Southside wins county baseball championship
By Sam Johnson/Special to The Messenger The Southside Panthers finish an undefeated February (9-0) with an exclamation point by winning the county baseball championship last week. The Panthers started the tournament in strong fashion on Monday, Feb. 24 with big wins over Gaston (18-3) and Glencoe (16-0). Southside played Hokes Bluff in the county championship […]
All-Black cast brings ‘Color Purple’ to Ritz
The Color Purple is coming to Theatre of Gadsden this month, allowing theatregoers to experience one woman’s journey through grief and joy. The musical, based on the novel by Alice Walker, has been made into two successful films. The show, with lyrics by Brenda Russell, Alle Willis and Stephen Bray, was workshopped in Atlanta in […]
Outstanding Alumni honored during GSCC Homecoming festivities
The Gadsden State Community College Alumni Association presented its Outstanding Alumni of the Year Awards during the Homecoming festivities on Feb. 13 in the Beck Gymnasium. “The awards were given to exceptional individuals who have demonstrated a deep commitment to Gadsden State Community College, its students and the community,” said Hillary Folsom, director of Advancement and Alumni […]
Downtown Gadsden hosting Shamrockin’ with my Gnomies
Raise an Irish toast for St Patrick’s Day Weekend in downtown Gadsden. On Friday, March 14 downtown Gadsden will have the fun shopping event Shamrockin’ with my Gnomies. Participants are asked to wear green, shop and dine in participating stores for a chance to win a gift basket. Then, on Saturday March 15, it’s the […]
Yes and No
By Brian Cook The small children of a friend of mine were arguing when the younger exclaimed, “she doesn’t love me!” My friend wisely responded, “buddy, she loves you, she just loves herself more right now.” Wow…. sounds like my relationship with Christ for most of my life. I’ve loved Jesus deeply since I was […]
Memoir Musings: A Psalm of Sandra
By Sandra Bost We have a deaf dog. He came to live with us in 2017. My husband had the idea that I said we needed a fur-buddy to ride in the Jeep with us. I did not. However, because I love that man of mine, I went along with him, from humane society to […]
Arranging the Pieces… Happy Women’s History Month
By Tabitha Bozeman “Before the moon I am, what a woman is, a woman of power, a woman’s power, deeper than the roots of trees, deeper than the roots of islands, older than the Making, older than the moon.” —Ursula K. Le Guin As we move into Women’s History Month and celebrate International Women’s Day […]
Three Breads – Only One Matters
By Toni Ford We all know that two main staples in life are bread and water. Our bodies, literally can’t live without water and if we had to choose one food source to keep us alive, I am thinking bread would be one of the best, if not the best. When bread is mentioned in […]
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