Area teams ranked in latest ASWA baseball, softball polls
Photo courtesy of Bentley Gray Photography Released April 13 Baseball Class 7A 1. Thompson 2. Tuscaloosa County 3. Central-Phenix City 4. Spain Park 5. Vestavia Hills 6. Bob Jones 7. Fairhope 8. James Clemens 9. Hoover 10. Hewitt-Trussville Class 6A 1. Oxford 2. Hartselle 3. Saraland 4. Hueytown 5. Pike Road 6. Briarwood Christian 7. […]
Longtime GCHS coach moving to Westbrook
Submitted photo By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor After spending almost his entire life as a student-athlete, teacher and coach in the Gadsden school system, Jeremy Brooks is headed across I-759 to Rainbow City. The longtime Gadsden City High School girls basketball coach recently accepted the same position at Westbrook Christian. Brooks, who has been the GCHS girls […]
Glencoe senior named state Bryant-Jordan winner
Photo: Glencoe High School senior Katie Giles (pictured at right) poses with Hatton senior Jazzmine Mason after the two were named the 2023 winners of the Bryant-Jordan Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Student Achievement of the Year awards on April 10 in Birmingham. (Courtesy of AHSAA) Courtesy of AHSAA Katie Giles is officially the cream […]
Locals shine at GCHS Meet No. 5
Photo: Gadsden City’s Je’Vohnna Sears (left) and Kyla Price compete during the GCHS track and field Meet No. 5 on April 6. (Courtesy of Alex Chaney) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Gadsden City boys and girls teams each won six events at the GCHS track and field meet No. 5 on April 6. The Titans’ Kelis […]
Local baseball roundup
Photo courtesy of Grant Campbell Class 3A No. 3 Westbrook Christian took a step closer to clinching the Area 11 title with an 8-4, 5-0 sweep over Hokes Bluff on April 6. In complete-game efforts, Westbrook starting pitchers Braden Kay (Game 1) and Caleb McCarty (Game 2) limited the Eagles to nine hits, three earned […]
Area softball roundup
Photo courtesy of Alex Chaney Oneonta scored nine runs in the sixth innings to rally past Etowah, 14-9, on April 6 in Attalla. For the Lady Blue Devils, Laura Wood went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a run scored; Jaleigh Devine went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a […]
Etowah Tech School showcases students
Photo: Engineering Design Instructor Ashley Strawderman (left) poses for a photo with her senior students during the Etowah Career Technical Center open house March 30. (Emma Kirkemier/Messenger) By Emma Kirkemier, News Editor Etowah County Career and Technical Center held an open house on March 17, showcasing its 10 programs for parents and prospective students. The […]
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell – Aunt Sue’s recipes
By Andy Bedwell This week I am continuing my series on my dad’s sisters, who were fabulous cooks. My aunt, Sue Lankford, and her husband, Earl Lankford, lived in Attalla for many years, and she was known for her fabulous cakes. I have never seen anyone who could make a fruit ring for a punch […]
Prayers for a dear friend in need
By Vicki Scott One of our seniors at our exercise class in Dadeville is a dear friend who has asked for prayers for her son-in-law, who recently found out that he had a rare form of cancer behind the retina in his eye. When people have ailments and share their symptoms with me, I listen […]