Beanie Baby, plush animal fundraiser
Ty Beanie Babies and other Ty products and plush animals will be available at “The Coosa County News” office in Rockford to buy for a donation, with all proceeds raised going to the Coosa County Animal Shelter. Photo by Christa Jennings Special to the News By Denise Nelson …
Read MoreCoosa Upward Sports registering for soccer
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer As the organization wraps up one season, Coosa Upward Sports is preparing to register for another season of youth sports for Coosa County’s children. It was reported that the inaugural season of basketball and cheer has been a “huge success” with 67 youths registered. That season will wrap…
Read MoreWeogufka Center to host dance tomorrow
The Weogufka Center will host a dance tomorrow, June 18, from 7-10 p.m. featuring Randy Glenn and Peppy! Admission is $15 per person or $25 per couple. You don’t want to miss this! Music from 60s, 70s and 80s – all genres from country to classic rock. Put on your dancing…
Read MoreCounty Commission considers animal shelter funding
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer During Tuesday morning’s meeting of the County Commission, commissioners heard a presentation from Dennis Hill, chair of the Coosa County Animal Shelter, providing updates and asking for funding from the county of $10,000 annually to help the shelter. During discussion the commission favorably discussed looking into using American…
Read MoreOn this day in CCN history
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer The June 17, 1992, edition of “The Coosa County News” contained the first obituaries for Coosa County residents, both residing in Goodwater. One was for 82-year-old Eunice Merl Young, who passed away on June 10, 1992, at Goodwater Nursing Home. The other was for 69-year-old Lawrence Ogletree…
Read MoreBrief look at processes for name changes
Summer is upon us. Although our days have felt like mid-summer days for months, summer hasn’t officially arrived, astronomically speaking. Summer begins next week, on June 21, at 4:14 a.m. CDT. That day marks the longest day and shortest night of the year. It is also Alabama’s runoff election day. Don’t forget to go…
Read MoreThe buck stops where?
This is not our first national economic crisis, but it is the one that we all must currently address. Back in 1938, a writer for “The Atlanta Constitution” noted that “A depression is when wages are cut so low no one makes enough to live on, and a recession is when the price of…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces 60-year sentence for St. Clair County man convicted of multiple sex crimes against minor
Special to the News Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Timothy Shane Smith, age 38, of Springville has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for multiple sex crimes against a minor under the age of 12. Smith, who was convicted in St. Clair County Circuit Court on May 12 for first-degree sodomy (a…
Read MoreState parks: Jewels of nature
When 77% of voting Alabamians passed a statewide amendment to improve our 21 state parks, they did us a favor. Of the $85-million bond approved, $80 million will go toward modernizing the parks and investing in infrastructure to improve them. The funding will make the parks more profitable and improve their position as premiere…
Read MoreZeigler calls Alabama’s low voter turnout “discouraging;” has plan to improve it
Plan ‘Don’t Vote, Don’t Complain’ Special to the News Secretary of State candidate Jim Zeigler called the 23% voter turnout in Alabama’s May primary “discouraging.” However, he says he has a plan to improve voter turnout if elected. “Of every four people you run into, three of them did not vote at all,” Zeigler said. Zeigler led the…
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