July Tax Holiday offers consumers way to save
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor Alabama’s 19th annual sales tax holiday for school-related items is July 19-21. This marks the eighth time the annual tax holiday will take place on the third full weekend of July. Alabama parents should plan to take advantage of the savings associated with Alabama’s back-to-school sales tax holiday, according to […]
Gadsden park joins state birding trail
Gadsden’s James D. Martin Wildlife Park was recently added to the Appalachian Highlands Birding Trail and new signs designating the park an official state bird trail have been added to the location. Alabama’s Birding Trails offers the public a chain of eight geographic regions: North Alabama, West Alabama, Appalachian Highlands, Piedmont Plateau, Black Belt Nature […]
Eagle Rock Easter Classic bike ride raises $45,000 for its boys home
By Lindsey Frazier, Editorial Assistant Eagle Rock Easter Classic bike ride benefit raised over $45,000 for its boys home in April. “In its inaugural year in 2020, we had to move the date from April to August due to the (COVID) pandemic, and we still hosted over 50 riders and raised over $13,000 for Eagle […]
Legals for 7/12/2024 – 7/18/2024
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 Janie M Jackson , A Single Person to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated October 17, 2008; said mortgage being recorded on November 5, 2008, as Instrument […]
Southside’s Thompson highlights All-Gadsden Metro boys soccer team
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor As evidenced by his production, Southside High’s Camren Thompson made a habit of putting opposing defenders back on their collective heels this past season. In 29 soccer matches, the junior forward scored 52 goals for an average of 1.7 per game while adding 15 assists. […]
Westbrook’s Machen, Southside’s Jackson lead off All-Gadsden Metro girls soccer
Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Madelyn Machen is not the type of soccer goalkeeper to sit back in her box and let the action come to her. The Westbrook Christian senior makes sure her presence is felt from the opening tip to the final buzzer. “Maddie’s has always been a […]
Blind Glencoe grad receives Lighthouse Guild scholarship
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor Charli Strawn, a legally blind recent graduate of Glencoe High School, will be attending Auburn University in the fall, and thanks to a $10,000 scholarship from Lighthouse Guild, she will be able to worry a little less. While Strawn has faced challenges, like being legally blind or spending her first […]
RaceTrac near I-59 in Gadsden installing four EV chargers
By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor The RaceTrac store at 1715 West Grand Avenue in Gadsden will soon install four electric vehicle (EV) chargers thanks to a grant administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). Governor Kay Ivey, through the assistance of ADECA, has awarded 14 grants across Alabama communities totaling $11.2 […]
Arranging the Pieces… Practicing the right to practice freedom
By Tabitha Bozeman In light of the holiday and my current parenting season, I have been thinking a lot about the concept of freedom. At our house, we have a child who has learned the “I don’t know if you can, but you may” distinction, and has been driving us all a little crazy with […]