Kilby officer arrested
Special to the News On Wednesday, April 24, the Alabama Department of Corrections, or ADOC, Law Enforcement Services Division, or LESD, executed an arrest warrant on ADOC Correctional Security Guard Tyree Lynette Hoyle at Kilby Correctional Facility. She was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility and charged with use of official position for…
Read MoreBaby giraffe named
The Birmingham Zoo’s new baby giraffe’s name is revealed with dad, Jalil. Photo submitted Special to the News Between April 26 and 28, more than 8,200 Birmingham Zoo friends across the region voted on the zoo’s social media sites and selected “Mopane” as the baby giraffe’s name. Pronounced “Mo-Paw-Nee,” the name represents an African…
Read MoreExploring advantages of barter systems in communities
Before any ground work occurred on our 32 acres I wanted to establish a Facebook group for the community. This group would be geared towards bartering and trading of goods and services. I named it Equality/Rockford area Community Barter. As of today we have 70 members. We anticipated a bountiful harvest from our garden.…
Read MoreObituaries
Carrie L. Lawrence Home-going Celebration for Mrs. Carrie L. Lawrence was held Thursday, April 18, 2024, at New Home Baptist Church in Rockford with Rev. Terrence Stamps officiating. Mrs. Carrie Lawrence was born July 8, 1937, in Coosa County. She departed this life on April 11, 2024, at Coosa Valley Medical Center located in Sylacauga.…
Read MoreLove
I love you. Maybe you need to hear that. If so, allow me to be the one to say it. I love you. You don’t have to believe me. You don’t have to trust me. You don’t even have to keep reading this; I’m not going to. Just know that someone loves you. Namely,…
Read MoreClassifieds & Legals
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Read MoreNew creek preserve at Flagg Mt. dedicated last Friday
Approximately 50 people attend the Fenvkvcēkv Creek Preserve dedication in Weogufka. Photo submitted by The Nature Conservancy Photo submitted by The Nature Conservancy The oldest longleaf pine in Alabama, which is more than 300 years old, is located at Flagg Mt. In Weogufka. Photo submitted by The Nature Conservancy By Christa Jennings…
Read MoreTwo provisional ballots counted
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer Following last Tuesday’s primary runoff election, at 12 p.m. Tuesday provisional ballots were counted and added to the county’s election results, finalizing the process to make the results official. The Canvassing Board; consisting of Judge of Probate Richard Dean, Circuit Clerk Anita Spivey and Sheriff Michael Howell; met…
Read MoreCentral students visit Outdoor Friends Forever
Special to the News Jim Hardy, founder of Outdoor Friends Forever, or OFF, invited Coosa County SPED students for a day of fishing and enjoying the outdoors last Friday. In a wheelchair himself, it is Hardy’s mission to see students with disabilities be able to hunt, fish and enjoy the outdoors. Thousands…
Read MoreCAEC awarded $22.9 million in last mile broadband grants, expanding high-speed internet service
Special to the News Central Alabama Electric Cooperative was recently awarded seven broadband grants totaling $22.9 million through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) from the Capital Projects Fund allocation, which will further spread high-speed internet through fiber projects in areas of central Alabama. The Capital Projects Fund will include work…
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