Community Calendar: February 9, 2024
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. February 10, 11 & 14 Maraella Vineyards and Winery’s 12th Annual Valentines Dinner and Wine Pairing will be held February 10, […]
From God’s word – Three directions for believers
By Toni Ford Have you ever read the entire chapter of Luke 10? If not, I encourage you to stop at some point today and read the entire chapter. Even though I have read this chapter multiple times, I am reminded of what God tells us in Hebrews 4:12, which says, “The Word of God […]
Brunswick Stew, Chicken and Rice Soup, White Chicken Chili
By Andy Bedwell Let’s warm up the season with some tried-and-true favorite soup recipes. Brunswick Stew 1 3.5 pound pork butt 1 4-pound whole chicken 3 gallons water 2 cups diced peeled potatoes 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 beef bouillon cubes 1 cup diced […]
The shifting definitions of words can change a lot
By Tabitha Bozeman The ways that definitions of words shift and change have always fascinated me. The Oxford English Dictionary, or OED, tracks these changes from the first time a word appears in writing to its present-day usage. For example, one of my favorites is the word “lady,” which began as a humble designation for […]
Color coordinated counties and a pass on the seats
By Vicki Scott This article might get me in trouble. We were in the Glencoe area last week because my husband Alan and I made plans at the beginning of the year to visit each county of the state of Alabama together in the year 2024. We had no plans for that particular day, so […]
The Vagabond – Early issues with First Baptist Gadsden
By Danny Crownover A reader recently asked The Vagabond when the First Baptist Church of Gadsden was organized and where the building was first erected. The reader also asked about an article about some trouble with the early pastors. The congregation was first organized on August 23, 1855 and the first building erected in 1860 […]
Yellow Jackets dispatch Westbrook in area finals
Photo: Westbrook Christian’s Eli Edge (13) drives to the basket past Glencoe’s Grant Smith as Glencoe Jaylen Patton (left) and Westbrook’s Cooper King (right) look on during the Yellow Jackets’ 69-51 victory over in the finals of the Class 3A Area 12 Tournament in boys basketball on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Glencoe. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By […]
Gaston wins area title, Panthers finish runner-up
Photo: Gaston’s Devon Green drives to the basket as Fyffe’s Isaac Staton (1) and Maddox Doss (10) defend during the Bulldogs’ 53-50 victory in the Class 2A Area 12 Tournament finals in boys basketball on Feb. 7 at Gaston. (Courtesy of Alex Chaney) A last-second three-point by Fyffe missed at the final buzzer to give […]
Legals for 2/09/2024 – 2/15/2024
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Dolores Frazier, a single woman, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., on October 17, 2014, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate […]