Central celebrates National Counselors Week
Principal Lee recognized our school counselors, Mrs. Wade and Ms. Long, for their guidance, support and dedication to helping our students and faculty thrive and thanked them for all that they do for us everyday. Students also decorated Mrs. Wade’s and Ms. Long’s doors with heart messages of appreciation.
Read MoreSuper Bowl turned to Super Meal Sunday
A bit of Black History: Some years ago there was a well-known restaurant in Alexander City named Mama Ella’s Country Kitchen, and it was the best restaurant in town. People came from out of town to eat there. My son and his family from North Carolina would come visit me and would make that their…
Read MoreALEA confirms special agent shot during incident in Montgomery
Special to the News The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) confirms that a special agent assigned to ALEA’s SWAT Team was struck by gunfire during an officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on Wednesday, February 11, at approximately 5:51 p.m. in the 4000 block of Longleaf Drive in Montgomery, located within Montgomery County. The special agent…
Read MoreCentral students attend Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Approximately 30 seventh and eighth grade students were rewarded for their good behavior and academics with a trip to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. The students watched the play “The Lehman Brothers Trilogy.” The trip was an opportunity for the students to experience a live performance of a play in a structured setting. This also complimented their lesson on the Lehman Brothers and their rise to success after moving from…
Read MoreChurch calendar: Feb. 13, 2026
February 20 Join us for the Joel Glover Memorial Fish and Game Banquet on Friday, February 20, at 6 p.m. at The Old Rockford School, located at 8840 Coosa County Road 18, Rockford. Special guest: Hayden Alabama Podcast. All invited to attend. The banquet is sponsored by the Central Baptist Association and Rockford Baptist Church.…
Read MoreWeekly School Calendar: Feb. 16-20, 2026
Obituaries: Feb. 13, 2026
Alvin “Stanley” Baker Funeral service for Mr. Alvin “Stanley” Baker, 71, of Kellyton, was Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Rev. Scott Jordan officiated. Burial followed in the Kellyton Memory Garden. Alvin “Stanley” Baker; a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and friend; passed away surrounded by his loving family. A lifelong…
Read MoreClassifieds and legals: Feb. 13, 2026
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Read MoreCentral students win Farm-City contest
National Farm-City Week is a program that includes producers, agricultural organizations, businesses, and youth and civic clubs. Farm-City programs serve communities throughout the U.S. and Canada by educating youth and adults about the interdependence of agriculture and industry. The main goal of Farm-City is to deepen understanding of the relationship between rural farmers and urban…
Read MoreHistory and future as seen by an outsider: Part 3
Last week I ended with the first of a series of planning meetings that were held by the Flagg Mountain Strategic Planning Committee that started the ball rolling for what would become not only a county-wide, state-wide, but NATION-wide project that is still continuing and growing to today. I know I get “wordy,” but this…
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