Remembering Harriet H. Edwards
Harriet Hayden Edwards Union Square sends out special birthday wishes to two Union Square neighbors, Thomas Taylor and Sherry Shaw, who share the same birthday, February 28. We hope you have many more blessed ones to come. You deserve it. If wrinkles come it only indicates where smiles have been. Keep smiling, and…
Read MoreMental health injustice
Anthony “Tony” Mitchell grew up in Cordova, in Walker County, near Jasper. He led a relatively normal Alabama life. Austin Allen, a friend of Mitchell, recalled when they “used to play basketball in a barn together every day after high school.” Anitra Pearson, who also went to high school with Mitchell, recalled that at her…
Read MoreMarch 2023 breakfast and lunch menu
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 1/Chicken Biscuit, Juice, Fruit, Milk Chicken Alfredo Broccoli Roll Romaine Salad Fruit/Milk 2/Muffin and Cheese, Juice, Fruit, Milk Stuffed Crust Pizza Corn Romaine Salad Fruit/Milk 3/PB&J Jamwich, Juice, Fruit, Milk Soft Taco Pinto Beans Black Bean and Corn Salad Fruit/Milk 6/Waffle Pack, Juice, Fruit, Milk Corn Dog French Fries Romaine…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces Court of Criminal Appeals upholds attempted murder, other convictions in Lee County
Special to the News Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Charles Daniel Waltman, age 40, of Opelika, for attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping and domestic violence strangulation. Waltman was convicted in the Lee County Circuit Court on March 21, 2021. The evidence at trial showed that on the…
Read MoreOpen letter to county from Dennis Hill
This week Dennis Hill; operations manager of the Coosa County Animal Shelter and chair of the board, who spearheaded the efforts to get the county shelter for the last year-plus; would like to share an open letter to the residents of Coosa County and those who have supported the animal shelter. See next week’s…
Read MoreVFD bingo, church Friendship Banquet tomorrow night
Don’t forget that tomorrow night, February 25, at 6:30, the Richville Volunteer Fire Department will host Bingo at the fire station. Come out and support them and have fun at the same time. In addition to playing bingo, you get to fellowship with others in the community. They also sell concessions during intermissions. Hope…
Read MoreObituaries
Dorothy Ann Hill Funeral service for Mrs. Dorothy Ann Hill, 76, of Alexander City, was Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Rev. Jimmy Nelson officiated. Burial followed in the Hillview Memorial Park. Mrs. Hill passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023, at Russell Medical. She was born on December…
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Read MoreMarch 2023 supper and snack menu
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 27 Pepperoni and Cheese Wrap Cheezit Carrot Sticks 6oz Juice Milk 28 Corndog Animal Crackers Cucumber Slices Applesauce Milk 1 Grilled Chicken Sandwich Chips Carrot Sticks 6oz Juice Milk 2 Burrito Bear Cracker Grape Tomato Snack Apples Milk 3 PB & Jelly/ String Cheese Chips Cucumber Slices 6oz Juice Milk…
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