Conquerors sweep defending state champs, move to 1A semifinals
Photo: Members of the Coosa Christian baseball team celebrate moments after the final out of the Conquerors’ sweep over Appalachian in the Class 1A state baseball quarterfinals on Thursday, May 3 in Gadsden. (Chris McCarthy/Messenger) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor No one can accuse Coosa Christian of taking the easy route to the 2024 Class 1A state […]
Sardis falls to Alexandria in state quarterfinals
Photo: Sardis High’s Russ Wiggs tags out an Alexander runner at second base during the Lions’ Class 5A state baseball quarterfinal series on Wednesday, May 1 in Sardis City. (Courtesy of Bentley Gray Photography) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor The Sardis High baseball team’s postseason came to a disappointing end on May 3. Facing Alexandria in […]
Lady Patriots win second straight area title
Photo: The West End High softball team gathers for a photo after winning the Class 2A Area 10 Tournament championship on Tuesday, April 30 in Walnut Grove. (Submitted photo) By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor West End recently won its second straight Class 2A Area 10 championship by way of a blowout and a nail biter in Walnut […]
Allen sharp on the mound as Southside wins area tournament
Photo: The Southside High softball team gathers for a photo after winning the Class 5A Area 13 Tournament championship on Tuesday, April 30 at SHS. (Submitted photo) By Chris McCarthy. Publisher/Editor Southside rode a pitching staff that allowed 11 hits, two earned runs and three walks over 21 innings to win the Class 5A Area 13 […]
Jeff Johnson receives Ralph Lane Spirit Award from DGI
Kay Moore, director of Downtown Gadsden, Inc. (DGI) presented the Ralph Lane Spirit Award to Jeff Johnson at the DGI Biennial meeting on April 25. Lane was instrumental in the founding of DGI. After his death in 2016, Moore named an award after him. The award is intended to go to someone that has been […]
Southside High band performs in D.C. parade
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor The Southside High School marching band, also known as “The Pride of Southside,” certainly made the city proud when the band performed at the 2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. on April 13. The band, made up of about 130 members, traveled to the nation’s capital to […]
GSCC to host fire safety trainings
Gadsden State Community College and the Alabama Community College System is sponsoring training sessions focused on fire extinguisher and fire safety. The training is free. There will be three two-hour sessions offered on May 31 at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Training begins in room 213 in Helderman Hall on the Wallace Drive […]
ALEA relocating Highway Patrol Post to City of Gadsden Airport
The Gadsden City Council recently authorized Mayor Craig Ford to execute a lease agreement Ford had been negotiating for months with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to relocate the agency’s local Highway Patrol Post in Attalla to inside the city limits of Gadsden. ALEA Troopers will be co-located at the Fire Training and Prevention […]
GCHS recognizes pair of NMF students
Gadsden City High held a ceremony and reception on Friday, April 19 to honor Mithun Rameshkumar and Sally Whitt, the school’s their two National Merit Finalist for the Class of 2024. Rameshkumar is the son of Gyathri Kandasamy and Ramesh Chellamuthu. He has a 4.0 GPA and is in the top one percent of his […]