Local gridders attend Etowah County Football Media Day
Rod Orr, head coach Ali Smith and Rashad Johnson (pictured, from left) from Gadsden City High School took questions from local media during the 2020 Etowah County Football Preview event on Tuesday, July 28, at the Downtown Civic Center in Gadsden. See the August 31 edition of The Messenger for more photos. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger)
City of Attalla receives national recognition
Photo courtesy of Larry Means By Katie Bohannon, News Editor The City of Attalla recently made national news. In Site Selection Magazine’s 2019 issue, Attalla received multiple accolades for its economic success. In the magazine, Attalla was ranked second for the largest New Industrial Development project in Alabama in 2019. Attalla’s Koch project also qualified […]
Reddick addresses COVID concerns on GCHS fall sports
Photo courtesy of Gadsden City Athletics By Katie Bohannon, News Editor With Gadsden City Schools starting remote instruction on August 17, questions regarding extracurricular activities are generating concern. Gadsden City Schools Superintendent Tony Reddick addressed the issue of fall sports at the Gadsden City Council Meeting on Tuesday, July 28. Currently, extracurricular activities like football, […]
Red Cross hosts blood drive
Photo: Pictured above, Board of Directors Chair for the local American Red Cross chapter Kristi Kent (center) joins volunteers to register potential donors at the downtown Gadsden blood drive on Friday July 24. (Emma Kirkemier/Messenger) By Emma Kirkemier, Staff Correspondent American Red Cross hosted two blood drives in the Gadsden/Etowah County area. The first blood […]
Legals for 7/31/2020 – 8/06/2020
________________ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated March 31, 2015, executed by Cora Lou Staggs, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., which mortgage was recorded on April 23, 2015, in Instrument No. […]
Gadsden State athletes, teams recognized for academics
Photo: 2020 Gadsden State graduate and Hokes Bluff native Landon Johnson was one of four GSCC student-athletes recently selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s 2019-20 All-Academic first team. (Courtesy of Gadsden State) A number of Gadsden State student-athletes and two of the college’s sports teams were recently selected to the 2019-20 All-Academic team […]
The hunting chronicles…with Bobby Dale Welch
On July 27, 1997, I stood in the front of many friends and family members at East Gadsden Nazarene Church and waited for the doors in the back to open. I’ve spent a lot of time in a lot of tree stands and deer blinds, so I’ve had a ton of experience waiting for something […]
Chicken Cacciatore, Slaw Salad and Chocolate Fudge Cake
By Andy Bedwell You know sometimes you just want to save time and money by serving an all-in-one meal. Add a few delicious sides and presto, your dinner is done! Chicken Cacciatore 4 large boneless chicken breasts, cut in half 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper ¼ cup of flour ¼ cup Crisco oil […]
Pastor David’s harassing opportunity and a bad case of the quarantine blues
By Vicki Scott I am changing my focus today to a funny situation that happened amid everything. It was a nice break from the turmoil that I was consuming myself with. The Bible says to focus on what is good, and I was not doing a good job doing what the Bible said. I understand […]