In & around SEC football – bowl previews III
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Tuesday, Dec. 31 Belk Bowl Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky (+2.5). The Wildcats fo-llowed up last year’s 10-win season with a 7sevenwin campaign in 2019, doing so with a wide receiver playing quarterback. Lynn Bowden, Jr., took over after injuries to two different quarterbacks, and Kentucky essentially changed its offense midway through […]
Titan sharpshooters pick off Etowah in Gadsden Christmas Classic championship
Photo: Gadsden City’s Quinton Densmore (13) and Etowah’s Ollie Finch (23) battles for a rebound during the Titans’ 77-65 victory in the Gadsden Area Christmas Classic championship game last Monday (Dec. 30). (Gary Wells) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor For the second year in a row, the Gadsden City High boys basketball team defending its home court […]
Keep Smiling…With Rosie Preston – The History of New Year’s Day
By Rosie Preston New Year’s Day is a way to measure time to us, with the importance of a birthday. It is an exciting day for me, even though I’m embarrassed to say the last two years, I fell asleep before the midnight hour! Still, as I thought about it last night, all comfy in […]
Inspiration from God’s Word – The Year of 2020
By Toni Ford As we prepare for a new year, we often start by making a list of all the many ways we are going to improve our lives and do more by working smarter and not harder, which then leads to us creating all our New Year resolutions for the coming year. I would […]
Pondering Life with Pious Bob – Finding Order in His Courts
By Robert Halsey Pine “For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the LORD […]
Tigers for Tomorrow requests Emergency Winter Fund donations
Photo: Pictured above, Kahn, a tiger at the preserve, looks off into the distance as his photo is taken. Photo courtesy of www.tigersfortomorrow.org. For over 20 years, Tigers for Tomorrow educated guests about a humane relationship with animals and the environment humans and animals share. When predatory animals are discarded, unable to work or earn […]
Downtown Gadsden Inc., reflects on 2019 success
Photo: Pictured above, Gadsden locals and visitors explore shops, restaurants and vendors as the sun sets on downtown Gadsden’s First Friday of the month. As a new decade begins, Downtown Gadsden, Inc. wants to take time to look back at 2019 and review all the successes downtown Gadsden achieved in 2019. New businesses, along with renovations […]
Titans cruise past Southside into tournament finals
Photo: Gadsden City’s Trey Woods goes in for a layup as Southside’s Chris Lengyel (left) looks on during the Titans’ 52-38 victory in the Greater Gadsden Area Christmas Tournament semifinals on Dec. 27 at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Madison Cannon/Sports Correspondent Gadsden City defeated Southside, 52-28, in the semifinals of the Greater Gadsden Area Christmas […]
Etowah tops Westbrook in tournament semifinals
Photo: Etowah High’s Brady Troup goes in for a layup during the Blue Devils’ 52-45 victory over Westbrook Christian in the Greater Gadsden Area Christmas Tournament semifinals on Dec. 27 at GCHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Madison Cannon/Sports Correspondent Respective fast-break layups by Ollie Finch and Ethan Foster late in the fourth quarter secured Etowah’s 52-45 […]