The Vagabond – The Dwight Inn burned twice in Alabama City
By Danny Crownover On September 1, 1900, the only hotel until recent times to be built in Alabama City, the Dwight Inn, caught fire at 1 a.m. in the morning, the alarm being turned in by a nearby resident. The hotel was owned by the Dwight Manufacturing Company, mostly to accommodate employees and visitors that […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – Here’s a good shock for the system
By Rosie Preston It is not often I endorse a certain product. However, with the Symbtiotics Colostrum Plus supplement, I do so because I have taken it since 2001. When I was 43 years old in 1993, I contracted mononucleosis. I owned two daycare centers at the time and could not get well. Eventually, my […]
From God’s word – The right knowledge of God = a fulfilled life
By Toni Ford Psalm 139 is one of my favorite psalms written by David. I am not sure at what stage or age of life David wrote this psalm, but as you read it, you can definitely tell he had developed a very intimate relationship with his Lord. It almost was if it were a […]
God’s word revealed – How Jesus offers to save us
By John Larkins Soon after Adam and Eve lost their status of eternal life in Paradise, God sends us messages in holy scripture that yet-to-be-born humans are not condemned and may still be saved. This announcement is vague in details of exactly what the Redeemer was going to do and what we had to do […]
Mother’s Frozen German Soup, Squash Dressing and Ripe Tomato Relish
By Andy Bedwell Out in the country, we always planted a garden every spring. It never seemed like a lot of trouble, because I always knew how good all of the vegetables were going to taste when they were cooked. I remember when my mother and I were always picking and snapping bushels of green […]
An homage to Trooper Larry
By Vicki Scott “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” This is a quote by Pericles that holds a lot of meaning in my life. It makes sense when one looks at a gravestone. Most of them have just the name, […]
House Representative Craig Lipscomb introduces regional vocalist program Gadsden Youth Chorus
Pictured, from left, Alabama House District 30 Representative Craig Lipscomb, Gadsden Youth Chorus Director Gina Garmon, Chorus program assistant Corey Butts and Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts Executive Director Tom Banks welcome students to participate in the new vocalist program, Gadsden Youth Chorus. By Katie Bohannon, News Editor On Monday, August 9, Alabama […]
Meet The Messenger’s Class of 2021 Scholarship Recipients
The Messenger’s Class of 2021 Scholarship recipients Jessi Riley (left) from Southside High School and Brooke Batson (right) from Westbrook Christian School accept their scholarships at The Messenger’s office. The two first recipients of The Messenger’s Class of 2021 Scholarship, funded from the Class of 2021 magazine, were awarded with contributions to their future in […]
NEAMS volunteers train for search and rescue
From left to right on horseback Lynn Cash, Ed Jackson, commander, Angie Freeman, Carol Cash, Karen Jackson, Mandie Weber, Ponda Jones, Chad Jones, Suzanne Terrell and Eric Terrell. In the front: Nita Page and Rick Page. Photo courtesy of Ponda Jones. By Katie Bohannon, News Editor Late July brought a beneficial event to Camp McClellan […]