COOSA COUNTY SCHOOLS WEEKLY CALENDAR
Monday 09/21/2026 Tuesday 09/22/2026 Wednesday 09/23/2026 Thursday 09/24/2026 Friday 09/25/2026 Breakfast: Maple Pancake Packs or Cereal or Pop tarts (2) Lunch: Tatertot Casserole, Green Beans, Bread, Bear Cracker or Sack Lunch or Chef Salad After School: Pull A Part Bread, Cheezit, Carrot Sticks Breakfast: Cinnamon Bun or Cereal or Pop tarts ( 2)…
Read MoreGov. Ivey announces Commissioner Chris Blankenship to retire from Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Special to the News Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner Chris Blankenship will retire from state service at the end of the month. The governor has selected Ben Stimpson Jr. to lead the agency through the remainder of her tenure. Shortly after taking office in 2017,…
Read MoreNeed for lower speed
Here in Equality, and surrounding areas, the nights are getting cooler; however the days are still above 90 degrees, and I am so over that! I guess I will have to wait another couple of weeks before the days are below 90 degrees. I am eager for fall weather to get here, and I…
Read MoreCannot forget 9/11
9/11 is one day I will not, and cannot, forget, remembering all the people who were killed, especially my classmate, Mr. Jimmie Ira Holley, who was working in his office as an accountant at the Pentagon when the airplane crashed into the building. Living in New York was a bitter and sweet, great…
Read MoreRabies is serious; precautions are advised
Special to the News The Alabama Department of Public Health is promoting rabies awareness following a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on a national increase in rabies exposures and the appropriate use of rabies biologics after potential exposures. Like many states, Alabama has seen more rabies cases involving domestic animals, including dogs…
Read MoreObituaries
Carol Ann Barnett Carol Ann Barnett, 76, of Ashland, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at her residence, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, intelligence, and spirited devotion to the people and places she loved. Funeral services for Mrs. Barnett were held on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Goodwater,…
Read MoreBoE approves personnel, coaching matters
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer During its August 27 meeting, the Board of Education primarily took action on personnel- and coaching-related matters on the agenda. With Board members Sharon Coffman and Jenny Kimbrell absent, the Board unanimously approved a resignation, recommendations, a voluntary transfer, coaching supplements, coach recommendations, and more. The Board approved…
Read MoreSeptember 11: Remembering Jimmie Ira Holley
Special to the News Submitted by Mamie M. Ellis Jimmie Ira Holley, a 1965 J.D. Thompson High School graduate and former Coosa County resident, was killed when hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Jimmie was working in his office as an accountant at the Pentagon when the…
Read MoreRockford taking orders of banners in time for Veteran’s Day
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer With the fall season approaching, the Town of Rockford is taking orders for veteran banners ahead of the Veteran’s Day celebration. The town will be placing another order of veteran banners to be delivered in time for the town’s annual Veteran’s Day luncheon in November. The order…
Read MoreCongratulations to award-winning horse racer, Addison Self
Special to the News Central High School ninth grader Addison Self recently entered her first horse race competition after training for years. We are very proud of Addison, who placed eighth in her first competition, the 39th annual Alabama Open Horseman’s Association State Championship Horse Show at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery. Addison competed against…
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