This week 30 years ago in CCN history
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer Thirty years ago this week, the front page of “The Coosa County News” on December 3, 1992, highlighted election results, a groundbreaking ceremony, an award-winning forestry project, news from the local Volunteer Firefighters Association, and volunteers making holiday preparations in downtown Rockford. Regarding election results, it was…
Read MoreCattlemen’s Association elects officers, board members
Special to the News The Coosa County Cattlemen’s Association held its fall steak dinner meeting and cake auction on Friday, October 14. During this time the 2023 officers and board members were elected. Pictured from left are Tommy Thornton, president; Andrew Gilliland; Wayne Hawkins; Mitch McDaniel; (kneeling) Robbin Nail Housch, secretary/treasurer; Bradley Rudd; Jason…
Read MoreObituaries
John Robert Mixon Memorial service for Mr. John Robert Mixon, 57, of Alexander City, was Sunday, November 27, 2022, at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Jeff Whitfield, Jessica Boyd and Joel Flournoy officiated. John passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at his residence. He was born on August 6, 1965, in Dadeville…
Read MoreCommunity Calendar
December 1-2 The Town of Rockford is holding a Christmas decorating contest and invites all residents, businesses and groups within the town limits of Rockford to show their Christmas spirit by decorating their yards, porches, or the fronts of their businesses. Entrants will have the opportunity to win some shopping cash! First place will be…
Read MoreOpen letter to Coosa County Board of Education
Dear Editor, Congratulations to our new Coosa County school board. Thank you for your willingness to continue serving. We know parents and other county citizens want to support the best education opportunities for all our children. At the end of the November meeting of the new board, “The Coosa County News” reported Superintendent David Stover…
Read MoreCentral grads with doctorate degrees meet over Thanksgiving holiday
Most people are familiar with the athletic greatness that has come out of Central High School with the likes of professional athletes such as Jamario and Xavier Moon, Adalius Thomas and Justin Tuck, but there is also a lot of academic greatness that has come out of Central High School. The Central grads pictured and…
Read MoreDon’t forget hospitality this holiday
We’re in full swing into the holiday season. And for many in our community across the country and globe, this is a time of get-togethers, gift-giving (and receiving) and significant religious celebration. In our home, Thanksgiving normally serves as the official marker of the holiday season; we start with the Christmas decorations, and my…
Read MoreCentral Elementary shares positive results from summer Literacy Camp
Central Elementary students and staff worked hard throughout the summer to recover from the learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. Literacy camps were held for four weeks throughout the summer where students received intensive direct instruction in the morning and hands-on enrichment learning in the afternoons through partnerships with the Coosa County Extension Office and Poplar…
Read MoreFrom where do our belief systems come?
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving celebrating with family and friends. We DO have so much to be thankful for even if some days it’s a little hard to clear the fog. We live in a country where our personal rights are protected by a constitution that was written by men who believed…
Read MoreDon’t look behind the curtain…
Just over 200 years ago, in December of 1819, Alabama was awarded statehood within these United States of America. Those who immigrated into the newly opened state; mostly from the nearby states of Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia; were already accustomed to the practice of slavery, as it had existed since its establishment back…
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