AG Marshall announces indictment of former International Motor Sports Hall of Fame executive director
Special to the News On Tuesday Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment and arrest of former International Motor Sports Hall of Fame Executive Director Michael Raita, 67, of Chelsea, on one count of the use of public employment for personal gain. Raita turned himself into the Talladega County Sheriff’s Office without incident. The…
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April 8 and 15 A Treasure Forest Landowner Tour will be held at the Goff Family Property on April 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with sign-in at 8 a.m. Meals and snack provided. Attendees must register by April 8. For more information and to register, call Coosa Extension at 256-377-4713. April 10…
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The atheists of 250 A.D.
The year is 250 A.D. It’s Good Friday. Although, technically, there is no “Good Friday.” Not for another hundred years. Tonight, all people who follow “The Way” meet underground. They have to. Followers of The Way are being martyred left and right. They can’t afford to expose themselves and get beheaded. They have…
Read MoreOld Rock Jail tours resume Sunday
The next Richville Volunteer Fire Department Bingo will be Saturday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. So come out and support your fire department and have fun doing it. They will also have concessions. So, mark your calendars! It’s also time to start thinking about those wonderful Boston butts they sell for Memorial Day. So,…
Read MoreMarch 30 – April 5, 2026
Total jail population as of April 5: 30 Males: 23 Females: 7 ARRESTS On March 30, Deputy Kelley arrested Shannon Doughlas Rudd, a citizen of Estaboga, on the charge of Failure to Appear in Court. He was processed into the Coosa County Jail awaiting trial. On April 1, Chief Hammond arrested Zharia Danae…
Read MoreEaster Sunday full of God’s blessings
Easter Sunday was truly a blessed day, a full day of God’s blessings. It started off with an awesome worship service at Rockford Church of God. Jesus has risen, and we honored Him to the highest. It was all about Jesus and not just us being in church. It was only about…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinstate death sentence in St. Clair County
Special to the News On Monday Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed an order vacating the death sentence Marcus Bernard Williams received for capital murder. Williams was convicted in the St. Clair County Circuit Court in 1999. The evidence at trial proved that…
Read MoreCapitalism vs. cronyism, collaborative competition
I have heard people complain about big business and say, “Well that’s capitalism,” and I just have to shake my head. No, what we are experiencing in this country is not capitalism, it is cronyism. Companies use government for their own gain, lobbying, donating, pressuring, while buying up and controlling until there is no…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces court decision to uphold 2005 triple murder conviction in Jefferson County
Special to the News Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the dismissal of Roderick Byrd’s challenge to his capital murder conviction and death sentence. Byrd was convicted in the Jefferson County Circuit Court of capital murder and sentenced to death on August 17, 2007. The evidence showed…
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