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Local teams compete in summer basketball play dates

July 12, 2019

Photo: Rising senior Ashley Morgan of Glencoe (left) and rising junior Sydney Yancey of Southside (right) parti...

Gadsden City removes Ali Smith’s interim tag

July 12, 2019

Photo: Pictured is Gadsden City head football Ali Smith with (from left) daughter Kelis, wife Lamesha and s...

Several intra-county football games on tap for 2019 season

July 5, 2019

Photo: Coosa Christian and Westbrook Christian kick off the local high school football season on Aug. 22 in...

Veteran local coach moves to Coosa Christian

June 28, 2019

Photo: Jim Bogle (pictured at center) speaks to members of the 2019 Coosa Christian volleyball team followin...

Hundreds of volunteers help make Day of Action a success

June 21, 2019

By Sarrah Peters/News Editor On Friday, June 14, hundreds of volunteers worked on projects throughout Etowah County as part of...

Student leaders learn about law enforcement

June 21, 2019

By Sarrah Peters/News Editor The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office hosted its 9th Annual Student Leadership Academy this past week. Sheriff Jonathon Horton said he was excited to keep...

People of Etowah - Carl Brady

June 21, 2019

Name: Carl Brady Where were you born and raised? “I was born in Gadsden in 1968 at the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital, and was rai...

Westbrook’s Dutton earns POY honors for All-Messenger baseball team

June 21, 2019

Photo by Chris McCarthy/Messenger By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Saying that opposing hitters fared poorly against Westbrook Christian’s Samuel Dutton this p...