SPAN Program celebrates 40 years
Picured, from left, SPAN Program Coordinator Kevin Blackwell (kneeling), SPAN counselors Ricky Johnson and Reggie Watson, former SPAN students Brittany Barfield, Barbie Covington, Taylor Smith, SPAN teachers Davita Roberson and Holly Skaggs, Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon Horton and former SPAN student Jorge Cantellano celebrate the program’s 40th anniversary of serving local youth in the Etowah […]
In & around SEC football: Week 4 Previews and Predictions
By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Alabama Week 3 Recap A blistering first quarter helped Alabama avoid a major upset as the Crimson Tide snuck past Florida, 31-29, in The Swamp last Saturday. UA jumped out to a quick 21-3 lead behind three first-quarter touchdowns from Bryce Young, but the Gators dominated over the next three quarters […]
Attalla honors beloved late resident Karen Means with remembrance park downtown
Ron Catoe (left) and Debbie Murray (right) welcome visitors to experience Karen’s Park at 315 5th Avenue, named for the late Karen Means, upon its completion in October. Katie Bohannon/Messenger. By Katie Bohannon, News Editor Downtown Attalla is honoring one of its own in October, dedicating a profound memorial that mirrors a beautiful life. Shielded […]
Legals for 9/24/2021 – 9/30/2021
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Mary J. Garrett to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for SouthPoint Bank, dated August 11, 2016 said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, in Instrument […]