2024-2025 CCCTC Chew, Chats begin
Special to the News The first Chew and Chat of the year took place in August and exposed students to college and career options within the career cluster of Human Services. Human Services is a broad cluster that prepares students for employment in pathways that relate to families and human needs. Sixteen tenth through twelfth graders attended the…
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September 21 Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends ‘2024 Car Show, Swap Meet & Marketplace will be held Saturday, September 21, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. This is in Millerville just off Highway 9 and the end of Highway 148. Car and Vendor Registration: $25. Walk-in Attendance: Free. 50/50 Raffle, Money Tree, Door…
Read MoreGov. Ivey awards nearly $42 million in broadband expansion projects across Alabama
Special to the News Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $42 million for “last-mile” high-speed internet projects in 23 Alabama counties. The latest Capital Projects Fund grants will cover 2,347 miles and provide broadband availability to more than 15,000 households, businesses and community anchor institutions in the state that currently do not have access…
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Jail population as of Sept. 15: 38 inmates Males: 34 Females: 4 ARRESTS On September 9, Inv. Middlebrooks arrested David Eugene Carden, a citizen of Weogufka, on the charges of Failure to Appear in Court X 4. He was processed into the Coosa County Jail with a $2,000 bond. On September 9, Inv.…
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October 5 Holly Springs Baptist Church and Cemetery Association of Coosa County’s biannual meeting is October 5 at 10 a.m. at the church. All members, please attend. October 13 Homecoming at Kellyton Baptist Church will be held Sunday, October 13, with meet and greet at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 10:30 a.m. Guest…
Read MoreCoosa County Schools celebrate Constitution Day
Constitution Day is recognized on September 17, the day in which the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia agreed to and signed the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Every year Central High School seniors receive a personal pocket U.S. Constitution to use throughout their government course and to keep as a guidebook in life. After analyzing the meaning of each of the lines…
Read MoreALGOP statement on Trump assassination attempt
Special to the News Alabama Republican Party Chair John Wahl released the following statement concerning Sunday afternoon’s assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump at Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach. “Today marks an incredibly sad and heartbreaking day in the history of our nation. It is tragic beyond words that…
Read MoreNeighborhood Watch elects new officers
When the Richville Neighborhood Watch met last week, officers for the next year were elected. Ron Garrison is the new chairman, Wade Brown is vice chairman, and Pinky Reichert stayed as secretary/treasurer. They meet the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck supper starting at 6 p.m. Come out and…
Read MoreGeneral election information, quelling rumors
In case you have somehow missed it, we are in a presidential election year! The election will be held on November 5. On the national level, in addition to voting for president and vice president, Coosa Countians will have the opportunity to vote for U.S. House of Representatives District 6. On the Alabama state…
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Op-Ed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville To Alabama’s students and families: welcome back to school! September rings in a new school year for our state’s more than 821,000 school-age population. Families are back into their routines – setting early alarms, packing lunches, riding the bus, waiting in the car line, attending pep rallies and after-school sports,…
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