30 years ago in CCN history
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By Christa Jennings
Senior Staff Writer
Approximately 30 years ago, the November 25, 1993, edition of “The Coosa County News” featured signs of Thanksgiving, as well as local and other news.
Relating to the holiday, that edition three decades ago recognized the winners of the newspaper’s Young Peoples Thanksgiving Art contest, Jonathan J. and Micah Poppell, both of Rockford. As winners of the art contest, each boy received a free hamburger, French fries and a drink at Mike’s Restaurant in Rockford.
Jonathan’s artwork was printed in that week’s edition, with the newspaper stating that it “best depicts the meaning of Thanksgiving.”
Other highlights that week included the Coosa County Volunteer Firefighters Association President Dale Burns presenting a $500 check to the Alexander City Fire Department. The money was to be combined for more than $21,000 in Coosa and Tallapoosa counties’ donations to purchase a fire safety house, or training facility on wheels.
That week’s edition 30 years ago also reported on deer hunters finding skeletal remains of two people on Little Tom’s Fish Camp Road, about three miles east of the Coosa River.
The bones were scattered over a hillside for a distance of about 100 yards. Then Sheriff Bill Evans reported that the skulls were found with a single bullet wound to each and that the condition of the bones suggested that they had been there for possibly as long as two years.
It was also reported that the smaller of the skeletons appeared to be that of a female and that there were articles of female clothing scattered in the area. There was speculation about the larger skeletal bones being from a male, but stated that they were waiting on findings released from the Forensic Science Department before making any determinations.
That week’s edition also reported on the State Board of Education approving a policy for student prayer, which allowed for prayers at any school-related assembly, student sporting event, graduation, or commencement ceremony “at the personal decision of a participating student.”
The November 25, 2023, edition also highlighted the Fall Festival held at the West Coosa Elementary School by the Parent Teachers Organization, or PTO. The activities included a “fortune teller,” fishing pond game, cake walk, basketball toss, and hay rides.
That edition three decades ago also featured a business spotlight on Nita’s Hair Designs on Main Street in Rockford, which was showcased as offering “glamour shots,” a popular photography feature at the time.
“Nita” was Juanita Walker of Hanover, who at the time had been in operation in Rockford for 12 years. For the “glamour shot” sessions, clients had their hair done by Walker, were “glamorously” made up by a makeup artist and then photographed by Superior Glamour Photography.
It was noted that “striking photographs” of Walker’s clients adorned the wall of her shop.
See other highlights of 30 years of “The Coosa County News” periodically in future editions throughout the year as we continue to celebrate three decades of dedicated local news coverage, honoring “The Coosa County News” first being published May 20, 1992.
