Local players, coach make ASWA All-State baseball teams
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Ten local players were recently named to the 2022 Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State baseball teams. Five players made the first team, one was selected to the second team and four received honorable mention recognition. Etowah’s Blake Bone (pictured above) was named Class 4A Coach […]
New Gadsden State AD wide open since hiring
Submitted photo By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Since officially opening his office on June 1, Gadsden State’s new athletic director and baseball coach has remained in the fast lane with few downshifts and even less pit stops. “You’ve got to hit the ground running at full speed,” said Blake Lewis, who is currently on the recruiting […]
Gadsden State women’s basketball wins top academic award
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy The Gadsden State women’s basketball team earned Alabama Community College Conference’s Academic Team of the Year within the sport for touting a team grade point average of 3.51. ACCC Commissioner Dean Myrick made the announcement on June 9. The only other women’s basketball team recognized for academic excellence is […]
Barbarian Challenge set for June 18
Messenger file photo Thrill-seeking athletes who are not afraid of getting muddy, wet or pushed to the limit will be taking part in Gadsden’s Barbarian Challenge, a six-mile obstacle course that runs through Noccalula Falls Park. With a motto of “Fear Is Not An Option,” over 1,000 participants are expected to participate in the extreme […]
Tillison Bend residents voice concerns
Photo: Several residents of the Tillison Bend community spoke at the June 7 meeting of the Eto-wah County Commission. (katie Bohannon/Messenger) By Robb Corker/Staff Correspondent At the June 7 meeting of the Etowah County Commission, a number of residents of the Tillison Bend community presented a united front in regard to safety hazards precipitated by […]
Gadsden State students recognized at Honors Day
Photo courtesy of Gadsden State Gadsden State Community College recently held its 55th annual Honors Day at the Cheaha Center on the Ayers Campus in Anniston and at the Wallace Hall Fine Arts Center in Gadsden. The programs spanned two days of recognizing student achievements and scholarship presentations. Almost 300 awards and scholarships were given […]
International students at Coosa Christian appreciate southern culture
Photo: Coosa Christian international students Karafil and Pavjol Hoxhallari gather for a photo with the school’s international host coordinator David Ford while visiting Atlanta. (Submitted photo) For the past 10 years, Coosa Christian has broadened its scope of international students by bringing in students from countries new to the school, including South Korea, China, Turkmenistan, […]
Casting on the Coosa – Peg Leg Pops in the wake of the flood
By Marty Dixon/Staff Correspondent It’s been a few weeks since last we spoke. I’ve done a little bit of fishing and a lot of rehab for my leg. I did manage to break the frame of one of those pop-up patio awnings amidst all the rain we had on Tuesday night. The local tournament still […]
Legals for 6/10/2022 – 6/16/2022
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WHEREAS, default has been made in the terms of the mortgage executed on the 23rd day of October, 2014, by DOROTHY HUIE, as mortgagor in favor of JERRY E. ROBERTS and wife, JANICE C. ROBERTS, as mortgagees, as recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama […]