Locals participate in North/South All-Star Week
Photo: Southside High boys soccer coach Randy Vice and rising senior Ariq Chandra gather for a photo following the North’s 5-0 victory in the recent AHSAA North/South All-Star boys soccer game in Montgomery. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Several area rising high school seniors and one coach recently showcased their respective skills in Montgomery. Glencoe’s Katie […]
Scott Martin brings much to the table for Glencoe football
Photo: Glencoe High School head football coach Scott Martin (pictured at center) speaks at the 2022 Etowah County Football Media day on Tuesday, July 26 at the Downtown Civic Center in Gadsden. Pictured with Martin are GHS seniors Nolan Fairley at right and Caleb Chapman at left. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Robb Corker/Staff Correspondent “We’re not […]
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell – Vegetables and sides
I believe the best cooking comes from our mothers – simple, fast and good tasting! This week, I’d like to list some “sides,” or vegetables, as we call them. Only in the South is macaroni and cheese considered a vegetable. I have heard from several Southern restaurants that the vegetable plate (choice of four vegetables) […]
A “grand” time at the festival
By Vicki Scott Outdoor concerts bring sweet memories in the Scott household. Last Saturday, the whole Scott crew met in Wetumpka for the River and Blues Festival. We brought our own chairs from all the softball games we enjoyed watching sweet Ava Jaymes, our oldest granddaughter, play in. We parked close to the area where […]
From God’s word – God’s message to widows in scripture
By Toni Ford A woman who often reads my column recently reached out to me for prayer. It seemed as life was bearing down on her, and she needed some extra encouragement and prayer. Before we prayed, I started by asking her questions about her own life, hearing some of her life story of where […]
The Vagabond – A swindler comes to town in 1899
By Danny Crownover Gadsden has had more than its share of colorful men who lived by their wits, to say nothing of transient swindlers who passed through town on a regular basis back in the day. One such incident happened in 1899. Ben Thompson took in local businessmen and eventually turned out to be nothing […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – A retail store wrestling match
By Rosie Preston This is a true story; one I must have stored deep inside my golf ball-sized writing brain. Sometimes my great-grandchildren give me a memory jog by something they say or do. For example, the other day I decided to fill up their new swimming pool with water. But first we went shopping […]
Local 8-year-old donates to animal shelter for birthday
Photo: Gadsden resident Andi Chupp interacts with kittens at the Rainbow City Animal Shelter after delivering her birthday donation on May 24. (Courtesy of Teri Chupp) By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor One 8-year-old student at St. James Catholic School in Gadsden recently made a special gift to Rainbow City Animal Shelter. Andi Chupp turned 8 […]
Legals for 7/29/2022 – 8/04/2022
FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage given by Kevin Dewayne Perry and wife, Alison McGatha Perry, as Mortgagor, to Angles Properties, LLC, as Mortgagee, dated July 30, 2021, and recorded as Instrument 3525279, Probate Office, Etowah County, Alabama, and the Mortgagee, by reason of such […]