A rebuilding year for Coosa Central’s “Junior Football”
After a 3-1 season last year, with a dynamic offense and a steadfast defense, the 2025 Central Coosa Junior High-Junior Varsity football team is looking at a year for re-building. The current team has less than a fourth of this year’s players returning from last season, with the heart of last year’s team now playing on the varsity squad. With…
Read MoreBOE approves personnel matters
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer A short meeting of the Board of Education last month primarily consisted of personnel matters, with only a handful of action items on the agenda. For a certified recommendation, the Board unanimously approved hiring Jennifer Pemberton as an instructional interventionist for the 2025-2026 school year, pending completion of requirements.…
Read MoreCOOSA COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY CALENDAR
Monday 9/15/2025 Tuesday 9/16/2025 Wednesday 9/17/2025 Thursday 9/18/2025 Friday 9/19/2025 Breakfast: French Toast Packs or Cereal or Poptarts(2) Lunch: Steak Nuggets, Green Beans OR Sack Lunch OR Chef Salad After School: Pull A Part Bread , Cheezit, Carrot Sticks CHS: VB Shelby County @Home JV/V, 5:00 pm Breakfast: Breakfast Sandwich or Cereal or Poptarts…
Read MoreVerses of the Week:
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is…
Read MoreWhat is a fair, effective tax system?
There is no consensus on whether the current U.S. tax system is fair and effective; its complexity, progressivity and economic impacts are subject to intense and ongoing debate. What one considers “fair” often depends on their political perspective and socioeconomic position. Many argue the tax code is unfairly complex, filled with loopholes that primarily…
Read MoreThe 23rd Sean
“The Lord is my shepherd…” It’s hard for Americans to imagine shepherds. We don’t HAVE shepherds in our culture. We have Walmarts and Chipotles. But I was in Europe recently, where they have tons of shepherds. And do you know what an elderly Galician shepherd told me? He explained that Americans DO have shepherds,…
Read MoreU.S. Sen. Britt issues statement commemorating 24th anniversary of 9/11
Special to the News Yesterday U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) issued the following statement commemorating the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on our nation: “Today, as Americans, we reflect on the 24th anniversary of 9/11, one of the darkest days in American history. Just as we came together after the…
Read MorePrayers for Hoyett, McKinney, Carden families
The Union Square community sends many blessings to Rockford Mayor Scott White, his family and to all Rockford residents. Congratulations to Jaden Tuck, who was elected as the youngest member of the Alexander City City Council. We are very proud of this young man and send out powerful prayers to him and his family,…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces Court of Criminal Appeals upholds criminally negligent homicide, assault in second-degree convictions in Elmore County
Special to the News On Tuesday Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the convictions of Tevin W. Robinson, 33, of Titus, on two counts of criminally negligent homicide and two counts of second-degree assault. Robinson was convicted in Elmore County Circuit Court on July…
Read MoreSeptember 12 The Coosa County Extension Office will hold a 4-H membership drive on Friday, September 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Goodwater Youth Development Center. Public and home school parents of Coosa County are encouraged to visit this membership enrollment interest event. Coosa 4-H is for ages 5-17 years old, and…
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