Southside dismantles Alexandria in area championship
Photo: Southside’s Grace Ann Rose (20) drives to the basket as Alexandria’s Allyssa Hunt defends during the Lady Panthers’ 63-24 victory in the Class 5A Area 12 Tournament basketball championship game on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at SHS. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Southside High girls basketball team kicked off the postseason in dominant fashion […]
Sardis, Glencoe win area; Etowah, Hokes Bluff, Lady Lions to travel in subregionals
Photo: Glencoe’s Kinlee Montgomery (right) drives against Hokes Bluff’s Addison Simmons during the Lady Yellow Jackets’ 52-46 victory in the Class 3A Area 12 Tournament girls championship game on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Glencoe. (Courtesy of Alex Chaney) Glencoe defeated Hokes Bluff, 52-46, in the Class 3A Area 12 Tournament girls championship game on Tuesday, […]
Westbrook, Glencoe, Southside, Gaston, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Sardis to play for area tournament championships
Photo: Hokes Bluff’s Landon Davenport (2) goes in for a layup as Westbrook Christian’s Eli Edge (13) defends during the Warriors’ 68-51 victory in the Class 3A Area 12 Tournament boys basketball semifinals on Feb. 5 at Glencoe. (Courtesy of Alex Chaney) Boys Cooper King scored 25 points and Eli Edge netted 19 in Westbrook […]
Southside bowlers first rate at state
Photo: The Southside High girls bowling team gathers for a photo after winning the Class 1A/5A state championship at the AHSAA state tournament on Feb. 2 in Mobile. Pictured, kneeling, from left: Bella Perkins, Cora Clontz, Keilsy Hull, Calee Morgan, Brayleigh Peppers. Standing, from left: head coach Zack Blume, Keira Phillips, Katelynn Phillips, Elizabeth Stephens, […]
Area runners finish in top 10 at state indoor meet
Photo: the Ashville High boys Class 4A/5A 4×400-meter relay team of Ryan Matthews, Coby Caswell, Maddox Vann and Kanyon White (pictured, from left) gather for a photo after breaking the school record in the event at the AHSAA state indoor state track and field meet on Feb. 3 at the Birmingham CrossPlex. (Courtesy of Becky […]
Mardi Gras party raising money for Big Brothers Big Sisters
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor Celebrating Mardi Gras and raising money will come together to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Alabama on Saturday, February 3. The fundraising party will be held at 210 at the Tracks in Gadsden from 6 to 9 p.m. A Mardi Gras king and queen will be crowned during […]
Gadsden’s Back receives designation as municipal official
Councilman Kent Back of Gadsden has earned the Alabama League of Municipalities’ professional designation of Advanced Certified Municipal Official. In order to achieve this high honor, a municipal official must first complete 40 credit hours of training conducted or endorsed by the League to receive the designation of Certified Municipal Official (CMO). The individual must […]
Lettermen of the USA Gala set for Feb. 23
Lettermen of the USA will be hosting the 5th Annual “One Yard at a Time Gala” at The Club in Birmingham on February 23. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and celebrate with military heroes, former college and professional football players and coaches to help raise money for veterans in need. Proceeds from the […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear editor, Generosity throughout Gadsden contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2023, the ministry is now sending over 11.3 million shoebox gifts […]