Resolutions for 2025
This time of year we often joke about New Year’s resolutions. Probably most of us can look back at resolutions made in years gone by and see that we really didn’t take them seriously. I would like to encourage you to make some New Year’s resolutions for 2025 and take them seriously! First of…
Read MoreScience students enjoying hands-on learning activities
Ethan Cosby is standing beside the models of elements, molecules and compounds that Mrs. White’s chemistry students made as they concluded their studies of chemical bonding and molecular shapes. Mrs. White’s chemistry students calculated the molar masses of sugar, salt and water and then measured these amounts as a comparison of molar…
Read MoreCentral boys basketball sets season-high score against Ranburne
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better, just ask Central of Coosa County. They claimed a resounding 81-37 win over the Ranburne Bulldogs. The team accrued 72 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory. Lacorrian Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy…
Read MoreDo not hide who you are
Many times you hear someone say, “When I get to heaven I will be OK.” “Sun Ra” said heaven is where you will be when you are OK right where you are. Sometimes when God blesses me I feel like I am in heaven at home, in church, in the street, or wherever I…
Read MoreMeet your local librarian
Recently “The New York Times” published an article stating that librarians are facing a “crisis of violence and abuse.” So I just thought you’d like to meet your local librarian. WENDY – I earned my masters in library science in 1970 and got my first job. There was a little girl who came to…
Read MoreConfirming Trump’s nominees
Monthly column by Sen. Tommy Tuberville It’s the start of a new era in Washington. 77 million Americans sent a clear message on November 5 – they want President Trump back in the White House, and they want his America First agenda implemented. This agenda includes a secure border, booming economy, strong military,…
Read MoreMACS Unit arrests 3 juveniles for second-degree robbery in Montgomery
Special to the News On Tuesday, January 14, officers with the Metro Area Crime Suppression (MACS) Unit apprehended three individuals for second-degree robbery. While patrolling, officers with the MACS Unit observed three individuals conducting reconnaissance in order to rob a business located in the 400 block of East South Boulevard in Montgomery. As the…
Read MoreObituaries
Marion “Frank” Kelly Funeral service for Mr. Marion “Frank” Kelly, 77, of Ashland, was Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the Alex City Church of Christ. Minister Brendan Chance and Minister James Cullins officiated. Burial followed in the Hillview Memorial Park. Mr. Kelly was born on November 21, 1947, in Harvest to James Earl Kelly…
Read MoreHumans need community
I sure appreciated Ms. Pam’s picture of the cousins in last week’s paper. Rockford has been blessed with a large buzzard family for many years. We used to hang out on the water tower, but now it seems we have moved down to the trees on the vacant lot behind the historic jail. We…
Read MoreRemembering Felix Spivey
Remembering Felix (Fe-Fe) Spivey Goodwater, Alabama August 24, 1929 – January 18, 2016 Missing You Always You never said I’m leaving You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why In life we loved you dearly In death we love you still It broke our hearts to lose you But you…
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