Ashville sweeps St. Clair County 5K
Photo: Wyatt Knight took first place at the St. Clair County Briar Patch Invitational last Saturday (Aug. 29) in Odenville. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Sparked by six top-10 finishes, the Ashville High boys and girls cross country teams swept the St. Clair County Briar Patch Invitational last Saturday (Aug. 29) in Odenville. For the AHS boys, Wyatt […]
Patriots pierce Pleasant Valley
Courtesy of Bethany Smith Photography Eli Pearce finished with 243 total yards and six touchdowns in West End’s 38-22 victory over Pleasant Valley last Friday (Aug. 28) in Walnut Grove. Pearce (pictured above) completed 9 of 18 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 112 yards and four TDs on 13 carries. […]
Southside rallies past Hokes Bluff
Photo: Southside High’s Michael Rich (left) tries to get off a pass as Hokes Bluff’s Will Clemons closes in during the Panthers’ 21-14 victory last Thursday (Aug. 27) at SHS. (Courtesy of Gary Wells) By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Southside erased a 14-point deficit and a three-game losing streak to Hokes Bluff in a muddy, old-school […]
Conquerors deliver against Gaston
Photo: Gaston’s Ethan Stone (15) zeroes in on Coosa Christian’s D.J. Smith (2) during the Conquerors’ 55-26 victory in high school football last Thursday (Aug. 27) in Gadsden. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor After being taken to the proverbial woodshed by Westbrook Christian in the season opener, Coosa Christian rebounded in a big way against […]
Titans win second straight, Ashville, Sardis come up short
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy A pair of touchdown runs by C.J. Miller and one each from JaQuan Woods, Artavious Hicks and Demarcus Macon sparked Gadsden City to 45-20 victory over Fort Payne last Thursday (Aug. 28) at GCHS. For the Titans (2-0) Brady Troup was 15 for 20 in passing for 287 yards, […]
The Vagabond – Growing up in Gadsden, Part 8
Author’s note: Robert Elton recently sent The Vagabond his memoirs of growing up in Gadsden. Robert is originally from Gadsden and graduated from Gadsden High School. He studied broadcast production at Auburn University and went on to work for South Carolina Educational Television Network. Robert and his wife Jean Pearce Elton live in Orangeburg, South […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – A five generation circle of love
By Rosie Preston Every time the phone rings and I see that it is from my mother’s nursing home residence, my heart skips a beat. I’ve received more calls lately than before March. The call came that I had hoped would not come finally came. Roxanne the social worker informed that my mother was being […]
Chocolate Ice Cream, The Best Vanilla Ice Cream, Grapico or Peach Ice Cream and Butter Pecan Ice Cream
By Andy Bedwell Since August is one of the hottest months of the year in the South, I sent out a request to my friends and family to send me their favorite homemade ice cream recipe. Let’s get out our ice cream freezers! The following are a few of the fabulous recipes that I received. […]
A purse-snatching grandbaby
By Vicki Scott One of our volunteers at George Wallace Senior Center in Glencoe had some tickets for sale for a fundraiser. For each ticket sold, we would get a meal and a chance for a gun. A winner for a gun would be drawn every three minutes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. I […]