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Westbrook ace highlights All-Messenger baseball team

Photo courtesy of Grant Campbell  By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor With seven of the 11 high school baseball teams in The Messenger’s coverage area making the state playoffs this past season, a legitimate case could be made for several local players earning the top honor on the paper’s all-area team. One student-athlete in particular rose to […]

Gaston thower sets new PR, named Nike All-American

Submitted photo  Gaston High rising senior Kodie Bogle set a new PR in the javelin event with a throw of 195 feet and two inches at the Nike Outdoor Junior Nationals on Saturday, June 8 at the University of Oregon. Seeded 18th in the event, Bogle (pictured above) finished sixth overall with a field that […]

Drew Noles inducted into Marshall County Sports HoF

Photo Former Etowah and Westbrook Christian football coach Drew Noles (pictured at left) accepts his 2024 Marshall County Sports Hall of Fame induction plaque from MCSHOF board member Ricky Smith of Boaz in June 1 in Guntersville. (Courtesy of Jalon Jimmerson) Courtesy of Sand Mountain Reporter Former Etowah and Westbrook Christian football coach Drew Noles […]

Sardis’ Snead signs with Gadsden State

Photo courtesy of Alex Chaney  Courtesy of Sand Mountain Reporter Sardis High School senior Barit Snead signed a softball scholarship with Gadsden State in May. Snead (pictured above) excelled in cross country and softball for the Lady Lions and once considered pursuing a cross country career in college. “I [decided] around the end of softball […]

Legals for 6/21/2024 – 6/27/2024

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 Jerry Pippin And Spouse Myra J Pippin to Compass Bank dated November 18, 2005; said mortgage being recorded on December 15, 2005, as Instrument No. M-2005-5419 […]