Lady Jackets win first-ever county cross county championship
Photo: Glencoe High senior Katie Giles set a season PR (pictured at left) while winning her third straight Etowah County Schools cross country meet last Thursday (Oct. 6) in Glencoe. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Glencoe High girls cross country team had a specific strategy heading into the Etowah County Schools cross country […]
Southside wins 10th straight county XC title
Photo: Southside’s Evan Christopher set what is believed to be a course record (pictured at left) while winning the Etowah County Schools boys cross country meet last Thursday (Oct. 6) in Glencoe. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor It was business as usual last Thursday in Glencoe for the Southside High boys cross country team. The […]
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell – Comfort food and the Best Brownies Ever!
By Andy Bedwell What’s your favorite comfort food? When I was in a small group and asking people to name their favorite comfort food, I got a different answer from each person: fried chicken, chili, mac and cheese, chicken soup and pancakes. In the end we agreed that to be a comfort food, a dish […]
God speaks through hummingbirds
By Vicki Scott Earlier this week, I clipped and filed my fingernails on our lakeside porch. It was early in the morning, and the water was still and very quiet. A hummingbird flew by, and I heard its wings hum! I ‘d never thought to listen for something like that and could not believe it […]
From God’s word – Shipwrecks and snakebites failed to deter Paul
By Toni Ford Paul always wanted to preach the gospel in Rome. We read about this in Acts of the Apostles Chapter 19 verse 21, where he says, “I must go on to Rome!” Little did Paul know what would happen to him before he arrived in that city: illegal arrest, Roman and Jewish trials, […]
The Vagabond – R.A. Mitchell did much to develop Gadsden
By Danny Crownover In January of 1897, Colonel R.A. Mitchell, a Gadsden banker and town booster, was appointed agent of the Dwight Manufacturing Company’s cotton mills in Alabama City. That meant that he was to be general manager of the entire property. The first suggestion that Mitchell take such a responsible position came in a […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – Letting some “son” shine in
By Rosie Preston Earlier this week I called my husband Phil and asked him to please pick up the table at the end of our street. He laughed and said, “I knew you were going to ask me to do that! What are your plans for it?” I answered, “I’m going to paint it for […]