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In & around SEC football - Week 9 previews and predictions

November 19, 2020

By Cole Frederick/Staff Correspondent SEC rankings 1. Alabama (6-0) 2. Florida (5-1) 3. Texas A&M (5-1) 4. Georgia (4-2) 5. Auburn (4-2) 6....

Casting on the Coosa - A wandering hawk and a bull session with Bryan

November 19, 2020

By Marty Dixon/Staff Correspondent It has been mostly uneventful this past week since last time. I will not complain, since...

Glencoe's Katie Giles breaks PR in winning state championship

November 16, 2020

Photo: Katie Giles enters the final turn of the AHSAA Class 3A state cross country meet last Saturday (N...

Blue Devils halt Haleyville, move to state quarterfinals

November 16, 2020

Messenger fille photo by Chris McCarthy By Jacob Cole/Florence Times-Daily Etowah earned its third state quarterfinal appearance in the past four years with a 42-24 vi...

Westbrook falls to No. 1 Mars Hill Bible

November 16, 2020

Messenger file photo by Chris McCarthy By Michael Hebert/Florence Times-Daily Westbrook Christian saw its season end in Florence last Friday (Nov. 13) with a 56-21 loss to M...

In & around SEC football: Week 8 previews and predictions

November 13, 2020

By Cole Frederick/Sports Correspondent Four Southeastern Conference games scheduled for this Saturday (Nov. 14) have been cance...

Casting on the Coosa: Tim’s fishing machine and Butch’s shad herd

November 13, 2020

By Marty Dixon/Staff Correspondent I did not get very much time on the river over the past week. We took a short two-day tri...

State football playoffs: Warriors, Blue Devils win; Panthers fall short

November 9, 2020

Photo: Westbrook Christian’s Caiden Wyatt (3) gains yardage during the Warriors’ 42-0 victory over Section...

Glencoe's Giles, Ashville girls take first place at cross country sectionals

November 6, 2020

Messenger staff photo by Chris McCarthy By Chris McCarthy, Publisher/Editor Local runners turned in standout performances at sectional cross country meets on Thursday,...