Obituaries
Arnold “Abe” Abrams Funeral service for Mr. Arnold “Abe” Abrams, 80, of Sylacauga, was Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Bay Pine Baptist Church. Rev. Andrew Collum officiated. Burial followed in the Bay Pine Baptist Cemetery. Mr. Abrams passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at his residence. He was born on October 26, 1944, in…
Read MoreChurch Briefs
April 5 The Holly Springs Baptist Church and Cemetery Association in Coosa County will hold its bi-annual meeting on Saturday, April 5, at 10 a.m. at the church. All members, please attend. We will be discussing plans for Holly Springs’ 175th Homecoming. We want to make it a special day and appreciate input from all…
Read MoreWhere are the adults in the room?
Some weeks it’s so easy to come up with a topic, but other weeks are oh so difficult! This is one of the difficult weeks, but not because there is just not anything going on worth talking about. Sometimes the deadline to submit a column makes it difficult because it seems many breaking issues…
Read MoreAG Marshall: Three men indicted, charged in Lee County under Criminal Enterprise Act
Special to the News Yesterday Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of three men in Lee County for discharging a weapon into an occupied building or vehicle, with enhanced charges under Alabama’s Criminal Enterprise Act. Jamaroun Dayshun Satterwhite, Demarious Ross and Timothy Bell each face four felony counts stemming from their alleged…
Read MoreWhen you wish upon a star
I saw a shooting star. A big one. I was exiting Walmart. Pushing my buggy. It was dusk. The sky was pink. I looked into a cloudless sky and there it was. A long streak shot across the sky moving faster than a knife fight in a phone booth. I stopped walking. I…
Read MoreVintage Vibe to perform at Coosa Live’s Open Mic tonight
I am still working in the yard; having my rare free time filled with storms is not helping me get things accomplished. And now we’re hearing that more storms are forecast for the weekend. We were able to get 90% of the house painted before returning the lift. But over the seven days we…
Read MoreThankful for Brian Walker
Union Square gives a big shout out to Mr. Brian Walker. He keeps Union Square and also some other communities looking great! He makes the saying “Alabama is a clean state” be true. I remember some years ago hearing someone saying that New York wanted to send its waste and trash to Mobile, and…
Read MoreRockford adopts ordinances for municipal election
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer During its February meeting the Rockford Town Council approved and adopted one amended ordinance and two new ordinances relating to the upcoming municipal election. With all members present, the Council reviewed ordinances to be adopted in order to meet the state deadlines for the municipal election. As with…
Read MoreRockford Library sees complete remodel
Rockford Library Board members enjoy seeing improvements made to the children’s area during the recent library remodel. Pictured from left are Shannon Atkins, Carol Mullendore and Dorothy Dunlap. Photo by Christa Jennings Improvements to the children’s area help make it more inviting and visually appealing, with a colorful Dr. Seuss’ “Cat in…
Read MoreCentral baseball racks up four wins over last week
Special to the News The Cougars started racking up wins last Wednesday with their win against Loachapoka with a score of 17-7, they continued on Thursday with a win against Talladega with a score of 20-9, and then came back this week with a win of 9-8 against Anniston and another win against…
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