Local veteran, business owner announces run for District 29 House seat
Jamie Grant is excited to announce his candidacy for Alabama State House of Representatives District 29. A Walnut Grove native and combat veteran, Grant served 22 years with the Alabama National Guard and 20th Special Forces Group (A) as a Senior Communication Intelligence Advisor. Following multiple deployments overseas, Grant was awarded the Purple Heart, […]
Teaching teens about money
As students prepare to transition into the adult world, Modern Woodmen of America representative Morgan Lavender discusses five topics to review with recent high school graduates. Knowing how to write a check might seem obvious, but not if you’ve never had to do it. A growing body of research points to a lack of such […]
Legals for 8/06/2021 – 8/12/2021
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Richard M Goode and Hilda Y Goode, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Hometown Mortgage Service, Inc., on September 1, 2004, said mortgage being recorded in […]
Etowah County Courthouse to close Friday, August 6 at noon
By Katie Bohannon, News Editor The Etowah County Courthouse will close at noon on Friday, August 6. Etowah County Chief Administrative Officer Shane Ellison discussed the closure during Tuesday’s Commission meeting, which will allow Alabama Power to replace a utility pole on 8th Street that was damaged during a recent vehicular accident. The pole’s replacement […]
Etowah, Westbrook ranked in ASWA preseason football poll
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Listed is the Alabama Sports Writers Association 2021 preseason high school football rankings with first-place votes, last year’s record and total poll points Class 7A 1. Thompson (23) 14-0 276 2. Hoover 11-2 191 3. Auburn 11-2 188 4. Hewitt-Trussville 9-3 171 5. Central-Phenix City 8-5 140 6. Theodore […]