Coosa Upward celebrates second season of co-ed baseball, now registering for flag football, cheerleading
Special to the News Coosa Upward enjoyed another great season as the youth played baseball and reinforced character development learned at home through their Bible lessons on the life of Joseph. Joseph’s life serves as a positive example of how a person of faith behaves when things are not going their way. What a great…
Read MoreBOE approves additional personnel matters
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer Once again the Board of Education agenda primarily consisted of personnel-related matters for a called meeting held June 5, as the board prepares for a new school year. After unanimously approving rescinding the non-renewal of Kelli Hilyer as an eleventh and twelfth grade math teacher because notification of…
Read MoreDollar General call leads to drug trafficking arrest
Bradley Dewayne Travelstead By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer A peculiar visit to a local Dollar General led to a call which netted a drug trafficking arrest, along with other charges. On June 26, Deputy Payton responded to the Rockford Dollar General for a call regarding a suspicious person. The caller reported that…
Read MoreFive-vehicle crash in Sylacauga leaves one dead
Special to the News A fatal multi-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 280 in Sylacauga left one person dead on Tuesday afternoon. The collision, which occurred about 2 p.m. July 2, involved five vehicles at the intersection of Ft. Williams Street and Sylacauga-Fayetteville Highway. The multi-vehicle crash resulted in the death of 41-year-old Joshua Andrew…
Read MoreArrests made for Grand Jury indictments, probation violation
Jeremy Wayne Taylor Joseph William Campbell By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer Two individuals were recently arrested in unrelated cases for Grand Jury indictments and probation violation. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported that on June 25, Joseph William Campbell, 43 years old of Goodwater, was arrested for nine Grand Jury indictments. Those…
Read MoreTrooper-involved incident leads to pending charges in Birmingham
Special to the News At approximately 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, an incident occurred when a trooper with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division noticed a two-vehicle crash blocking the roadway near the 1700 block of Tallapoosa Street in Birmingham within Jefferson County. While the ALEA trooper was investigating the…
Read MoreAG Marshall: Restraining order issued against Legend Windows
Defendants accused of stealing more than $180,000 from more than 40 victims throughout Alabama Special to the News Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the Circuit Court of Shelby County last Friday granted his emergency request for a temporary restraining order against Legend Windows LLC and individuals affiliated with the business, Jody Ray…
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Read MoreWe need to use our good gifts
My smart furbabies, Kobe the dog and Smokey the cat. When I received the notice that my column was due earlier this week because of the Fourth of July I had to make a fast move with all the appointments ahead before this deadline. I had something else in mind to write about…
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Claude Bain “Pa Pa Bain” Culver Claude Bain Culver, age 92, of Weogufka, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024. Bain is survived by his loving wife of 74 years, Joyce Culver; two daughters, Gail Ezekiel (Tim), Vanessa Green (Jeff); four grandchildren, Kimberly Schmidt (Robert), Matthew Ezekiel (Mandy), Chad Green (Sarah Beth), Chase Green…
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