Central High School students perform Christmas play
Central High School recently received a grant to present a Christmas play. The play was directed by our former theatre teacher and professional actor, Ron McCall. In addition, paraprofessional Justine Clark was instrumental in assisting with production and coordinating details. The play was a lighthearted Christmas tale and musical where teenagers find themselves without…
Read MoreThe God box
She called and asked if I’d like to look through her father’s library since she needed to empty the house. I found some old classics, and a book by Millard Fuller that I thought was unavailable. Fuller established Habitat for Humanity after his time at Koinonia Farms in Americus, Georgia. Koinonia was founded by Clarence…
Read MoreWhat Christmas means to me
School is out until next year! Everyone is excited now; however, parents will probably be looking forward to it starting back after about a week! Teachers and students won’t think the Christmas break is long enough. Providence Baptist had a great kid’s night out event, making homemade ornaments, decorating the tree in the fellowship…
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Read MoreSeniors enjoy annual Escape Room game to prepare for state-mandated Civics Exam
Central seniors recently competed in the Break-Out of Central High School Escape Room game. The game, which is a mix of an Escape Room game and an Amazing Race game, was created by Central’s government teacher to help students review for the state-mandated Civics Exam every senior in Alabama’s public schools must pass in order to graduate. The game is made possible through a partnership…
Read MoreGive us this day our daily pumpernickel
Meredith is a good Catholic woman. A mother of three. A pillar in her church. So, I can only assume this story about her father is true, since good Catholics never lie. It was 1939. America was swallowed in a Great Depression. Everyone’s old man was either out of work or about to be. The…
Read MoreMenopause and healthy aging
(Part of the “Strong Women… Strong Community” monthly column) By Dr. Margaret Boozer UAB Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Menopause is a normal stage in every woman’s life. It marks the time when a woman’s body stops releasing eggs and her monthly period ends, marking a transition for women from a reproductive to non-reproductive stage of life. This…
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December 19 Coosa County RSVP is hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Friday, December 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rockford Event Center, located at 333 School Street, Rockford. Come give blood and get an exclusive long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt (limited quantity). To schedule an appointment visit RedCrossBlood.org…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., Uber USA, LLC
Lawsuit alleges that Uber used deceptive enrollment, billing and cancellation practices in offering its subscription service, Uber One Special to the News Alabama Attorney General Marshall announced Wednesday that a coalition of 22 state or county law enforcement agencies have joined a lawsuit previously filed by the Federal Trade Commission against Uber Technologies Inc. and Uber USA, LLC,…
Read MorePostal service blues
Merry Christmas to everyone! If you do not believe in Christmas, believe that December is the only month that has a “D” in it. I have a week’s vacation from the paper. There is no newspaper next week. We are off for Christmas to celebrate with family. The first paper of the year 2026…
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