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State Rep. and House Minority Leader Craig Ford recently donated funds to the Aquaculture Education and Develop...

By Tamara Tellis/Staff Writer In 1998, a hurricane swept through and caused significant damage in parts of Honduras. Ever since that time, volunteers from the United States...

U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt recently announced that the Department of Justice through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant...

By Tamara Tellis/Staff Writer Years ago, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Alabama created a fun and southern-themed way of raising money for t...

Special to the Messenger In the 1980s, Gadsden State Community College instructor George Terrell’s American History 201 and 202 classes included a pair of outstanding students in brothers Matth...

By Joshua Price/Sports Editor Terry John Calhoun is a mainstay of the political culture of Rainbow City. He has served in the city government s...

By Tamara Tellis/Staff Writer There comes a time in a child’s life where he/she needs to learn about responsibility. The best way to teach him/her is by giving them something to be responsible for. T...

By Chris McCarthy/Publisher State representative Blaine Galliher soon will have a new role in Montgomery. On July 26, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley appointed Galliher as Director of Legislative Aff...

By Donna Thornton/News Editor Donald Oliver recently announced his candidacy for mayor of Attalla. Oliver currently represents District 3 on the Attalla City Council, where he oversees the police and p...