Students participate in Automotive Chew and Chat trip
Central technical students who are in the Automotive Program Career Path at Coosa County Schools recently participated in a Chew and Chat trip. The first stop was the United Postal Service (UPS) Distribution Center in Sylacauga to observe how packages move from arrival to delivery within the local service area. During the tour, students learned how shipments are unloaded, sorted, scanned,…
Read MoreThe great festival of people
Sometimes you meet people. People you feel like you’ve met before. Strangers whom you’ve mysteriously known all your life. Somehow. You can’t explain this sensation. You can’t understand why you feel such profound connection with new faces. It’s almost as if we are all leaves, sprouting on the same tree branch. We have always been…
Read MoreIRS Criminal Investigation Atlanta Field Office officials use Valentine’s Day to highlight romance fraud
Special to the News On Feb. 14, people around the world will celebrate Valentine’s Day as a time to express romantic feelings and appreciation for loved ones. For the special agents at the IRS Criminal Investigation Atlanta Field Office, Valentine’s Day is also a time to remind people to look out for criminals who take…
Read MoreCommunities need invested representation
OK, thinking maybe I need to back off on writing community columns because a second week in a row I started writing my political opinion instead of about the nothing that really happens in Equality and Nixburg other than the happenings at my homestead. I will just say that I want an invested community member…
Read MoreAG Marshall announces Court of Criminal Appeals upholds unlawful possession of a firearm, intentional murder conviction in Tuscaloosa County
Special to the News Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Terek Jerome Herron-Antone, 37, of Duncanville, for unlawful possession of a firearm and intentional murder. Herron-Antone was convicted in the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court on January 16, 2025. The evidence at trial showed that in the early…
Read MoreServe and Protect Review: February 2-8, 2026
Jail population as of Feb. 8: 51 inmates Males: 42 Females: 9 ARRESTS On February 4, Chief Hammond arrested Clifford Bernard Ellis, a citizen of Birmingham, on the charge of Failure to Appear in Court. He was processed into the Coosa County Jail with a $500 bond. On February 4, Chief Hammond arrested Lacey Page…
Read MoreA lot of people are upset
David waited for me on Monday morning. He abandoned all formalities and quickly said he was upset over my sermon the day before. “You criticized Ronald Reagan, and I didn’t like it,” he said. “And other people didn’t like it, either.” Since no one else ever talked with me about the matter, I have no…
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Kellyton residents show opposition to proposed quarry
By Christa Jennings Senior staff writer Prior to its regular monthly Town Council meeting Tuesday, the Town of Kellyton held a public meeting regarding the proposed quarry and voicing opposition to the project. All five Town Council members were present for the meeting, with Mayor Johnny Sharpe absent because of illness. Other elected officials in…
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