Gadsden State and The Chamber announce scholarship program
Photo by Chris McCarthy/The Messenger: Members of The Chamber and employees at Gadsden State Community College gather in the conference room of The Chamber to witness the signing of a memorandum of understand detailing a BOGO scholarship with the two entities. Gadsden State Community College and The Chamber of Gadsden and Etowah County gathered with […]
Mummert named new Gadsden-Etowah EMA director
On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Derek Mummert was officially confirmed as the new director of the Gadsden-Etowah Emergency Management Agency. Mummert, who has been an Emergency Management Specialist in Gadsden for two years, brings more than 15 years of public service experience to the role. “We are excited to see Derek at the helm of […]
Gadsden State baseball alumni social set for July 20
The Gadsden State Community College Athletic Department will host a social for alumni who played on the school’s baseball team on Thursday, July 20 at Buffalo Wild Wings in Gadsden. “This is an opportunity to bring together former members of the baseball team as excitement grows around the reinstatement of baseball at Gadsden State,” said […]
In Memoriam – Ruby Jo McMahan
Ruby Jo McMahan, age 96, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2023, with her family lovingly by her side. Ruby Jo was born on July 27, 1926 to Joseph D. and Nettie Smith in Albertville, Alabama. She is reuniting with them in Heaven and is preceded in death by three brothers, Orion Smith (Ruth), Owen […]
In Memoriam – Jerry Bruce Williams
Jerry was born and raised in Gadsden, Alabama. He worked at Cleaner Hanger Company for 21 years. In 2004 he decided to become a police officer, which was his dream from a small child. In 2005, he graduated from the Police Academy and started as a patrolman with the Attalla Police Department. He was very […]
Back to school shopping will be cheaper from July 21-23
Alabama parents and students should plan to take advantage of savings associated with Alabama’s back-to-school sales tax holiday Friday, July 21 – Sunday, July 23. This year marks the seventh time the annual tax holiday will take place on the third full weekend of July. From 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 21, until midnight, Sunday, July […]
Community Calendar 7-14-23
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 14 Noccalula Falls Park presents Little Animals Big World conversations and education at its animal habitat from 12 – 4 […]
The Vagabond – Cotton compress in downtown Gadsden
By Danny Crownover Gadsden’s first and only cotton compress was located where the A.T. Stocks Medical Building once stood at the northeast corner of Chestnut and Fifth streets. The building was connected with the city’s first brick cotton warehouse, which was located on the site of the First National Bank at the southeast corner of […]
Southern Cooking By Andy Bedwell
Some of my favorite memories as a child were the weekend visits to my Grandmother Icy’s house. I would awaken to a sense of light coming from the kitchen. Then the smells and noises of pots and pans would draw me to the kitchen to spend some precious time alone with my grandmother before everyone […]