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C.C.T.S./J.D. Thompson May Day, Walk-A-Thon another success

  Special to the News   Rain did not stop walkers from participating in the Fun Run Walk-A-Thon in Cottage Grove on May 18, or celebrating an old-fashioned May Day. The day started early with more than 25 walkers ready to walk the 1- or 2-mile course, taking in the country air and viewing the…

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CES students earn mathtastic ice cream sundaes

Special to the News As a pilot project, students from select high school online Edgenuity classes visited a partner class at the elementary school each day to practice math flashcards with their buddy student. Some students worked on addition facts, whereas others worked on their multiplication facts. At the end of the week students took mastery…

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ALEA troopers investigate 6 traffic fatalities, 1 boating fatality during Memorial Day weekend

Special to the News   On Wednesday Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Hal Taylor released the traffic and boating statistics for the 2024 Memorial Day weekend, during which both the Agency’s Highway and Marine Patrol divisions were actively engaged in enforcement and safety operations throughout the entire holiday period. Between 12:01 a.m.…

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Riverside man drowns in Logan Martin Lake

Special to the News   A marine-related incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. Monday, May 27, and has claimed the life of a Riverside man. Delbert W. Shaw, 72, fell into the water and drowned while attempting to help dock a 2016 21-foot Crest Pontoon boat. The incident occurred near Rebecca Lane in a slough on…

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Three injured in Lake Mitchell incident

Special to the News   A marine-related event occurred at approximately 3:45 p.m. Sunday, May 26, which resulted in the injury of three individuals. Phillip L. McCarn, 39, of Hoover was injured while attempting to crank a 2000 Maxum 19-foot bow rider. The vessel suddenly burst into flames, causing injuries to McCarn and two other passengers…

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Literacy Everywhere! Grant kicks-off summer reading program

      CES students were treated to Pelican’s Snoballs and free books to kick off their summer reading. The snowballs were a welcome treat on a hot day outside. They also received two books for summer reading. This was made possible by the Literacy Everywhere! Grant. Meg Masters, program director for Literacy Everywhere!, also provided summer…

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Alabama’s Jefferson Davis Holiday, Monday, June 3

Dear Editor, Confederate States President Jefferson Davis was the last American president of the original United States, created as a voluntary union of low-taxed, independent states by the founding fathers. Republican Abraham Lincoln and his Wall Street billionaires invaded and overthrew this voluntary union to collect a 200% tax on steel plows used by farmers,…

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Gov. Ivey invites Alabama students to join her Summer Reading Challenge

Special to the News   Last Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey invited Alabama students to join her for her Summer Reading Challenge, encouraging children to include reading in their summer activities. “Our students worked hard in the classroom this school year, and I couldn’t be prouder of their efforts. Summer is a time to break from school,…

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