Keep Smilin’ with Rosie Preston – Asperger’s Awareness Month
By Rosie Preston It was several years before my son was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. I knew something was different from the day he was born, and from then on, it appeared that he was a very shy young boy. He also had inherited our family’s size, whose members are small in stature. He did […]
The Vagabond – A brief history of Centre, Alabama
By Danny Crownover Gadsden was part of Cherokee County until Baine County (later renamed Etowah County) was created in 1866 from several different surrounding counties. In 1844, there arose a great deal of dissatisfaction over the location of the Cherokee County Courthouse in Cedar Bluff, a small town located on the west bank of the […]
Dr. Chellamuthu grows multispecialty clinic
Photo: Regional Clinic physicians gather for a photo. Pictured, back row, from left: Dr. Ken Davenport, MD, FACS, General Surgery; Bart Clapp, DNP, CRNP; Wil Mullins, CRNP; Dr. Ramesh Chellamuthu, MD, MBA, Nephrology; Dr. Nicolas Bordas, MD, Infectious Disease; Dr. F. Duncan Scott, MD, Nephrology; Dr. Faris Al-Faris, MD, Critical Care/Nephrology. Pictured, front row, from […]
DKG to host sixth annual Mah Jongg tournament
Photo: Several players participate in the 2022 Red Rose Mah Jongg tournament. (Courtesy of DKG) By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor Update (04-20-2023): The sixth annual Red Rose Mah Jongg tournament raised $5,500 for this year’s grant-in-aid, whose recipient has not yet been selected but will be announced at DKG Founder’s Day next month. Traditional Mah […]
Sardis senior overcomes obstacle to sign scholarship
Photo: Sardis High School senior Garrett Burns signed a football scholarship with Erskine College on April 4. Pictured, front row, from left: dad Josh Burns, Garrett, mom Jennifer Burns. Standing, from left: grandmother Annette Burns, brother Jackson Burns, grandfather Randy Burns. (Courtesy of Peyton Gibbs) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Garrett Burns most likely possesses a deeper […]
Southside sweeps Etowah County meet
Photo courtesy of Alex Chaney By Chris McCarthyPublisher/Editor The Southside boys won their sixth straight title (not counting the canceled COVID-19 season of 2020) and the girls claimed their second straight championship at the Etowah County Schools track and field meet last Wed-nesday (Apr. 12) at Gadsden City High School. The Panthers took home 38 […]
Area baseball roundup
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy A pair of runs in the second and fourth innings was enough to send Glencoe past Hokes Bluff, 4-1, last Tuesday (Apr. 11). Winning pitcher Brady Kitchens limited the Eagle lineup to three hits and five walks over seven innings. He struck out eight. He helped his cause by […]
Local softball roundup
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Class 3A No. 9 Glencoe broke open a close game with 11 runs over the final four innings in a 16-4 victory over Class 2A No. 4 West End last Tuesday (Apr. 11) in Walnut Grove. For the Lady Yellow Jackets, Abi Bunt went 3-for-4 with a home run, […]
Legals for 4/14/2023 – 4/20/2023
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Eviless White, a single woman, to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., A Delaware Corporation, on July 31, 2000, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Etowah County, Alabama, […]