proved that they belong in the Elite Eight State Tournament at the Birmingham CrossPlex this week. “We’ve been talking about earning the right to be there, and I think our girls have done that,” she said. Indeed, they […]
Area football players recognized
Several local football players were recognized for the AHSAA Prep Spotlight for Week 9 of the 2018 season. Etowah sophomore quarterback Brady Troup (pictured above) was 10 for 13 for 202 yards and two touchdowns as the Blue Devils clinched their second straight region title and first undefeated season since 1999 with a 49-7 win […]
Eagles fall to Jacksonville in battle for region title
Messenger file photo by Alex Chaney By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent The battle of unbeatens for the Class 4A, Region 6 title between No. 2 Hokes Bluff and No. 3 Jacksonville was ultimately decided by a pair of two-point conversions last Friday (Oct. 26). Jacksonville went into Mike Robertson Stadium and escaped with a 16-14 victory […]