Casting on the Coosa – Super Dave and shaking babies
By Marty Dixon/Staff Correspondent It’s been a couple of weeks since you last heard from me, so let’s get caught up. I’m still not fishing any for a couple of reasons. First of all, the old boat is in for servicing. Everything is running okay, and the guys at Browns Outboard in Glencoe are doing […]
Legals for 2/11/2022 – 2/17/2022
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF Alabama COUNTY OF ETOWAH Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Buck K Hood A Married Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Branch Banking and Trust Company, its successors and assigns […]
Hokes Bluff boys, Etowah girls advance to area finals
Photo: Glencoe’s Braylen Smith (left) protects the ball from Hokes Bluff’s Jason Presley during the Eagles’ 53-40 victory in the 3A Area 12 Tournament on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at Geraldine. (Courtesy of Alex Chaney Photography) The Hokes Bluff boys and Etowah girls were the only area teams to advance from last Tuesday’s area high school […]
Sardis girls, Coosa boys advance in area basketball tournaments
Messenger file photo by Alex Chaney Several local teams competing in the opening round of the AHSAA area basketball tournament on Monday, Feb. 7. In girls action, No. 1 seed Sardis beat Crossville, 65-24, in the Class 5A, Area 13 Tournament at Sardis City. The Lady Lions (24-7) led 12-5 after one period, 28-11 at […]
Westbrook’s Henry, AHS boys 4×800 win gold at state indoor meet
Photo: Ashville’s Clayton Knight (pictured at left) hands off to Joe Stevens during the boys 4×800-meter relay event at the Class 4A/5A state track and field meets on February 5 at the Birmingham CrossPlex. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Seven local high school athletes won state championships and several others medaled at the AHSAA […]
The Vagabond – Local man invented the typewriter
By Danny Crownover Last week The Vagabond mentioned some of the “first” in the Gadsden area. One of these was a local man who invented the typewriter. This week we’ll look at some more information on him. There is a roadside sign in Centre informing passing motorists that “John Pratt, inventor of the typewriter,” lies […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – Celebrating a special birthday
By Rosie Preston I was so excited when I realized my special birthday age would arrive on the day The Messenger was published, the main reason being that my first six articles were published in The Messenger newspaper in 1998. Shortly after that, I went to work selling advertising and writing for TV News Shopper until […]
From God’s word – Jesus Christ, our one and only hope
By Toni Ford The Book of Lamentations is not a book discussed or even spoken of very often, so this past week, I took some time to dive deeper into this book. As a result, I have found myself being stretched spiritually in my understanding of God’s attributes and character. It has been a week […]
God’s word revealed – God’s plan for our salvation
By John Larkins My brother recently showed me a song entitled “Everybody Talks to God” by Aaron Lewis. The title sounds noncommittal and low key until you hear the interchange between a nonbeliever and a “man who prays.” The nonbeliever offers his evaluation of praying to God, “a ghost that don’t exist.” In response, the […]