Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell – Summer Desserts
During the summer season, I love to pull out recipes that are centered around our fresh fruits. This has been an excellent year for fresh blueberries and strawberries. Pies, tarts and cobblers bring back so many memories of my mother’s kitchen. I hope that some of my pies and cobblers that you bake will make […]
God is opening some doors
By Vicki Scott A heavy burden has been laid on my heart, and I do not know what to do. I see a dire need in senior activities, and maybe I am not looking in the right places to lend a hand. When I lived with my mother when was suffering the middle and later […]
From God’s word – Don’t be pulled by things of this world
By Toni Ford Paul gives us a great challenge in Philippians 4:6 when he says, “Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing.” When I first read this verse, my first thought was, “Yeah, right, how in the world do I keep from being pulled in different directions and worrying about things […]
The Vagabond – The unfortunate Mr. Pendergrast
By Danny Crownover The first smallpox outbreak that Gadsden experienced was in January of 1883 when J.F. Pendergrast of New Orleans was building some scales for the old Coosa Furnace. He became ill while he was a guest of the Kittrell Hotel, which stood where Lon Noojin’s Hardware Store was located on North Fourth Street. […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – A poem by my mother
By Rosie Preston A prelude to my mother’s poem Many years ago, I know my mom, had inside her heart a mere seed, a flower she held it for me No way to see the path this flower would choose blooming and growing with the seasons of life often not a word was necessary to […]
New Sardis football coach expects early success
Submitted phot0 By Robb Corker/Staff Correspondent Sardis High School’s new head football coach Chris Stephenson (pictured above) seeks to inspire the Lions and community with his history of winning. “I’ve never had a losing season, and I don’t intend to start at Sardis,” he said. “I want everybody at every game. If it’s standing room […]
Glencoe resident wins beautification award
Photo: Valdonia Melton stands with her Glencoe Beautification Award designation in front of her home on July 12. See 5A for more photos. (Emma Kirkemier/Messenger) By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor While many are looking for a way to beat the Alabama heat this summer, one local resident has found “serenity” in landscaping and gardening in […]
Local middle schooler shines Black Girl Joy
Photo: Black Girl Joy grant recipient London Mathis stands next to her Affirmation Wall with her grandmother at the July 9 Day of Affirmation at Moragne Park. (Submitted photo) By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor At 12 years old, London Mathis was named a winner of the Black Girl Joy grant. Mathis, a rising eighth-grade student […]
Local golf tournament paves road to success
Photo: Brick Road to Success golf tournament and fundraiser winners accept a first-place plaque on July 8. Pictured, from left: Brick Road to Success Founder Brick Haley; winning golfers Steven Driggers, Freeman Fite and Jackson King. (Emma Kirkemier/Messenger) By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor Brick Road to Success hosted its 2022 golf tournament on Friday, July […]