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Etowah ranked No. 10 in ASWA football poll

Released September 30 Class 7A Rank Record Points 1. Thompson 6-0 276 2. Hoover 6-0 205 3. Auburn 6-0 185 4. Hewitt-Trussville 5-1 158 5. Central-Phenix City 4-2 142 6. Fairhope 3-1 91 7. Daphne 4-1 75 8. Theodore 4-1 74 9. Austin 4-1 39 10. Prattville; 4-2; 38 Others receiving votes: Enterprise (4-1) 12, […]

Local gridders recognized by AHSAA

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Several area football players were recognized in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Prep Spotlight for Week 4. Southside’s Michael Rich completed 10 of 12 passes for 285 yards and four touchdowns in the Panthers’ 49-7 victory over Sardis. Etowah’s NyNy Davis had 11 receptions for 176 yards and […]

Ashville wins Coosa Christian volleyball tournament

Photo: The Ashville High volleyball team gathers for a photo after winning the Coosa Christian Invitational Tournament last Saturday (Sept. 26) in Gadsden. Pictured, first row, from left: Elizabeth Franklin, Brynn Bothwell, AD Engle, Ryleigh Waid, Callie Stewart, Rayne Ford. Second row, from left: manager Elijah Turner, assistant coach Meghan Duren, Hannah England, Josey Rakestraw, […]

Glencoe’s Giles wins third 5K of season

Submitted photo  Several local runners medaled at 5K events last Saturday (Sept. 26). At the Scottsboro Invitational, Glencoe High’s Katie Giles (pictured above) won her third 5K of the season out of a field of 62 competitors with a PR time of 19:57.67 in Class 1A-4A girls event. The Lady Yellow Jackets finished in third […]

Southside sidelines Sardis, 49-7

Photo: Southside’s Smiley Jones tackles Sardis’ Landon Carroll during the Panthers’ 49-7 victory in high school football last Friday (Sept. 25) in Sardis City. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger)  By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Southside scored on its first seven drives and controlled the game from start to finish in a 49-7 win over Sardis last Friday (Sept. 25) […]

Six local football teams post wins

Photo: Spring Garden’s Ryley Kirk (7) gets off a pass just before the arrival of Hokes Bluff’s Cole Turner during the Eagles’ 42-28 victory in high school football last Friday (Sept. 25). (Courtesy of Alex Chaney)  Glencoe 21, Douglas 21 (OT) Nolan Fairley’s 20-yard touchdown in overtime gave Glencoe a 27-21 victory over Douglas last […]

Baked Taco Casserole and Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

By Andy Bedwell Let’s do some quick, easy and good recipes! We Southerners love our comfort foods, and so many restaurants these days present “frilly” foods on fancy plates with swirling sauces for decoration that they are almost too pretty to eat. My goal is to serve straightforward, good food in a fairly glamorous way. […]

A new method of shopping

By Vicki Scott As I peel off another layer of my life, I feel the need to tell you how much I hate to shop. My co-workers at George Wallace Senior Center in Glencoe will share about their weekend with me on Mondays. The descriptions usually include a lot of shopping. There would a good […]

Gadsden City heads back to the classroom

By Katie Bohannon, News Editor Gadsden City School System’s students are heading back to the physical classroom on September 28, returning to face-to-face instruction after starting the school year remotely. When students arrive at their respective schools in late September, they will do so through an alphabetically staggered process. Each student will only attend school in […]