County officials will soon be able to text residents
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor On Tuesday, December 19, the Etowah County Commission approved a measure to allow Chief Administration Officer Shane Ellison to finalize a three-year agreement with TextMyGov that will allow county officials to communicate with residents through texting. Ellison said he was able to negotiate a 33 percent reduction in the monthly […]
Etowah County and Gadsden team up to purchase street sweeper
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor City of Gadsden and Etowah County officials have teamed up to provide a street sweeping machine for Gadsden to the tune of $85,700. The funds — which were courtesy of an infusion from Commissioner Jeffery Washington’s discretionary road money — will be used by the city to purchase a used […]
Enrollment for GSCC rises above national average
The Alabama Community College System, including Gadsden State Community College, has once again set a new benchmark with an increase in student enrollment for the fall semester. Fall semester enrollment in for-credit academic and technical programs at the 24 ACCS institutions rose more than 6 percent from 78,524 students in 2022 to 83,509 students in […]
Coosa’s O’Bryant cream of the crop for All-Messenger football
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy: Clete O’Bryant (center) competes against Leroy in the Class 1A state championship game earlier this month. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor To say that Clete O’Bryant played a pivotal role in the success of the 2023 Coosa Christian football team is quite the understatement. The versatile junior lined up at […]
Local gridders make all-state football
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy: Gadsden City’s Dre Kirkpatrick, Jr. (4) returns an interception this past season. By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Several local football players recently made the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State high school football teams. Selected to the first team were Gadsden City’s T.J. Worthy and Dre Kirkpatrick, Jr., in Class 6A; […]
The Vagabond – Mayor’s horse sense saved city a bundle
By Danny Crownover One of the most sensational happenings in the history of Gadsden’s financial operations was the narrow escape of Mayor Charles P. Smith from losing the proceeds of a $150,000 bond issue voted to extend sanitary sewers into the residence sections. As the story goes, Mayor Smith came home with $15,000 in cash […]
Keep Smilin’ with Rosie – A new year filled with emotions
By Rosie Preston Many people have spent the last year filled with good and bad situations. Personally, The Serenity Prayer continues to be my daily guide to accept the reality of anything dealing with sadness or gladness. It took me several years to learn that I couldn’t fix things, situations or people. And the […]
A new laptop, Christmas presents and holiday blessings
By Vicki Scott Hopefully, everyone had a blessed Christmas! This week’s article will be typed on one of my Christmas presents, a laptop computer. I’m still trying to figure things out, but so far, everything is working out well. My e-mail address has not been transferred to another computer or device for many years. There […]
From God’s word – Adonai’s blessings in the New Year
By Toni Ford According to the Gregorian calendar, the year 2023 is coming to an end and a new year, 2024 begins. As we look back on this past year, I am sure each of you can think of both rewarding and challenging times that occurred over your life. We can also recall favorable and […]