Goal met for reporter battling colon cancer

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — A community-wide fundraiser goal meant to help a local reporter battling cancer has been met.

Josh Boutwell, the sports editor at the Troy Messenger, has been fighting stage three colon cancer. The Trojans Together NIL Collective, which features Trojan Football safety Dell Pettus, put together a fundraiser to help him cover…

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Trojan football player uses platform to help sports editor battling cancer

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — The TROY community is banding together to help a local sports editor fight stage III colon cancer.

One of the main leaders of the effort is a familiar face to the Trojan football fans. Dell Pettus, a free safety for TROY’s football team, said he was inspired to act on Boutwell’s…

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Local reporter battles stage III colon cancer

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — A well-known reporter for the Troy Messenger is fighting for his life against stage III colon cancer.

Sports editor Josh Boutwell is used to telling compelling stories about local athletes. He never imagined he would become a story himself.

“I was having a lot of stomach issues, pains, heartburn,” Boutwell said….

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