Troy Messenger

12/17/2025

Troy man Ronnie Christian has been charged with r**e and s*xual abuse of a child:

Troy man Ronnie Christian, 66, charged with multiple counts of child s*x abuse, r**e and so**my; held without bond under Aniah’s Law pending hearing.

12/17/2025

Troy falls to Jax State in Salute to Veterans Bowl

Jacksonville State edged Troy 17-13 in a bruising Salute to Veterans Bowl, ending a 34-year skid in the rivalry as late turnovers doomed the Trojans.

12/17/2025

Troy falls 17-13 to Jax State.

12/17/2025

Troy leads Jax State 13-10 going into the fourth quarter.

12/17/2025

Troy leads Jax State 13-7 at halftime of the Salute to Veterans Bowl.

12/17/2025

Troy is tied 7-7 with Jax State going into the second quarter of the Salute to Veterans Bowl.

12/17/2025

Troy plays Jax State in the Salute to Veterans Bowl at 8 on ESPN.

12/16/2025

Storyteller Michael Reno Harrell brings song, laughter and small-town nostalgia to Brundidge's We Piddle Around Theater at the Chili Country Christmas concert.

The Brundidge Historical Society hosted its annual Chili County Christmas Storytelling Concert at the We Piddle Around Theater in Brundidge Saturday night.

12/16/2025

Jaine Treadwell's weekly column.

Just how old I was when Sandy Claus came to town with a wife, I don’t remember. But, at the supper table that night, I jumped right up and asked Daddy, what’s her name?

12/16/2025

Steve Flowers talks Alabama politics.

In bygone years in politics, at least in Alabama politics, when you were a young, aspiring, learning politician, the old veterans would instill traditional rules and truisms that you should understand and adhere to.

12/16/2025

Dianne Smith's weekly column.

Troy Motor Company will officially open in its new location on the 231 by-pass with ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Friday, January 4, 1963. Mayor Corley Chapman and Howard Lamar, Chamber of Commerce manager, will cut the ribbon signifying the beginning of the open house.

12/16/2025

This week's Athletes of the Week are Charles Henderson's Harmony Hubbard and Pike County's A'Zhoree Eutsey:

Pike County’s A’Zhoree Eutsey and Charles Henderson’s Harmony Hubbard earn The Messenger’s Athletes of the Week after stellar all-around performances Dec. 10–15.