Walkoff RBI single sends Southside past Hokes Bluff in county baseball championship
Photo: Southside High’s Jacob Little (far right) slides safely into third base as Hokes Bluff’s Hunter Burke retrieves the ball during the Panthers’ 3-2 victory in the Etowah County Schools Baseball Tournament championship game last Saturday (Mar. 6) in Walnut Grove. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Southside captured the 2021 Etowah County Schools baseball tournament […]
Ashville competes at Albertville meet
Photo: Ashville’s Nick Spears competes in the pole vault event at a track and field meet at Albertville High School on March 5. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) The Ashville High girls finished fourth and the AHS boys sixth at the Albertville Varsity Meet No. 1 on March 5. The Bulldogs’ lone first place finisher was Taylor Knight, […]
Local athletes compete at GCHS Kickoff meet
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy A number of local athletes medaled at the Gadsden City Kickoff track and field meet on March 4 at GCHS. The host Titans and Sardis both earned eight gold medals. The GCHS girls and Sardis boys each had six first-place showings. The top individual gold medal earner was Sardis’ […]
Panthers, Eagles open county baseball tourney with wins
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Southside and Hokes Bluff opened the Etowah County Schools baseball tournament on Thursday, Feb. 4, with victories at West End. The Panthers defeated Gaston, 20-1, followed by a 3-1 win over Sardis. For Southside, Drew McBurnettt had three hits and four RBI; Michael Rich, Jr., had three hits and […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – Things happen when least expected
By Rosie Preston There are times I wish I could have known fate was going to change my plans. Over the past few years, I came to understand that life is a game that we play whenever changes affect our lives or the lives of family members or good friends. Choosing to share this with […]
The Vagabond – Alexander Simpson’s great-nephew
By Danny Crownover Last year, the Vagabond wrote about Alexander Duncan Simpson, an architect from Scotland who came to Gadsden in 1888. One of the most interesting and lovable of the Gadsden old timers of Gadsden, Simpson was an accomplished architect who for many years he built many of Gadsden well-known buildings. The Vagabond recently […]
Pondering life with Pious Bob – Of faith and forgiveness
By Robert Halsey Pine “And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times and says, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive.” (Luke 17:1-10 NRSV). Jesus really wanted to make His point clear to the disciples in regard to forgiveness. What a challenge Jesus has thrown to […]
From God’s Word – Courage is a much-needed quality today
By Toni Ford A couple of months ago, I started a prayer group. One of the members in our group continued to bring up the word “courage.” Each time he mentioned the word, he emphasized the need for courage today amongst the body of believers. I didn’t pay him much attention in the beginning, but […]
God’s Word revealed – Will we all go to Heaven?
By John Larkins The false teachers are lined up and shouting and gesturing: “Jesus will bring all to heaven! You do not have to do anything; it does not matter which church or even any church you attend, come see me and I will reassure you!” This is good for the false teachers’ employment and […]