Community-based election system
Okay Coosa Community, it is time to get our old butts out and vote. Everybody needs to vote, whether you like the choices or not. Every vote counts because our election system is, like America, great. Our system is community based. In our community, we are so lucky. No crowds, no lines. In Alabama…
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Read MoreCommission meetings see little action
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer The County Commission had two shorter meetings this month, with few agenda items and little action taken. During its reconvened meeting held September 30, the commission unanimously approved budgets for each department, as well as annual contracts. At that reconvened meeting, the commission also unanimously approved tabling the…
Read MoreNew support group for widows to hold organizational meeting November 7
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer A new support group is being formed in Coosa County for those who have lost a spouse, with an organizational meeting scheduled for November 7. Equality resident Jodi McDade is spearheading the support group effort along with Dianne Perrett. McDade’s spouse, Larry, and Perrett’s spouse, Paul, both passed…
Read MoreSave our Sisters holds domestic violence awareness walk
Latisha Simmons with the Save our Sisters, or SOS, Queendom hosts a walk event for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Photo submitted Participants wore purple in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, held signs and wore pictures of domestic violence victims while walking through Goodwater. Photo submitted Guests had the opportunity to…
Read MoreWeather balloon instrument falls in Rockford
A Rockford resident had a surprise recently when she discovered a weather balloon instrument or radiosonde on the trampoline in her yard. Photo submitted by Coosa County Sheriff’s Office By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer A Rockford area resident had a surprise late last week when she discovered a deflated balloon with…
Read MoreStudents get into spirit of the season with skeleton lab
Mrs. White’s anatomy and physiology students are studying the skeletal system. After studying the structure of the bones, they competed to see which group could use the disarticulated bones to construct a skeleton.
Read MoreALEA: Talk to teens about importance of driving safety during National Teen Driver Safety Week
Special to the News This fall, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to support National Teen Driver Safety Week, which began on Sunday October 20, and runs through Saturday, October 26. It is important to discuss safe driving…
Read More2024 general election
Op-Ed by John H. Merrill As the 2024 general election is approaching, I have been asked these three questions about the elections process, and I thought I would share them with you. What about the coming election keeps you up at night? I remember getting this question when I served as Alabama’s secretary of…
Read MoreADOC women’s facilities host ribbon-cutting ceremonies for new playgrounds
Playground at Tutwiler Women’s Facility. Special to the News The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is pleased to announce the completion of two playgrounds intended to enhance visitation for incarcerated mothers and their children at two residential facilities. Ribbon-cutting ceremonies will be held on Friday, October 25, at Julia Tutwiler Women’s Facility in…
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