Yia Yia, Papou and lost golf balls
By Vicki Scott Father’s Day this year brought a new perspective for me, as everything on my mind is usually about making sweet memories for our grandchildren. Our children put together a Father’s Day celebration at our lake house in Dadeville, where they grew up. We had no idea what their plans were, and I […]
Legals for 6/23/2023 – 6/29/2023
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain real es-tate mortgage executed by JAMES JULIUS HARRIS, JR. and wife, KYRA ALECIA HARRIS, to SAMUEL LEE ROY HILL, dated February 4, 2022,and recorded in Instrument# 3534980, in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Etowah County, Alabama, […]
Glencoe runner, Gaston thrower garner top honors for 2023 All-Messenger track & field
Photo courtesy of Alex Chaney By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor This past high school track and field season featured a number of standout local performances, and Katie Giles and Kodie Bogle had their share of impressive efforts. Giles, a senior at Glencoe, and Bogle, a sophomore at Gaston, were selected as the girls and boys MVP of […]
BREAKING: Gadsden chosen for $232 million microreactor assembly plant
Photo: Dan Stout, USNC’s Chief Nuclear Officer, (left) with Mayor Ford (right). Submitted/The Messenger. On Wednesday, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) announced their selection of Gadsden as the location of the company’s Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) assembly plant. The highly automated facility will manufacture, assemble, test and inspect the non-radiological modules needed to construct USNC’s […]
Obituary: Charles Randall Fleming
Charles Randall Fleming August 15, 1948 – June 16, 2023 Charles Randall Fleming, 74, of Attalla, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2023, at Gadsden Health and Rehab. He was comforted by loved ones as he took his last breath on Earth. Mr. Fleming is survived by his sons; Mickey Guthrie, Phillip Vargo, […]
Noccalula Falls to receive $1 million for petting zoo project
Submitted photo: Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford holds a young Eastern Grey kangaroo in April 2023. By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor The petting zoo facility at Noccalula Falls Park will soon undergo reconstruction. The petting zoo’s barn, which housed birds, reptiles and guinea pigs, was severely damaged in a May 2021 fire. The fire incident […]
Gadsden State receives $12 million for East Gadsden manufacturing center
Gadsden State Community College was granted $12 million in the Education Supplemental Appropriation Bill recently approved by Alabama legislators and signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey. The money will be used in constructing and equipping the Advanced Manufacturing and Workforce Skills Training Center on the East Broad Campus in Gadsden. “The $12 million that […]
Croyles honored with ASWA Presidents Award
Submitted photo: Brodie Croyle, left, and his father John. By Ben Thomas, ASWA Brodie Croyle never expected to return to the Gadsden area and take over Big Oak Ranch. His father John said it never crossed his mind that his son wouldn’t come back. Together, the two former University of Alabama football stars and […]
Hokes Bluff Library to host Ballplay author
Ann Haskin, who spent her younger childhood years known as Hazel Baron in the Ballplay area of Etowah County, is coming to the Hokes Bluff Public Library June 24. Haskin, a Christian author, released her book “Ten Lost Children: A Story of Redemption” in April of this year. The book details her life and the […]