Dining at the table of The Lord
By Toni Ford When I was a child, my mom always stressed the importance of our family sitting down and eating a meal together at least once a day. As I recall, we usually ate breakfast and dinner together as a family around our small round table in the breakfast room, the room named for […]
To God goes all the credit
By Vicki Scott Earlier this week, we gave out Christmas baskets to shut-ins and other special friends, which filled our hearts! What a day it was! It blows my mind when things like this happen. I was not the one to instigate this project or follow through on it, but it happened. God made it […]
Arranging the pieces… Birthday week celebrations
By Tabitha Bozeman Today is my youngest daughter’s birthday. We brought her home from the hospital nine years ago, wrapped in a handmade Christmas stocking donated by a group of crafters in the Birmingham area for babies born near Christmas day. I’ve always told her she is my favorite Christmas gift. Each of my babies […]
Christmas cooking… with Andy Bedwell
I know all of you have your favorite memories of the Christmas season, but my is sitting in my rocking chair, holding my precious grandson, and singing, “Oh, Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree” while looking at the Christmas tree lights twinkle. We changed the words from Christmas tree to Santa Claus! “Oh, Santa Claus! Oh, […]
West End’s Battles highlights All-Messenger girls cross country
Photo by Alex Chaney By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Paten Battles made quite an impression during her first season running high school cross country. The West End sophomore finished in the top five in all six of her meets, including three first-place showings. Battles saved he best for last at the AHSAA state meet in early November […]
Southside’s Christopher leads off All-Messenger boys cross country
Photo by Alex Chaney By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor While gaining a name for himself in high school cross country circles following his sophomore season, Evan Christopher came into his own in 2023. Out of his eight races this past fall, the Southside High junior placed no lower than third in six of them while winning three […]
Legals for 12/22/2023 – 12/28/2023
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Area teams affected by AHSAA reclassification
Messenger file photo by Colin Edwards By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control’s bi-annual re-classifications saw three local schools move up and eight stay put for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons. Southside was placed back to 6A after a two-year stint in 5A, during which the Panthers went […]
GCHS senior steps up at AL-MS Classic
Photo: Gadsden City High School senior Dre Kirkpatrick (21) runs back an interception during Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Classic football game on Dec. 15 in Hattiesburg, Miss. (AHSAA photo/Riley Campbell/Pure Game) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Dre Kirkpatrick, Jr., certainly made his presence felt at the 37th Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Football Classic on Dec. 15 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Gadsden […]