Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell – Valentine’s sweets to fall in love with
By Andy Bedwell “Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go, you have made my life complete, And I love you so.” These recipes are “straight from the heart,” and have something that is guaranteed to have you falling in love all over again. Strawberry Bon-Bons 3 (3-ounce) packages strawberry jello 1 can […]
The Peloton Files, Part I
By Vicki Scott A dream of mine has always been to be a stand-up comedian. However, I do not like to hurt people’s feelings; I just want to make them laugh. Humor is medicine for the soul for both me and the audience. Some people do not understand me, and if I tried to explain, […]
From God’s word – Be about the Father’s business
By Toni Ford Many of us would agree that the times we are living in are very unsettling and unusual. Just this past week, earthquakes with a magnitude that have not been seen in years are shaking Turkey and Syria. Even Israel has experienced three earthquakes in the past two days. According to the news, […]
Glencoe, Southside boys win area tournaments
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Glencoe edged Hokes Bluff, 74-73, in the Class 3A Area 12 Tournament boys championship game on Thursday, Feb. 9 at Hokes Bluff. at Hokes Bluff. The Yellow Jackets will host and the Eagles will travel in the subregional playoffs on Tuesday, Feb. 14. For Glencoe, Garrett Morgan finished with […]
Keep Smiling with Rosie Preston – My clutter runneth over
By Rosie Preston How many magazine articles have I read and how many television shows have I watched about the issue of clutter? My standards have always been very high on having everything a place and a place for everything, so I’ve never had a problem until the last four years. I could blame it […]
Gadsden City, Glencoe, Etowah girls advance to subregionals
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Gadsden City fell to Oxford, 47-37, in the Class 6A, Area 13 Tournament girls championship game on Thursday, Feb. 9 at GCHS. The Lady Titans (18-11) will travel in the subregional playoffs on Monday, Feb. 13. Etowah lost to Oneonta, 45-39, in the Class 4A, Area 11 Tournament girls […]
The Vagabond – Log rafts on the Coosa
By Danny Crownover One of the more interesting phases of early river traffic on the Coosa River was the towing of logs by tugs and steamboats from the river’s lower reaches in Etowah, St. Clair and Calhoun counties. This virgin timber yielded millions and millions of feet of lumber after passing through the sawmills at […]