Legals for 1/19/2024 – 1/25/2024
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ETOWAH Default having been made of the terms of the loan documents secured by that certain mortgage executed by Patrice K Golden And Michael D Golden Wife And Husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for HOMECOMINGS FINAN-CIAL, LLC (F/K/A HOMECOMINGS […]
Five local teams ranked in latest ASWA poll
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Released January 18 Girls Class 7A 1. Bob Jones 2. Sparkman 3. Vestavia Hills 4. Hewitt-Trussville 5. Hoover 6. Davidson 7. Daphne 8. Chelsea 9. Auburn 10. Foley Class 6A 1. Hazel Green 2. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 3. Mortimer Jordan 4. Clay-Chalkville 5. Park Crossing 6. Huffman 7. Pike Road 8. […]
Southside runner places second at MLK Classic
Submitted photo Southside High’s Evan Christopher (pictured above) finished runner-up out of 21 competitors in the 3200-meter run event at the Martin Luther King Indoor Track Classic on Jan. 15 at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Christopher’s time of 9:49.12 was a second faster than Jayden Allred of Cold Springs. Also placing in the top 10 was […]
Etowah County Schools Basketball Tournament moved to Jan. 18-20
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Due to weather and road conditions, the schedule of the Etowah County Schools Basketball Tournament at Hokes Bluff High School has been revised for a third time. Listed below is the latest revision. Thursday, Jan. 18 Hokes Bluff Middle School Gym 3:30 Gm1 JVG (2) Southside vs (3) Glencoe […]
Gadsden State student-athletes named to ACCC Honor Roll
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Four Gadsden State sports teams along with a number of GSCC student-athletes made the Alabama Community College Conference Fall 2023 Semester Commissioner’s Honor Roll by achieving a 3.00 grade point average or higher. Recognized were the Cardinal baseball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s tennis and volleyball programs. […]
Boys basketball roundup: Scissum helps Etowah post big area win
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Etowah outscored Ashville 32 to 10 in the second half en route to a 54-41 victory in Class 4A Area 12 action on Jan. 9 in Attalla. Jameson Scissum (pictured above) paced the Blue Devils (14-6) with 16 points along with nine rebounds and six assists. Jalien Walker finished […]
Girls basketball roundup: Shaw sharp from downtown in Southside’s 63-point win
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy Naomi Wise scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds and Destiny Whiteside netted 12 points and cleared six boards in Gadsden City’s 50-33 victory over Springville on Jan. 6. Jaedyn Sharpe added eight points for the Lady Titans, while Aniyah Williams chipped in six. Southside improved to 16-3 with […]
County basketball tournament brackets set
(Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Landon Davenport drives the lane as Glencoe’s Aiden Cornutt (3) and Jayden Patton defend during the 2022-23 Etowah County Schools Tournament championship game. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The annual Etowah County School basketball tournament is set to get underway. This year’s event will take place at Hokes Bluff High School from […]
Arranging the Pieces… Learning to roll with the punches and be creative
By Tabitha Bozeman January is always chilly and usually rainy around here, but I always forget from year to year how windy it is. The other day, the wind was so strong it knocked the power out at our house when a tree fell over and made a transformer explode. It was like watching fireworks […]