EQWIP educators tour local business and industry sites
Photo: Local educators tour the Prince Metal Stampings facility in Gadsden during the EQWIP Industry Tour Day on October 10. (Courtesy of East Alabama Works) 10-13-2022 By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor On October 10, about 350 local educators piled into buses to tour some of the area’s prominent industry sites during the Etowah Qualified Workforce […]
Glencoe senior center provides sound alarms
Photo: Nutrition Manager Steve Yarbrough (left) and Director Pat Hill (right) stand with their sound alarm display in George Wallace Senior Center in Glencoe. 10-13-2022 By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor From hosting bingo games to delivering hot meals, Glencoe’s George Wallace Senior Center aims to welcome and serve its local seniors, a mission that has […]
Forrest Cemetery hosts A Walk Through Time
Photo: Mike Beacham portrays Mike Foster during the 2016 A Walk Through Time event. In this year’s event, Beacham will portray Bob Higgins (1850-1894). (Messenger file photo) 10-13-2022 By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor The 13th annual Walk Through Time event will be held in Forrest Cemetery this Sunday, October 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. […]
Legals for 10/14/2022 – 10/20/2022
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 Allison L Waits An Unmarried Woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Peoples Independent Bank, its successors and assigns dated May […]
Etowah ranked in latest ASWA football poll
Photo: Etowah’s Josh Graham (5) tackles Hanceville’s Brosnan Ward as J’Shun Patrick (45) closes in during the Blue Devils’ 48-7 victory in high school football on October 7 in Attalla. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) Released October 12 Class 7A Team Record Points 1. Auburn 7-0 225 2. Thompson 6-2 167 3. Hoover 7-1 155 4. Central-Phenix City […]
Locals make AHSAA Prep Spotlight
Photo courtesy of Sand Mountain Reporter Several area student-athletes were recognized for the Alabama High School Athletic Association Prep Spotlight for the week of October 7. West End junior Kane Lawson (pictured above) rushed for 285 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries in the Patriots’ 49-26 win over Holly Pond. Westbrook Christian senior […]
Westbrook wins Silver Division at Glencoe tournament
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy The Westbrook Christian volley team went 4-1 to win the Silver Bracket at the Yellow Jacket Invitational last Saturday (Oct. 8). The Class 3A No. 9 Lady Warriors (34-5) opened pool play with a 25-11, 18-25, 13-15 loss to Cedar Bluff, followed by a 25-13, 25-16 victory over Brindlee […]
Gadsden State runners compete at Warhawk Invitational
Photo: Gadsden State’s Ashton Vann crosses the finish line at the Calhoun Warhawk 8K Invitational at Oakville Indian Mounds Park on October 7. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) The Gadsden State cross country teams both finished fourth at the Calhoun Warhawk Invitational at Oakville Indian Mounds Park on October 7. The GSCC men posted an average time of […]
Patriots clinch playoff berth with win over Holly Pond
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy West End rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat Holly Pond, 49-26, in Class 2A, Region 6 action in the Patriots’ homecoming on October 7. The victory clinched a playoff berth for West End (6-1, 3-1), which moved into a tie for second place in the region standings. The […]