A lack of communication and a mystery solved
By Vicki Scott About a month ago, my brother stopped calling me, cold turkey. That scared me because he is the one God has called to keep check on us and peace in our family. He is good at it and has the biggest heart in comparison to my baby brother and me. I thought […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston: Life is a journey, take the scenic route
With each passing year, we are living a journey that continuously changes, sometimes by our choices and others by unknown forces that could not have been planned for. My present age finds me being a daughter, mother and grandmother, and my fifth great-grand-baby girl was born last night in Colorado. The word “great-grandmother” always makes me […]
In & around SEC basketball – Final Four recap
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Auburn’s historic run to the Final Four ended with the ultimate heartbreak. In the semifinals against No. 1 seed Virginia, the Tigers trailed 57-47. AU proceeded to go on a 14-0 run to take a 61-57 lead with 17 seconds remaining. Virginia guard Kyle Guy buried a 3-pointer in the corner […]
Area teams ranked in ASWA baseball, softball polls
Released April 11 Baseball Class 7A 1. Bob Jones 2. Hoover 3. Mountain Brook 4. McGill-Toolen 5. Austin 6. Vestavia Hills 7. Oak Mountain 8. Hewitt-Trussville 9. Central-Phenix City 10. Smiths Station Class 6A 1. Russell County 2. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 3. Hazel Green 4. Hueytown 5. Spanish Fort 6. Saraland 7. Faith Academy 8. Oxford 9. […]
Blue Devils nail Southside in area action
Photo: Etowah shortstop Austin Young (left) tags out Southside’s Connor Johnson at second base during the Blue Devils’ 6-1 victory over Southside in high school baseball last Wednesday (Apr. 10) in Attalla. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Sparked by a standout pitching effort, solid defense and timely hitting, the Etowah High baseball team moved […]
Titans edge Grissom in area action
By Mike Goodson/Sports Correspondent Gadsden City remained in the postseason picture with a 4-3 victory over Class 7A, Area 4 rival Grissom on Wed-nesday, Apr. 10, at the Gadsden Sports Complex. The Titans can make the state playoffs if they defeated Grissom last night (Apr. 11) in Huntsville and won two out of three games […]