No right or wrong way to grieve
There are many things happening in our county, state and nation, but I want to start on another topic that has been happening too much lately. In the last 21 months, many people in my life have lost loved ones – spouses, parents, children, friends, and other family members. And, each one suffers and…
Read MoreSenior government students serve as reading buddies
As a culminating activity of their study of the Declaration of Independence, senior government students created illustrated children’s books explaining key details, as well as the principles of government embodied in the document. They shared their creations with their third grade reading buddies. After the seniors read their books to their buddies, their buddies had…
Read MoreStudents awed by explosive moments in science lab
Chemistry students Jaidyn Moore and Zyriah Meadows experimented with dry ice, solid carbon dioxide, in order to observe its sublimation. Tenth grader Dylan Calhoun is holding the bubbles full of carbon dioxide vapors that resulted from adding the dry ice to a beaker of dish detergent water. In another lab, the physical science students “raced” battery-operated dune buggies as a culmination…
Read MoreMississippi and the ol’ reverse Robin Hood
Alright, folks, I’ve got a real rib-tickler for you. You ready? Okay, what do Brett Favre (the retired quarterback), Paul Lacoste (retired linebacker), Brett Dibiase (retired professional wrestler), Marcus Dupree (another retired football player), The University of Southern Mississippi volleyball stadium, Prevacus (a drug company that Brett Favre holds shares in), John Davis (former…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces Court of Criminal Appeals upholds murder conviction in Tuscaloosa County
Special to the News Last Thursday Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of Kendal Tyler Battles, 32, of McCalla. Battles was convicted in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court on November 17, 2021, for the murder of Marka Willoe Watkins. The evidence at trial showed that…
Read MoreTwo Alexander City men killed, others hospitalized following wreck
Special to the News A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5:40 a.m. Monday, September 5, in Chambers County has claimed the lives of two men from Alexander City and resulted in four others being hospitalized. Kevin A. Espinoza, 22, and Rogelio G. Salinas, 42, were both fatally injured when the 2015 Nissan Altima…
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Date nut pie
Recipe submitted by Christine Owens This pie requires only a few ingredients and is simple to put together, making it a convenient dessert for busy weeknights and potlucks! Ingredients: 2 egg whites 1 c. sugar 12 soda crackers, crumbled 12 dates, chopped 1 c. pecans 1 tsp. almond flavoring Directions: Beat…
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Read MoreDraw-down raffle for animal shelter successful
Dennis Hill, operations manager and chair of the Coosa County Animal Shelter, accepts a $500 donation from Eddie Kelley of Valley, grand prize winner of $5,000 from the shelter’s draw-down raffle. Photo by Christa Jennings Joseph Weathers holds the 20 gauge pump-action shotgun he won in a separate raffle Saturday night, while also holding…
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