Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston: Reading, writing and storytelling
By Rosie Preston If questioned whether I love to read or write the most, I would say it would be that I’ve read far more books than I’ve written articles since I began to write at The Messenger newspaper in 1998. I choose to read and write different genres because it is like you are […]
The Vagabond: Amelia Earhart in Gadsden
By Danny Crownover Joan (pronounced Jo Ann) Mims recently showed The Vagabond a photo of herself as a baby being held under an airplane among a group of people that included Amelia Earhart. Joan provided me with an article about the incident written by Benjamin S. Bradford. It reads: “Myrtice Stanfield Brooks [the mother of […]
From God’s Word – Celebrating the month of Sivan
By Toni Ford This year, I’ve decided to spend more time focusing on the months of the Jewish calendar and the meaning behind each month. Currently, we are nearing the end of the third Jewish month, Sivan, which falls during the months of May and June in the Gregorian calendar. As I’ve stated in my […]
God’s Word revealed – Our personal responsibility for salvation
By John Larkins If you think you have no personal responsibility in saving your soul, you are under the influence of a false teacher. Jesus was born as a human and spent 33 years enduring not just an ordinary trying experience (as we all do) but suffered disrespect, humiliation and torture, ending in a human […]
Leaving a candy trail takes effort
By Vicki Scott School is out, and my husband Alan and I currently are setting up our home as Grandchildren Central. We are now officially in the Nana/Pop mode – we think, talk and shop “grands.” Everywhere we go, we look at things and think of our grandchildren. Our oldest, Ava Jaymes, loves shoes and […]
Susie Tolbert’s Pecan Pie, Amy Anderson’s Jello Pie, Jackie Medlin’s Strawberry Gelatin Salad, Carrie Woodall’s Syrup Cake and Carrie Woodall’s Scalloped Potato CasseroleCarrie Woodall’s Frozen Cocktail Salad
By Andy Bedwell “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us; still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, […]
Etowah County Sheriff’s Office hosts first D.A.R.E. Camp for fifth grade students
Etowah County Drug Task Force agents Kevin Overstreet (standing) and Josh Gaskin (in the vehicle) participate in the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. Camp for fifth graders. By Katie Bohannon, News Editor The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office hosted its first D.A.R.E. Camp for Etowah County fifth graders on Wednesday, May 26 at the new Church […]
Cherry Creek Village resident Chris Burnette brightens local community with garden party
Cherry Creek Village resident Chris Burnette and his dog Minnie sit in the garden he planted at the community. By Katie Bohannon, News Editor Cherry Creek Village Independent Senior Living Community is shining a bit brighter than before. As summer settles throughout Etowah County and warmer days abound, one resident is planting happiness in his […]