December 22-27, 2025
Jail population as of Dec. 27: 36 inmates Males: 29 Females: 7 ARRESTS On December 23, Sgt. Rudd arrested Latravious Laduston Gray, a citizen of Alexander City, on the charge of Failure to Appear in Court. He was processed into the Coosa County Jail with a $533 cash bond. On December 23, Deputy Brown…
Read MoreGov. Ivey announces Alabama secures more than $203 million for Rural Health Transformation Program
Special to the News On Monday Gov. Kay Ivey announced Alabama has officially received its award number from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), formally approving Alabama’s plan and unlocking $203,404,327 in first-year funding. The five-year program; seeking to help improve healthcare access, quality…
Read MoreObituaries
Ora Lee Brewer Mrs. Ora Lee Brewer, 90 years old, passed away peacefully at her residence in Sylacauga on December 19, 2025. She was born on Monday, October 7, 1935, in Fayetteville, Ala., the daughter of the late Curtis and the late Annie Lee Glenn Shaw. She was predeceased by her husband of…
Read MoreFlagg Mountain to Jogloma-Scott: Celebrating the Alabama Year of Trails ahead of 2026
Special to the News Submitted by Paul DeMarco The year 2025 will be remembered as a transformative period for Alabama’s outdoor landscape. Together with our partners, we worked tirelessly to elevate our state’s trails to world-class status. We’ve crisscrossed the state promoting trails from the coast to the…
Read MoreChurch of the open door
While at Judson College I was summoned to an evening meeting at the National Guard Armory in nearby Demopolis. The organizer forgot to confirm the meeting with guard personnel. We couldn’t find an open door. We tried them all. Someone suggested we find an unlatched window, but we quickly decided it probably wasn’t a…
Read MoreGod’s presence will be with us in the new year
When the children of Israel had nearly completed 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, God provided beautiful descriptions of the promised land they would soon enter. It was far superior to the land of Egypt from which they came out! God also reminded the Israelites of the importance of keeping His commandments, which…
Read MoreBiblical church names
Let’s start the new year off with biblical truth. This is my belief and not forcing it on anyone else. Read for yourselves. First, there is one God, with the capital “G;” one kind of real true “love;” and one kind of human, human beings, people, that if you can relate. If not, skip…
Read MoreAfter fifteen years
When I first started writing, nearly 15 years ago, things were different. First off, newspapers were still around, doing their thing. My wife still clipped newspaper coupons. Peanuts, Dilbert, Garfield were alive and well. The Sunday newspaper was still slightly bigger than your average Waffle House. Also, Americans were reading books. Fifteen years…
Read MoreRichville VFD to host bingo January 10
Happy New Year! Hard to believe we are starting a new year! I tried making my new year’s resolutions challenging, but hopefully attainable, so next year I can say I made them happen. One I failed at last year was reading through the entire Bible, so it’s again on my list for 2026. I…
Read MoreCommunity Calendar
Weekly The Goodwater Youth Development and Recreational Center is open to the public weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and practice days for the travel ball team are those same days from 5 to 6 p.m. Cheerleader practice is held on Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information, call 256-743-1252.…
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