Apple Slab Cobbler, Blueberry Pie and Crisp Pecan Cookies
By Andy Bedwell During the summer season, I love to pull out recipes that are centered around our fresh fruits. This has been an excellent year for fresh blueberries and strawberries. Pies, tarts and cobblers bring back so many memories of my mother’s kitchen. I hope that some of my pies and cobblers that you […]
County commissioners discuss hazard pay for local deputies
By Emma Kirkemier, Staff Correspondent At its July 14 meeting, the Etowah County Commission discussed a possible stipend for the sheriff’s office that would provide hazard pay to Etowah County sheriff’s deputies as well as to detention depties working at the Etowah County jail. The stipend, which would award each sheriff’s deputy and detention deputy […]
To cruise or not to cruise?
By Vicki Scott Due to this coronavirus, our long-awaited cruise was recently cancelled. We thought the cruise was booked far enough ahead as not to be affected by the quarantine. As the days neared for our embarkation date, the continued threat of the coronavirus kept my attention. Our first cruise was for our honeymoon almost […]
Senator Doug Jones envisions health care manufacturing jobs at Goodyear Plant
Photo: Pictured above, Gadsden’s Goodyear plant suffers a hard loss as its doors close in 2020, but a Senator Doug Jones’ new bill might change the fate of its future. (Katie Bohannon/Messenger) By Katie Bohannon, News Editor Gadsden’s Goodyear plant may not sit idle for long. During a virtual legislative update with The Chamber of […]
Mega sports complex chairman provides update
Photo: Pictured is the construction progress on the concession stand at the Etowah County Mega Sports Complex located off Kinzie Lane in Rainbow City. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Via a Zoom conference of the Gadsden Kiwanis Club’s July 15 meeting, Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority Chairman provided an update on the facility’s progress. […]
Casting on the Coosa: A not-so-sweet spot and a dynamite solution
By Marty Dixon/Staff Correspondent I only managed to fish a few days this past week due to family obligations. Of course, I can’t make it through a week without doing something like a knot head. My lack of success on the river was mostly due to bad decisions more than anything. Quite frankly, I should have […]
The hunting chronicles: Dove season will be here before we know it
By Bobby Dale Welch/Staff Correspondent My dad started taking me dove hunting early on. It was fun and there was usually a good bit of action. Pay attention, because the North Alabama dove season opens earlier than usual this year. Opening day is September 5 at noon. From September 6 to October 25, you can […]
Pondering life with Pious Bob – We don’t know Him
By Robert Halsey Pine “Then Jesus cried out as he was teaching in the temple, ‘You know me, and you know where I am from. I have not come on my own. But the one who sent me is true, and you do not know Him. I know Him, because I am from Him, and […]
Inspiration from God’s Word – A burdened heart
By Toni Ford Have you ever been burdened by something you see or hear and have become so passionate about wanting to “fix” it, yet you know you cannot by your own efforts? In the book of Nehemiah, in Chapter 1, we read about a man named Nehemiah who was faced with this exact situation. […]