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September 26 Bibb Graves Community Center Family Game Night Bingo. Good food and great prizes. Millerville, Saturday, September 26, starting at 5 p.m. Bingo cards 50 cents each. October 1-3 Sylacauga, Marble Valley Volunteer Fire Department is now accepting donations for our 13th Annual Open House / Yard Sale Fundraising Event, which will be…
Read MoreShop local; shop small
Fall is coming, eventually. I know it is, but how long will it stay? There has been a lot of talk about how this winter will be colder than normal because of a super El Nino weather pattern traveling further south than normal. Well, that’s according to the weather simulations, which can be in…
Read MoreSept. 14-20, 2026
Jail population: 36 inmates Males: 29 Females: 7 ARRESTS On September 14, Deputy Brown arrested Bradley Jacob Vann, of Goodwater, on the charges of Criminal Mischief 3rd and Criminal Trespassing 3rd. He was processed into the Coosa County Jail on a $2,000 bond. On September 15, Deputy Payton arrested Stormie Nichole Bobo, of Goodwater,…
Read MoreOld Rock Jail museum open Sundays through Oct. 18
Well, it’s official; fall is here. Hopefully the temperatures will start to reflect the season. It’s been an extremely hot summer, so I think everyone will be welcoming the cooler weather. Congratulations to the Central Cougars on their big win over B.B. Comer. They don’t have a game this week, then they will play…
Read MoreIssues with small towns
I truly love Coosa County and Rockford, where I grew up and lived until I moved to New York and lived for many years, then moved back to Rockford. Sometimes I am happy about moving back, then again I am not, because of the attitudes. I left here very young and had no idea,…
Read MoreThe kid who peed on me
It’s been years since I swam in the Gulf. And I mean really jogged into the surf, hurled myself into the breakers, and let other, much younger swimmers pee on me. At least that’s exactly what the little swimmer next to me was doing. We were both swimming in the same crystal-blue Gulf water,…
Read MoreFishing tournament tomorrow; Providence’s revival begins Sunday
Wow, has everyone noticed the leaves that have started falling. They are not turning different colors very much yet, however. Hopefully, the days will start to get a little cooler soon, signaling it’s fall. Tonight is Homecoming for the Central Cougars! They play B.B. Comer. Come out and support them with kick-off at 7…
Read MoreLearning to spell Morgan Love
My friend Morgan is still on hospice care. I spent several days at her bedside. I played guitar for her, sitting on a chair beside her. Sometimes we held hands and just looked at each other. Talking about olden times. Like the day we first met, some years ago. I was younger. So was…
Read MoreSeptember 7-13, 2026
Jail population as of Sept. 13: 37 inmates Males: 31 Females: 6 ARRESTS On September 8, Deputy Hubbard arrested Lauren Gabriella Faust, a citizen of Rockford, on the charges of Assault 3rd Degree and Resisting Arrest. She was processed into the Coosa County Jail with a $4,000 bond. On September 9, Deputy Kelley arrested…
Read MoreCannot forget 9/11
9/11 is one day I will not, and cannot, forget, remembering all the people who were killed, especially my classmate, Mr. Jimmie Ira Holley, who was working in his office as an accountant at the Pentagon when the airplane crashed into the building. Living in New York was a bitter and sweet, great…
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