Community Calendar
February 3 The Union Square Neighborhood Watch meeting will be held Monday, February 3, at 6 p.m. in the old Union Presbyterian Church. February 5-April 9 Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama Inc., along with the Coosa County Extension Office and Coosa County Chamber of Commerce, are once again sponsoring a free tax assistance program.…
Read MoreWe all have a right to our opinions
After reading the op-ed last week from Katherine Rodman I had several different reactions. First I wondered if she was expressing the opinion of “The Coosa County News” itself since she is an “employee” of the paper. Next, I understood that everyone has an opinion and is free to express those opinions – as…
Read MoreClassifieds and Legals
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Read MoreHomesteaders group to host healthy eating class next Saturday
We survived the deep freeze. We used every bit of the firewood we had, but survived, so that is all that matters. Hopefully that was the last of this winter’s bitter cold. I am so ready for spring. The added insulation had a major impact on keeping the house warm. With more insulation I…
Read MoreHistorical Society to meet February 23
This is the last day in January 2025! Where has the month gone? Maybe the freezing temperatures with snow and ice are gone for a while. February is a short month, especially when there is no leap year. The next Bingo night for the Richville Volunteer Fire Department will be Saturday, March 1, so…
Read MoreCHS announces Teacher of the Month, Jarrod Washington
Jarrod Washington is the automotive instructor at the Coosa County Science and Technology Center which includes courses in transportation, distribution and logistics, general automotive, and power and equipment for ninth through twelfth grade students. This is Mr. Washington’s second year teaching, as well as his second year at Central. When asked about his teaching philosophy Mr. Washington said he wants his students to understand how the workplace…
Read MoreSeniors continue economic simulations
On campus senior economic students continue their studies of comparing economic systems by participating in simulations. In this simulation students contrasted the use of scarce resources in public property versus private property. In each situation, the students owned a fishing business in which they were in competition with their classmates. In the first simulation, fishing in the Gulf…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces guilty plea for theft of charitable funds
Special to the News Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Frank Lewis Brown, a local political consultant, pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing funds earmarked for charity. Brown pleaded guilty to one count of a Montgomery County indictment charging him with theft in the first degree in front of the Honorable Greg Griffin. The convictions…
Read MoreThe hunt for ink and paper
All I wanted was a newspaper. It was a small town. Somewhere in the Southeast. Big shopping complex, off the interstate. Best Buy, Red Lobster, Ulta, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Target, and all other franchises that transform American towns into carbon copies, from Oil Slick to Shining Oil Slick. I walked into…
Read MoreWhat will you do with Jesus?
Jesus left heaven and came to this earth in order to “seek and save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). He was willing to leave a wonderful home in heaven, a loving Father and all the blessings of deity in order to provide salvation for us! Even though we are unworthy, Jesus was willing…
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