AG Marshall announces sentence for convicted former Eleventh Judicial presiding circuit judge
Special to the News On Wednesday Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that convicted former Eleventh Judicial Presiding Circuit Judge Gilbert P. Self has received a sentence of a total of 618 months of incarceration after being convicted in a three-week trial of 15 counts of abuse of public office, one count of lying…
Read MoreALGOP encourages families to apply for CHOOSE Act Education Savings Accounts
Special to the News The Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) is reminding families that applications for the CHOOSE Act are now open for the 2026–2027 school year. The program provides Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to help families pay for tuition, tutoring, educational therapies, and other approved education expenses. “Two years ago, the CHOOSE Act put parents back…
Read MoreIt takes time to get things done
This past week with the frigid 20-degree weather I hope was a one shot and we won’t have that low of temperatures the rest of winter. But I guess that would be wishful thinking, wouldn’t it? I never did handle cold weather well, and it doesn’t help living in a very old house, nor…
Read MoreObituaries
Bobby Reginald Meadows Graveside service for Mr. Bobby Reginald Meadows, 64, of Goodwater, was Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the Millerville Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Russell DeLee officiated. Bobby Reginald Meadows; a cherished son, cousin, and friend; passed away surrounded by the love and prayers of his family. Born into the embrace of his…
Read MoreCentral High School students perform Christmas play
Central High School recently received a grant to present a Christmas play. The play was directed by our former theatre teacher and professional actor, Ron McCall. In addition, paraprofessional Justine Clark was instrumental in assisting with production and coordinating details. The play was a lighthearted Christmas tale and musical where teenagers find themselves without…
Read MoreThe God box
She called and asked if I’d like to look through her father’s library since she needed to empty the house. I found some old classics, and a book by Millard Fuller that I thought was unavailable. Fuller established Habitat for Humanity after his time at Koinonia Farms in Americus, Georgia. Koinonia was founded by Clarence…
Read MoreWhat Christmas means to me
School is out until next year! Everyone is excited now; however, parents will probably be looking forward to it starting back after about a week! Teachers and students won’t think the Christmas break is long enough. Providence Baptist had a great kid’s night out event, making homemade ornaments, decorating the tree in the fellowship…
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Read MoreSeniors enjoy annual Escape Room game to prepare for state-mandated Civics Exam
Central seniors recently competed in the Break-Out of Central High School Escape Room game. The game, which is a mix of an Escape Room game and an Amazing Race game, was created by Central’s government teacher to help students review for the state-mandated Civics Exam every senior in Alabama’s public schools must pass in order to graduate. The game is made possible through a partnership…
Read MoreGive us this day our daily pumpernickel
Meredith is a good Catholic woman. A mother of three. A pillar in her church. So, I can only assume this story about her father is true, since good Catholics never lie. It was 1939. America was swallowed in a Great Depression. Everyone’s old man was either out of work or about to be. The…
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