Community Calendar
January 18 Third Saturday Trade Day in Millerville will be held at the Bibb Graves Community Center on Saturday, January 18, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shops open inside will include furniture, glassware, jewelry, baby clothes and items, linenes, fabric, florals, Pyrex, Fireking, vintage handbags, lamps, all kinds of home décor, old signs, collectibles,…
Read MoreContract security officer arrested at Easterling Correctional Facility
Special to the News On Friday, January 3, a contraband incident was reported at Easterling Correctional Facility. The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Law Enforcement Services Division (LESD) arrested contract security officer Khamya Rynea Walker and charged her with second-degree promoting prison contraband, conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime and possession of a…
Read MoreObituaries
Deborah Paulette “Debbie” Blackwood Graveside memorial service for Ms. Deborah Paulette Blackwood, 72, of Goodwater, will be Monday, January 13, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Greenview Cemetery in Goodwater. Ms. Blackwood passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at Goodwater Healthcare Center. She was born on May 24, 1952, in Alexander City to James…
Read MoreAlabamians talking football, snow
Everybody in our community seems to talk about football. I want to weigh in, but not so much that I get booted to the opinion page. We are entirely sick of it. Weeks, injuries, draft portals… and we still don’t have a champion. One school needs to go coach shopping, now. The other school…
Read MoreNew year provides opportunity for reflection
This time of the year always provides a good opportunity for reflection. We can look back at the previous year and see what we’ve accomplished or didn’t accomplish. Maybe there are some regrets in what we did or didn’t do. If that is the case, we can start with a new and clean slate for…
Read MoreAlabama Board of Nursing launches new nursing support technician credential
Credential will help ensure patient protection, alleviate workforce challenges by standardizing titles, training for nursing support staff Special to the News The Alabama Board of Nursing announced the new nursing support technician credential (NST-C), a first of its kind regulatory structure for certified nursing support technicians (NSTs). The credential will be regulated and licensed by…
Read MoreOpen Mic Night tonight; VFD Bingo depends on participation
To start off, I do apologize; I misinformed you about Equality Volunteer Fire Department’s First Saturday for January. There was no fundraising event for January, and there will not be one in February. The volunteer fire department is using this time to update the lodge building. Bingo may or may not occur based on…
Read MoreAG Marshall issues statement on line-of-duty death of Irondale Police Lt. Mark Meadows
Special to the News On Monday Attorney General Steve Marshall released the following statement concerning the line-of-duty death of Irondale Police Lieutenant Mark Meadows: “Tonight, my heart goes out to the family of Lieutenant Mark Meadows of Irondale Police Department, his colleagues and the entire Irondale community. Monday morning, Lieutenant Meadows was setting up…
Read MoreCentral faculty received special treat from community partners
Central Coosa faculty members were welcomed back to school after Christmas break with a special treat from two community partners. Thank you to Alabama One for providing breakfast biscuits from Triple R Cafe. In addition, the Coosa County Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) provided lunch prepared by Leeboys BBQ. CCCC members Spencer Hardy, Kathy Fulmer…
Read MoreClaiming good things in 2025
Jacob and Kayla Shone embrace after being baptized at Rockford Church of God. Jacob and Kayla Shone ended 2024 greatly, being baptized and getting married at the end of the year. The year 2024 came and left so fast that my ups and downs turned me completely around. However, God…
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