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This year is leap year. What is that? A leap year occurs every four years and gives February an extra day. Adding that extra day keeps our calendar aligned with the astronomical seasons. Our calendar and one orbit of Earth around the sun does not match. A solar year is 365.25 days while our…
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Mary Elizabeth Dowdell Mary Elizabeth Dowdell transitioned to be with the Lord on February 18, 2024, and a viewing will be held for the community on Friday, February 23, at Armour Funeral Home in Alexander City from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be held Saturday, February 24, at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer…
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February 7-April 10 Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama Inc., or VCCA, along with the Coosa County Extension Office and Chamber of Commerce, is sponsoring a free income tax assistance program. Certified and trained tax preparers will provide tax assistance and electronic filing of income tax forms free of charge in Rockford every Wednesday beginning February…
Read MorePrimary elections to be held March 5
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer With primary elections just a little more than two weeks away, eligible voters should be prepared and informed when heading to the polls on March 5. For those registering to vote this election, today is the last day to hand-deliver voter registration forms, and tomorrow is the last…
Read MoreRoad impassable from culvert washout following much rain
Rocky Pittman stands next to the washed out culvert along County Road 95 just outside of Rockford. The washout occurred following 5 inches of rainfall Sunday and Monday. As of press time the road remained impassable. The road has had two smaller culverts in place for quite some time, and Pittman said that it…
Read MoreSchool Street voted to be one-way
U.S. Highway 231 through downtown Rockford is to be a three-lane highway with a dedicated turning lane, based on preliminary plans presented by the Alabama Department of Transportation. Additionally, the Rockford Town Council recently voted to make School Street a one-way street.
Read MoreReams announces candidacy for circuit clerk
Special to the News I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Matthew Reams, and I am running for circuit clerk of Coosa County. Serving others has always been my passion, but serving Coosa County is nearest to my heart. When I was a young child, my…
Read MoreMoments in Black History: C.C.T.S. /J. D. Thompson High School
Special to the News An article in “The Enterprise Chronicle” dated June 7, 1956, page 6, printed the names and photo of four young Black graduates of Coosa County Training School, Clarence Riley, Otis Goggans Jr., Charles Graham, and Elijah Ellington. This was truly a moment in black history. The group enlisted…
Read MoreSevere Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday next weekend
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer Alabama’s thirteenth annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday will be held next weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Friday, February 23, until midnight Sunday, February 25. This sales tax holiday allows Alabama shoppers the opportunity to stock up, tax free, on common supplies costing less than $60 that…
Read MoreAlexander City man dies in Coosa wreck
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer An Alexander City man died in a two-vehicle wreck in Coosa County Saturday evening following a head-on collision. The crash occurred at approximately 5:25 p.m. February 10. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Jimmy L. Thomas, 67 years old, was fatally injured when the 2011 Chevrolet Impala…
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