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Coosa backer highlights All-Messenger football

Photo courtesy of Average Joe’s Sports Talk  By Chris McCarthy,, Publisher If Clete O’Bryant has not yet decided on a field of study in college, he might consider pre-med. The Coosa Christian senior linebacker (pictured below) made quite a career for himself as a top-notch diagnostician of an opponents’ strategy. “I’m not blessed with a […]

Hokes Bluff, Westbrook have strong showings in holiday tournaments

Photo courtey of Alex Chaney  Hokes Bluff went 3-0 at the recent Hilburn-Patterson Holiday Invitational Tournament at Haralson County, Ga. On Thursday, Dec. 26, the Class 4A No. 8 Eagles (14-3) defeated Haralson County by a score of 58-49. For Hokes Bluff, Anthony Gooch shot 55 percent (5-for-9) from the 3-point line on the way […]

Local basketball coach reaches career milestone

Messneger file photo by Chris McCarthy  By Chris McCarthy, Publisher Westbrook Christian’s boys basketball coach gave credit where credit was due after reaching the 500th career win mark. “I’m fortunate that the Good Lord has provided me the opportunity to coach for so long,” said Neal Wester following the Warriors’ 79-24 win over Ragland during […]

Area football players make all-region team

By Chris McCarthy/Publisher  Photo by Alex Chaney  A number of Westbrook Christian and Glencoe football players were recently selected to the Class 3A, All-Region 6 team for the 2024 season. Making the first team were sophomore quarterback Brody Blevins, sophomore linebacker Titus Jones, senior linebacker Noah Wright and sophomore kicker Read Barber from the Warriors […]

Legals for 01/03/2025 – 01/09/2025

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT default has occurred in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by MARK BLACKWELL and CANDI BLACKWELL dated December 14, 2012, to originally in favor of LIBERTY BANK, recorded on December 21, 2012 in Instrument Number 3378409 in the Office of the Judge of […]