Fun times in county courthouse
Fun times in the county courthouse! At the last Commission meeting, they spent hours airing their laundry. This week, someone had to argue over the nature of the dirt. Let me tell you something from an old bird. Ms. Christa has a lot of experience at covering these meetings and does so with a lot…
Read MoreAnnual Coosa County Schools College, Career Fair huge success
Special to the News Almost 30 college, military and business representatives provided displays, discussions and information for students and the community at the Coosa County Schools annual College and Career Fair. Many representatives brought interactive displays which allowed…
Read MoreSchool Toy Drive flyer
Save the Date: Escape Room Game
Schools weekly calendar: Nov. 17-21, 2025
Parade of Trees flyer
Church calendar: Nov. 14, 2025
December 7 Equality Methodist Church is excited to host a special singing by the Dixie Echoes Quartet on Sunday, December 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, located at 281 Ala. Hwy. 259, Equality. Dixie Echoes is one of America’s pioneer gospel groups and has had six members inducted into the Southern Gospel…
Read MoreYou can’t do that no more
“You can’t say that word anymore,” snapped the female cashier. She was reprimanding an older man customer in the supermarket. The cashier was very matter-of-fact, glaring at the elderly man from across the cash register like he’d just drop-kicked a kitten. Meantime, a teenage girl was bagging his groceries, eyes averted downward. “Wait,” the man…
Read MoreVerse of the Week: Nov. 14, 2025
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” – Ephesians 4:32
Read MoreAG Marshall announces conviction of Eleventh Judicial Circuit judge for abuse of public office
Special to the News Last Friday Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the conviction of Gilbert Porterfield Self Sr., former presiding judge of Alabama’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit, on 16 felony counts and one misdemeanor. After a three-week trial, a Lauderdale County jury found Self guilty on 17 counts for using his office for personal gain, lying…
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