Denise Mattison named Westbrook volleyball coach
Photo: Denise Mattison, pictured above with assisttant Dale Beason, was recently named Westbrook Christian head volleyball coach. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Westbrook Christian recently turned up another gold nugget in the school’s current revamping of its athletic staff. Less than a week after hiring Donny Pruitt and Seth Ford to run Westbrook’s boys and girls’ basketball […]
Casting on the Coosa: A bad case of the Bergen Town Blues
By Marty Dixon/Staff Correspondent I’ve been out on the water a good bit over the past week and have a couple of tournaments to report on. Let’s get that out of the way first. Saturday, March 13, was the second of four 5 Alive bass tournaments on Neely Henry Lake this spring so I’d like […]
Hokes Bluff, Westbrook, Southside ranked in state baseball poll
Baseball Class 7A 1. Auburn 2. Hewitt-Trussville 3. Florence 4. Prattville 5. Central-Phenix City 6. Vestavia Hills 7. Dothan 8. Oak Mountain 9. Spain Park 10. Bob Jones Class 6A 1. Faith Academy 2. Oxford 3. Helena 4. Cullman 5. Saraland 6. Stanhope Elmore 7. Hartselle 8. Southside 9. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 10. Chilton County .Class 5A […]
Locals compete at Oxford meet
Photo: Gadsden City’s Emani Morgan (pictured at center) competes against Alexandria’s Karlee Walker (left) and Center Point’s Nickia McCary in the 100-meter dash event at the Oxford Meet No. 1 last Saturday (Mar. 13) at Choccolocco Park. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Ashville High girls track and field team finished third and the Gadsden City […]
Area teams compete at GCHS open meet No. 1
Photo: Sardis High’s Torin Bright, pictured during the 110-meter hurdles event, won three gold medals at the Gadsden City Kickoff track and field meet on March 11 at GCHS. (Cris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Several local high schools competed at the Gadsden City Kickoff track and field open meet No. 1 on March 11 at […]
The Vagabond: Old bridges
By Danny Crownover The drive to “Get Alabama out of the mud” was an interesting one from the start. The Alabama Good Roads Association sponsored many drives. The newspapers led this movement, and their aid was invaluable. The old Birmingham Ledger organized and supported the “good roads scouts,” which was made up of leading men of that […]
God’s Word revealed – Some of what Jesus said and did
By John Larkins One way to determine appropriate Christian behavior today is to ask, “What would Jesus do?” This approach uses the Bible as a source for Jesus’s teaching. This seems like a reliable guide, but we need to have a sound idea of WHAT Jesus actually did and WHY He did those things that […]
Pondering life with Pious Bob – Eternal prayers and eternal life
By Robert Halsey Pine “On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the […]
From God’s Word – The battle is the Lord’s
By Toni Ford I would say that many of us are in a season where we are facing numerous battles. Those battles might be battles within ourselves, battles with others or battles with things of this world. As I was writing my devotion for the week and reflecting on different battles I have encountered lately, […]