Glencoe’s Giles wins Odenville 5K, Lady Jackets finish second overall
Photo: Glencoe High’s Katie Giles crosses the finish line at the St. Clair County Classic 5K last Saturday in Odenville. Giles finished first out of 163 runners. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Katie Giles fended off a pair of close challengers to win the St. Clair County Invitational 5K last Saturday (Aug. 28) in […]
Bulldogs finish runner-up at St. Clair County Classic
Photo: Ashville High’s Joe Stevens crosses the finish line at the St. Clair County Classic 5K last Saturday in Odenville. Stevens came in second out of 230 runners. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Joe Stevens finished runner-up and Wyatt Knight placed third to help Ashville finish second at the St. Clair County Classic 5K […]
Miller runs roughshod in Gadsden City win over Fort Payne
Photo: Gadsden City’s Malik Woods (right) and Samuel Horton (lower left) tackle Fort Payne’s Kaden Dubose during the Titans’ 34-10 victory in high school football on August 27. (Brandon Pierce/Sports Ledger) C.J. Miller ran for the three touchdowns in Gadsden City’s 34-10 victory over Fort Payne on August 27. Miller finished with 159 rushing yards […]
West End spreads the wealth in win over Pleasant Valley
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Isaiah Roberson, Thad Pearce and Tyler Jones each had two touchdowns as West End knocked off Pleasant Valley, 39-14, for the Patriots’ first win of the 2021 season. Roberson (pictured above) rushed for 159 yards on 15 carries with TD runs of 6 and 21 yards. Pearce caught four […]
Ashville fades in second half against Southeastern
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Southeastern outscored Ashville 19-0 in the second half to send the Bulldogs to a 41-19 defeat on August 27 at AHS. After the Mustangs took a 14-0 lead after one quarter, Ashville drew within 14-13 on respective rushing touchdowns from Jalen Williams and Dylan Harris (pictured above). Harris’ 16-yard […]
Hallmark announces candidacy for Board of Education District 5
Lucas Hallmark is seeking election for the Etowah County Board of Education District 5 seat. Born to Alan and Raynell Hallmark, Hallmark was raised in the Whitesboro Community in Etowah County. He is a graduate of Sardis High School. Hallmark and his wife Kristi have lived in Sardis City for 24 years with their two […]
Legals for 8/27/2021 – 9/02/2021
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Hannah Vazquez, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Federal Bank, A FSB, on August 29, 2018, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of […]
Southside shuts out Hokes Bluff, 31-0
Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Tucker Griffin (left) and Southside’s Jacob Davis collide during the Panthers’ 31-0 victory in high school football on Thursday, August 26, at Hokes Bluff. (Courtesy of Alex Chaney) Southside outgained Hokes Bluff 330 to 83 in total yards in the Panthers’ 31-0 victory in high school football on Thursday, August 26, at […]
The Vagabond – Bellevue Hotel on Lookout Mountain
By Danny Crownover Having recently read The Vagabond’s account concerning the burning of the Dwight Inn in Alabama City back in 1900, many readers wished to know when the Bellevue Hotel on Lookout Mountain was destroyed by fire. It happened on June 4, 1912. The blaze was discovered at 1 a.m. that morning. It began […]