Casting on the Coosa – Uncooperative fish and a lack of good fortune
By Marty Dixon/Staff correspondent Author’s note: This week’s column contains little or no valuable fishing information. Continue reading at your own risk. Since last week, I’ve fished a total of three hours and recorded zero catches. I mostly stayed close to home and fooled around with a jerkbait. The fish were evidently jerks because they […]
Local basketball roundup
Photo by Chris McCarthy/Messenger Girls basketball Nine players scored for Sardis in the Lady Lions’ 61-16 Victory over Gaston last Wednesday (Jan. 19) in the Etowah County Schools Tournament semifinals. Jayda Lacks paced Sardis with 12 points, followed by Kay-len Wallace with 10, Bella Trammell and Kytha Ed-wards with nine each and Caroline Johnson with […]
Area basketball teams ranked in latest ASWA poll
GIRLS Class 7A 1. Hoover 2. Davidson 3. Vestavia Hills 4. Hewitt-Trussville 5. Bob Jones 6. Sparkman 7. Fairhope 8. Theodore 9. Auburn 10. Foley Class 6A 1. Hazel Green 2. Park Crossing 3. Mortimer Jordan 4. Hartselle 5. Chelsea 6. Pelham 7. Hueytown 8. Gulf Shores 9. Mountain Brook 10. McGill-Toolen Catholic Class 5A […]
Local runners compete at MLK meet
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Several area athletes turned in top 10 performances at the Martin Luther King Jr. Track and field meet last Monday (Jan. 17) at the Birmingham Cross Plex. Southside’s Luke Holcombe (pictured ar right) had a pair of top 10 efforts, placing fourth in the boys’ 1600-meter run at 4:39.28 […]
Legals for 1/21/2022 – 01/27/2022
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain real estate mortgage executed by SHELLEY HUDGENS, a married woman, to SAMUEL LEE ROY HILL dated February 5, 2020 and recorded in Instrument No.: 3497347 in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama, and the […]
One heck of a challenge
By Vicki Scott For the first time (I think) I’m writing a sequel to a previous column. It’s not on purpose; I hurt all over and it is on my mind. My children wanted to participate in the 75-day challenge, and I thought I would try it as well. My daughter Eva was enthusiastic until […]
Chicken Rotel Casserole, Alabama Cake and Stuffed Jalapeño Appetizers
By Andy Bedwell What would we do without chicken? Actually, a better question is, how do you give chicken a distinctive flavor? Dress up that everyday bird in an easy sauce that usually consist of some kind of cream soup. This is one of the few recipes that is easy and everyone will think that […]
From God’s word – Our God makes all things new
By Toni Ford During this month I have been reading through the Book of Jeremiah. Although I’ve read Jeremiah before, this time I’ve discovered so many what I call “valuable nuggets of truth” that I’m seeing of which I have not seen before. Some of those nuggets come from chapters 30 through 33. In 1928, […]
God’s word revealed – The Ten Commandments are not optional
By John Larkins “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This often-seen sign at football games is so simple and short that eternal salvation must be interpreted by many as an easy and undemanding process Eternal […]