Slow Down, Save Lives: Rural Road Safety Awareness Week is July 17-21
Special to the News The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is joining the Alabama Transportation Institute in kicking off National Rural Road Safety Awareness Week (RRSAW), which runs July 17 through Friday, July 21. The week-long observance is part of a nationwide campaign spearheaded by the National Center for Rural Road Safety and drives home…
Read MoreSearching the Scriptures: Is homosexuality approved by God?
June 2023! Satan called it “Gay Pride Month,” and they even dared to use a “rainbow” as a homosexual symbol. If you recall, God created the rainbow as a sign (covenant) after Noah came out of the ark as a reminder that He would never again destroy the world by water (Genesis 9:9-16). A few…
Read MoreStart your “World’s Longest Yard Sale” journey in Gadsden
Special to the News Visit America’s most scenic shopping mall during the “World’s Longest Yard Sale” August 3-6, in Gadsden! As featured in HGTV coverage, the journey begins in beautiful Gadsden, Alabama, atop Lookout Mountain and spans more than 690 miles to Hudson, Michigan. Conveniently located just 60 miles north of Birmingham on I-59, Gadsden’s…
Read MoreCommunity calendar: July 21, 2023
May 26-August 4 BridgeWays Coosa County has registration open for its Summer Day Camp program, offering convenient day camp on the days that Central Coosa does not have summer learning. Youth can come for a day, sporadic days, or every day – whatever is needed. The program is flexible and tries to work around what…
Read MoreChurch briefs: July 21, 2023
May 5-July 30 Yard sale at St. John AME Church in Socapatoy every weekend this summer! Starts Friday, May 5, and goes through the end of July. Yard sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekend except Mother’s Day and Father’s Day weekend. Clothes, furniture, TVs, rugs, tools, vacuums, home interior,…
Read MoreClassifieds and legals: July 21, 2023
CLASSIFIEDS: SERVICES SELLING a RV, Tractor or Golf Cart? ADVERTISE STATEWIDE or by region in over 100 Newspapers, reaching over 1 million readers each week! Run your ad in our Classified Network for just $210 per week! Make one call to this newspaper (participating Ala-SCAN newspaper) or call 1-800-264-7043 to find out how easy it…
Read MoreBack-to-school sales tax holiday
The Alabama Department of Revenue has announced July 21-23 as the Back-to-School sales tax holiday for 2023. Central Elementary and Central High School supply lists are available at our community Dollar Generals in Cottage Grove, Goodwater, Kellyton, Rockford, and Stewartville. When you shop in Coosa County, for items you pay sales tax, a portion of…
Read MoreObituaries: July 21, 2023
Grady D. Hill A home-going celebration for Mr. Grady D. Hill was held Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Rockford with Rev. Stanford Benson officiating. Interment followed in the Rockford Cemetery. Mr. Grady Hill’s earthly journey began on November 6, 1964, in Alexander City to the parents of Billy Frank Hill and…
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Montgomery man dies in Macon County crash
Special to the News A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, has claimed the life of a Montgomery man. Jefferson J. Houston, 34, was fatally injured when the 2017 Toyota Tacoma he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Houston was pronounced deceased at the scene. The crash…
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