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 […]
Etowah ace overcomes torn ACL to sign scholarship
Photo: Etowah High School senior Sydney Simpson (pictured, seated), recently signed a softball scholarship with Northwest Florida State. Pictured, standing, from left: EHS head softball coach Ryan Carter, EHS assistant softball coach Ellie Jones, EHS assistant softball coach Meredith Jones, EHS assistant softball coach Steve West, EHS assistant softball coach Krislyn West, EHS assistant softball […]
Gadsden student joins Auburn EAGLES program
Photo: Gadsden City High School student Chris Underwood stands in the kitchen of the Beautiful Rainbow Cafe, where he works as a chef. Underwood was recently selected to participate in Auburn University’s EAGLES program. (Emma Kirkemier/Messenger) 02-09-2023 By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor Update 02-20-2023: Beautiful Rainbow Café is raising money to fund the $5,000 deposit […]
Glencoe swears in new council member
Photo: Michael Sizemore was officially sworn in as councilman for the City of Glencoe on Thursday, February 2, at Glencoe City Hall. Pictured, from left: Sizemore, wife Kelly, daughter Jaxson, Judge Joe Nabors. (Courtesy of the City of Glencoe) Michael Sizemore was officially sworn in as a City Councilman for the City of Glencoe on […]
Legals for 2/10/2023 – 2/16/2023
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 Aaron Gans And Hali Gans Husband And Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Goldwater Bank, N.A., its successors and assigns […]
Etowah, Sardis, Glencoe advance in area tournament action
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy For the second straight year, Etowah earned a spot in the subregional playoffs. The Lady Blue Devils (11-17) edged Hanceville, 52-50, in the semifinals of the Class 4A, Area 11 Tournament on Monday, Feb. 6 at Oneonta. Etowah will face Oneonta in the title game on Thursday, Feb. 9 […]
Eagles, Yellow Jackets, Titans, Blue Devils move on in area tournaments
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Hokes Bluff advanced to the Class 3A Area 12 Tournament championship game with a 49-33 victory over Ohatchee on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Hokes Bluff. For the Eagles, Colby Smith finished with 14 points and three steals; Jordan Presley (pictured above) had 10 points, five assists and four rebounds; […]
Area athletes medal at state indoor meet
Photo: Glencoe High’s Katie Giles (pictured at right) stands at the medal podium after finishing third in the Class 1A/3A 1600-meter run at the AHSAA State Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 3 at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Pictured with Giles is winner Elise Picard of Indian Springs (center) and runner-up Catherine Hinson of Indian […]