Community Calendar
December 21 Third Saturday Trade Day in Millerville will be held at the Bibb Graves Community Center on Saturday, December 21, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shops open inside will include furniture, glassware, jewelry, baby clothes and items, linens, fabric, florals, Pyrex, Fireking, vintage handbags, lamps, home décor, old signs, collectibles, and much more.…
Read MoreCoosa County school employees treated to dinner, dancing, door prizes
The holidays are a great opportunity to show our staff how much their hard work and extra efforts are appreciated. Staff and their significant others were invited to wear festive attire and come out to enjoy dinner, door prizes, dancing, and fellowship. Attendees enjoyed a ribeye steak with sautéed mushrooms, wedge salad, fully loaded…
Read MoreU.S. Sen. Katie Britt receives Salvation Army’s “Fight for Good” award
Special to the News On Wednesday U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) accepted the “Fight for Good” award from the Salvation Army. This award recognizes national leaders who champion legislation supporting the Salvation Army’s mission to help the most vulnerable among us in the United States. “I am honored to receive the ‘Fight for Good’…
Read MoreBoth Central varsity boys, girls basketball add two more wins to their records
Central’s Lady Cougars simply couldn’t be stopped as they easily beat the B.B. Comer Tigers in their match-up with a score of 42-11. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having, at that point, won four games by 31 points or more this season. Central found their leader in…
Read MoreChurch Briefs
December 21 Christmas Candlelight Concert, featuring Hunter Goff, hosted by Equality Methodist Church, will be held Saturday, December 21, at 5 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend! December 29 Rehobeth United Methodist Church, on Coosa County Road 18, will hold its last service on December 29, 2024, at 11 a.m. Following the service, there will…
Read More‘Tis the season to be good
The lunch lady noticed him, sitting in the corner. He always ate by himself in the cafeteria. He never interacted with the other students. There were holes in his shoes. The older woman approached his table. She knew her presence embarrassed him. She knew he didn’t want the attention. But hey, sometimes you just…
Read MoreDecember 9-15, 2024
Jail population as of December 15: 33 inmates Males: 28 Females: 5 ARRESTS On December 9, Deputy Moeser arrested Christopher Carlton Strawbridge, a citizen of Goodwater, on the charge of Probation Violation. He was processed into the Coosa County Jail with no bond. On December 9, Deputy Dawson arrested Heather Amanda Poppell, a…
Read MoreResponsible pet ownership; Coosa Live hosts karaoke tonight
Let’s talk about pets. Many of my readers know of my trials with a neighbor’s pit bull that would enter my property and kill my livestock. I am also a dog lover, so dispatching a neighbor’s dog was going to be our last result, and I attempted to speak to the neighbor and the…
Read MoreSeniors enjoy annual Escape Room game to prepare for state-mandated Civics Exam
Just before Christmas break teams of seniors 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 that every senior in Alabama’s public schools must pass in order to graduate. Teams…
Read MoreUpcoming year in 2025 will start long election cycle for Alabama voters
With the 2024 presidential election behind us, voters are giving a sigh of relief that they will have a break after a marathon election process. As we look back at the past year, national politics sucked up all of the air. The presidential election made all of the headlines, and it was a forgone…
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