COOSA COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY CALENDAR
Monday 9/29/2025 Tuesday 9/30/2025 Wednesday 10/1/2025 Thursday 10/2/2025 Friday 10/3/2025 Breakfast: PB & J Uncrustable or Cereal or Poptarts Lunch: Chicken Spaghetti, Green Beans, Bread OR Sack Lunch OR Chef Salad After School: Pull-A-Part Bread, Cheezit, Carrot Sticks Breakfast: Pancake Pack or Cereal or Poptarts (2) Lunch: Chicken Nuggets, California Mixed Veggies OR…
Read MoreHealthy snacks, spices, more available at Jenny’s General
We have the two livestock guardian dogs we were considering at the homestead now. I am sorry if they have visited you when they get out of our fenced-in yard. The darn 2-year-old Antonian Pyrenees is smart as a whip and has learned to open the gate and even figured out how to untie…
Read MoreFights over tax receipts keeping Alabama courts busy
There is an old saying that “Money is the answer: What is the question?” Well in Alabama, the question is what is behind all of the litigation at the county courthouses being brought by cities and charter school systems. First, there are a number of cities, including Tuscaloosa, that have filed lawsuits against the…
Read MoreADOC makes additional arrests in ongoing investigation
Special to the News On Friday, September 19, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Narcotics Unit served warrants on Monica Bishop and Emoni Bishop in Gadsden. Both suspects were arrested and transported to the Madison County Jail. Monica Bishop was charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Emoni Bishop was charged with unlawful…
Read MoreLiteracy Everywhere! hosts parent informational dinner, meeting
The Literacy Everywhere grant director Meg Masters and the Coosa County Career Tech Center (CCCTC) educators invited eighth grade parents and students to a dinner meeting to learn more about how the CCCTC Career Tech Education (CTE) programs can help students meet graduation requirements, as well as prepare students for the workforce. The topics…
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September 26 Save the Date: The J. D. Thompson High School Alumni Association is pleased to invite you to a special unveiling ceremony of the Historical Marker for the Coosa County Training School. The ceremony will take place on September 26, 2025, at 10 a.m. The event will be held at the J. D. Thompson Alumni…
Read MoreSweat the small stuff
Dear Self. Pay attention to the little stuff today. Things you usually overlook. The seemingly insignificant. Notice these things. Things like short sentences. Or typoz. Smiles from strangers. The shape of an arbitrary cloud. The cardinal in your backyard birdbath that reminds you of a loved one. The scattered thought you’re having now about…
Read MoreHistorical Society makes plea for saving building
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer During last week’s County Commission meeting, the Historical Society once again approached commissioners with a request and proposal for saving the old Extension building located next to the County Courthouse. After discussing the building periodically for years and having held a public hearing regarding the structure, during its June…
Read MorePortable telehealth arrives in Coosa County
Special to the News Submitted by Dr. Shannon Davis Coosa County Extension Office director The Coosa County commissioners, town mayors, the Coosa County Chamber of Commerce, and the Coosa County Extension Office-Telehealth Planning Committee recognized the need to improve local access to healthcare services within the county. In collaborations for more than a…
Read MoreCoosa County Schools celebrate Constitution Day
Special to the News Constitution Day is recognized on September 17, the day in which the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia agreed to and signed the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Every year Central High School seniors receive a personal pocket U.S. Constitution to use throughout their government course and to keep as a guidebook in life. After analyzing the meaning…
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