Locals compete at Last Chance Invitational
Photo: Ashville’s Wyatt Knight (right) and Southside’s Luke Holcombe compete in the boys 800-meter run event at the Last Chance Invitational track and field meet last Saturday (Jan. 29) at the Birmingham CrossPlex. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor One local student-athlete medaled and several others posted top 10 performances at the Last Chance Invitational […]
Etowah bowlers finish runner-up at state
Photo: Member of the Etowah boys bowling team celebrate a strike by Tyler Dobbs (right) during the AHSAA Class 1A-5A boys state tournament last Friday (January 28) at The Alley at the Gadsden Mall. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor If the Etowah High boys bowling team was a relatively unknown quantity entering the postseason, […]
Southside bowlers finish third at state
Photo: Southside High’s Cora Lee Clontz competes during the AHSAA Class 6A/7A girls state bowling tournament last Friday (January 28) at The Alley at the Gadsden Mall. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor If not for an occasional missed spare, the Southside High girls bowling team might well have been playing for a fifth state […]
Lady Blue Devils finish as state semifinalists
Photo: Etowah High’s Anna Jones competes during the AHSAA Class 1A-5A girls state bowling tournament last Friday (January 28) at The Alley at the Gadsden Mall. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Etowah High School girls bowling team put forth a fine showing last Friday (Jan. 28) at the AHSAA Class 1A-5A state tournament […]
Local teams ranked in latest ASWA basketball poll
Released January 27 Photo: Sardis High’s Lily Towns (2) and Gisel Mendez (00) position for a rebound along with Hokes Bluff’s Charly Robinson during the Lady Lions’ 53-47 victory over Hokes Bluff in the Etowah County Schools tournament championship game on January 21 at Gaston. (Photo by Alex Chaney) GIRLS Class 7A 1. Hoover 2. […]
Legal Notices for 1/28/2022 – 2/3/2022
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by thatcertain real estate mortgage executed by JOE BAKER and wife, ELISSA BAKER, to THOMAS MARION CHORON, SR. and wife, ANDREA RUTH CHORON, dated March 9, 2021 and recorded in Instrument No.: 3517519 in the Office of the Judge of Probate, […]
Commission President Johnny Grant details hope for community in 2022
Etowah County Commission President Johnny Grant reflects on a career of service while looking forward to a brighter future for the county he calls home. Katie Bohannon/Messenger. From 1975 until today, Etowah County Commissioner Johnny Grant’s contributions to his county, state and country prove evident of an illustrious lifetime of service. As Grant assumes the […]
Gadsden author Tommy Ford publishes 12th book on Alabama football legacy
Author Tommy Ford holds his latest book History Made at a book signing at Books-A-Million in Gadsden in December 2021. Katie Bohannon/Messenger. By Katie Bohannon, News Editor In the south, tea is brewed sweet as cordial manners. Porches harbor swings and hearts are blessed daily, while kitchen tables serve cornbread and conversation. Even if the […]
Etowah bowlers win regional tournament
Photo: The Etowah High boys bowling team gathers for a photo after winning the Class 1A/5A North Regional bowling tournament on January 21 at the Shindig Family Entertainment Center in Tuscaloosa. Pictured, from left: Hunter Wilder, Tyler Dobbs, Kaed Bradley, Lucas Bradley, Benjamin Betiel, Garrett Gibbs, Jaxson Bush, Christopher “Bear” Stevens. (submitted photo) By Chris […]