Panthers come up short at Final Four
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The 2024 Southside High soccer team’s season ended two wins shy of the team’s ultimate goal. Facing Guntersville in the Class 5A state semifinals on Tuesday, May 7 in Huntsville, the Panthers (25-3-1) trailed 1-0 with 1:20 left in the second half when the match was […]
Coosa falls to Sumiton Christian in state semifinals
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Coosa Christian’s postseason engine ran out of steam on May 8. Facing Sumiton Christian in the best-of-three Class 1A state baseball semifinals, the Conquerors suffered an 11-6 setback and a 6-2 defeat in game 2 to end their season at 18-22. “We liked our chances coming […]
Southside finishes third at softball regional
Photo: Southside High’s Bailey Houston (left) scores a run as the St. Clair County catcher searches for the ball during the Class 5A East Regional softball tournament on Wednesday, May 8 in Albertville. (Courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Southside came up a game short of the AHSAA state softball tournament on […]
Cardinals ‘adopt’ child battling brain tumor
Gadsden State Community College’s student-athletes are forging a bond with a child fighting a battle far greater than any game. Levi Worthington is an 8-year-old boy from Susan Moore who has been diagnosed with ependymoma, a tumor that affects the brain and spinal cord. Levi is the third child to join the Gadsden State Cardinals […]
Heart Gallery brings exhibit to Gadsden Mall
To celebrate National Foster Care Month, Heart Gallery Alabama recently sponsored a new pop-up portrait exhibit in the Gadsden Mall located at 1001 Rainbow Drive. This exhibit aims to raise awareness about youth in foster care who need loving and permanent adoptive families. It will be on display in the Gadsden Mall throughout the month […]
Gadsden announces Summer Concert Series at The Amp
Gadsden’s Summer Concert Series at The Amp, sponsored by Sam Boswell Honda, is set to return to Gadsden’s historic Mort Glosser Amphitheater in June. The concerts will take place after downtown’s First Friday festivities on the first Friday of every month from June to August. Gates open at 8 p.m. with the concert to follow […]
EYO announces auditions for 2024 and 2025 season
The Etowah Youth Orchestras (EYO) recently announced auditions for the 2024-2025 season. The EYO will be auditioning for open positions in all three after-school ensembles, including the Etowah Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Etowah Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and the Etowah String Sinfonia. To audition, students must have a minimum two years experience on their instrument. Auditions […]
Community Calendar: May 10, 2024
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. May 11 The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society will meet at 10 a.m. at Nichols Memorial Library located at the corner of Dwight and Cabot Avenues in Gadsden. Doug Brannon discuss […]
The Devotion to Christ – Can we pass the ultimate test?
By Brian Cook The Our Father, or The Lord’s Prayer, contains a phrase that has caused many believers over the centuries to scratch their heads: “And lead us not into temptation….” Lead us not into temptation? Scripture teaches clearly that God cannot sin, be tempted by evil nor tempt anyone to sin (James 1:13). That […]