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By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   During Tuesday evening’s County Commission meeting, action was taken to begin the process of potentially getting a different company to provide waste management services in the county. Two items were unanimously approved to be added to the short agenda, and one of those was presented by Commissioner Ronnie…

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer During a relatively short meeting of the County Commission, lasting only approximately 35 minutes, the commission struck two of the four new business items from its agenda and added one item, leaving them with a short agenda and only two items that saw action. As part of last Tuesday’s…

Animals, such as these two puppies, being dumped has been a longtime issue that has plagued Coosa County. It is hoped that finally having an animal shelter in the county will help alleviate this issue, with fewer animals being dumped out and left to whatever fate befalls them. Photo submitted   By Christa Jennings Senior…

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   After much discussion and debate, the County Commission will continue to meet twice each month, including a morning meeting and an evening meeting. During its last meeting December 28, the agenda included an item for “approval to discontinue Tuesday evening commission meetings held on fourth Tuesdays at 6:30…

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer During its December 16 meeting, the Board of Education approved personnel matters and also took action toward purchasing 10 new school buses for the school system. At the meeting Superintendent of Education David Stover recommended approval of a resolution for that purchase, with the resolution titled “A Resolution Authorizing…

        This current district map of Coosa County shows the population deviations, reflecting that District 1 needs to lose at least nine people in order to fall within the 5% population deviation.   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   Coosa County will undergo the redistricting process at some point in the…

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   With qualifying ending next month, the 2022 election cycle will soon be upon us again, with numerous local offices also included on next year’s ballot. For Alabama, the candidate filing deadline is no later than 5 p.m. January 28, which is 116 days before the primary election. The…

A bare ambulance originally parked outside the E-911 building in Rockford was moved and parked by the county courthouse prior to the County Commission meeting last Tuesday evening. The commission took action during that meeting to begin moving forward with the countywide ambulance service. Photo by Christa Jennings   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer…

Steve Marlow with Alabama Power presents the Town of Rockford with a $1,000 check for the Good Roots grant. Pictured from left are Town Clerk Jennifer Tindall; Town Council members Kimberly Crowe, Robert Smith, Shirley Ogle, and Cordarius Lee; Marlow; and Mayor Scott White. Photo submitted   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   Following…

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   The County Commission and other attendees spent more than 30 minutes of last Tuesday’s 2-hour meeting discussing, and at times even arguing, over the previously discussed county ambulance service. On the agenda was to approve the county applying for an ambulance grant and approval to pay 25% matching…