Southside falls short in state soccer semifinals
Photo: Southside High’s Kinsey Carter (8) runs into Homewood’s Caroline Crimi (14) and Sunny Ferren (5) as Katlyn Forternberry (30) looks on during the Lady Panthers’ 3-0 loss in the Class 6A state soccer playoffs on Friday, May 7 in Huntsville. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Southside High girls soccer team’s standout season came […]
Westbrook dispatches DHCA in third round
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Westbrook Christian’s onslaught through the Class 2A state baseball playoffs continued last Thursday (May 6) in Decatur. The Warriors (25-7) blasted Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, 15-2 and 10-5 in the third round to earn a state semifinal berth for the second straight full season. Westbrook defeated […]
The Vagabond: Early paving projects in downtown Gadsden
By Danny Crownover The Vagabond researched the almost insurmountable difficulty in getting the first paving done in Gadsden. All the streets in the city were beds of dust in the summer and seas of mud in the winter, many of them being almost impassable for a good portion of the year. Just after the Civil […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston: A daughter’s tribute to her mother
By Rosie Preston Often times after getting settled into bed, I allow my mind to go back in time to a certain age or year, and the memories will start to flow. These are a few memories I pay tribute to my mother on this special Mother’s Day. Had I any idea that life would […]
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and boy, do they deserve it!
By Craig Ford This past week was National Teacher Appreciation Week, and certainly our educators deserve appreciation now more than ever. Even in normal times our educators have a challenging job, trying to motivate their students and keep them focused and on pace with academic benchmarks. And as we all know too well, this last […]
McClellan Family Chiropractic welcomes Dr. Joshua Taylor to Rainbow City practice
By Katie Bohannon, News Editor There’s a new doctor in town. Rainbow City rooted McClellan Family Chiropractic recently welcomed Dr. Joshua Taylor aboard, whose vision aligns with the practice he joined – committed to serving the community, promoting health and wellness for all who walk through its doors. “It feels really good to come back […]
Gadsden Mall evolves to serve community
Spinoso Real Estate Group Director of Leasing Chris Fiello stands outside Tre Ragazzi’s new location, set to open soon, at the Gadsden Mall. By Katie Bohannon, News Editor The Gadsden Mall opened its doors on July 31, 1974, welcoming locals to experience the first shopping center housing a plethora of business under one roof in […]
Virginia McCleskey’s White Coconut Cake, Carolyn Mayo’s Crescent Rolls and Carolyn Mayo’s Chicken Casserole
By Andy Bedwell “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the morally intellectual, and physical education I received from her.” – George Washington During the next few weeks this column will honor our wonderful mothers and […]
The dead shrimp and rotten egg blues
By Vicki Scott As I have written before in the column, my husband Alana and I have been busy cleaning out houses and going through things, with no end in sight. How do two people accumulate so many things? For the past three weeks, the more I clean at the lake house, the stronger a […]