Cooking up the competition: 2014 GCHS graduate lands spot on MasterChef
Photo courtesy of FOX. By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor Savannah “Sav” Miles is no novice when it comes to cooking for friends and family, but now she is learning how it feels cooking in front of a crowd of celebrity judges. Miles, a 2014 Gadsden City High School graduate and Ballplay resident, is competing on […]
Local angler reels in success to honor friend
Photo: Dale McVeigh (left) and his wife Lauren show off some of the products of Gsox Fishing Rod and Lure Protectors. Photo by Lindsey Frazier/The Messenger. By Lindsey Frazier, Editorial Assistant Loss affects people in different ways. For Dale McVeigh, it gave him the courage to pursue his life’s passion. In August of 2020, […]
World’s Longest Yard Sale set for August 3-6
Each year, bargain hunters, yard sale connoisseurs, treasure seekers and those who just like to haggle make their way through northeastern Alabama for the biggest yard sale shopping spree in the world. The World’s Longest Yard Sale, a once-a-year, 690-mile shopping trip also known as the 127 Yard Sale, takes place August 3-6. Along with […]
Westbrook student earns Alfa Foundation Scholarship
Allie Blevins of Rainbow City was recently selected as one of 100 recipients of the 2023-24 Alfa Foundation Scholarship Program. Blevins, an upcoming freshman at Auburn University, received $1,000 to use toward tuition, fees, books or supplies. Since 2014, the Alfa Foundation has awarded $950,000 to deserving students through its scholarship program, which is administered […]
Gadsden launches Carver Legacy Project
Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford announced on June 29 the City of Gadsden’s 2023 Carver Legacy Project, honoring the Carver High School Class of 1972. A historical asset to the city, Carver High School was built in 1936 as the first full 12-year public school for African-American students. However, the school was a casualty of desegregation […]
Community Calendar: July 7, 2023
The Messenger is accepting submissions for the Community Calendar. Email your submissions to khoskins@gadsdenmessenger.com. Please include the name, date, time, location and cost of the event, as well as contact information for event coordinators. July 7 Gadsden Public Library Look and Learn Series will be from 10 to 11 a.m. in the children’s department. This […]
Southern Cooking with Andy Bedwell
By Andy Bedwell In the country, we have always planted a garden every spring. It never seemed like a lot of trouble because I always knew how good all of the vegetables were going to taste when they were cooked. As we recently celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, I remember that my mother and […]
A Glencoe-to-Reeltown connection
By Vicki Scott Words cannot properly express the appreciation I feel for Michael Morrison from East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission Area Agency on Aging. Michael and his crew traveled all the way from Anniston to our little community of Reeltown to share a wealth of information about state and federal benefits for our […]
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie – Let’s put the kibosh on aggressive driving
By Rosie Preston Do you obey traffic laws? Are you so impatient that you speed or drive too close to the vehicle in front of you? Do you race to drive through a yellow traffic light? Do you pass on double yellow lines? If you answered ‘yes’ to any one of the above questions, you […]