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Weekly The Goodwater Youth Development and Recreational Center is open to the public weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and practice days for the travel ball team are those same days from 5 to 6 p.m. Cheerleader practice is held on Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information, call 256-743-1252.…

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December 22-27, 2025

Jail population as of Dec. 27: 36 inmates Males: 29 Females: 7   ARRESTS On December 23, Sgt. Rudd arrested Latravious Laduston Gray, a citizen of Alexander City, on the charge of Failure to Appear in Court. He was processed into the Coosa County Jail with a $533 cash bond.  On December 23, Deputy Brown…

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Biblical church names

  Let’s start the new year off with biblical truth. This is my belief and not forcing it on anyone else. Read for yourselves. First, there is one God, with the capital “G;” one kind of real true “love;” and one kind of human, human beings, people, that if you can relate. If not, skip…

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After fifteen years

    When I first started writing, nearly 15 years ago, things were different. First off, newspapers were still around, doing their thing. My wife still clipped newspaper coupons. Peanuts, Dilbert, Garfield were alive and well. The Sunday newspaper was still slightly bigger than your average Waffle House. Also, Americans were reading books. Fifteen years…

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Richville VFD to host bingo January 10

  Happy New Year! Hard to believe we are starting a new year! I tried making my new year’s resolutions challenging, but hopefully attainable, so next year I can say I made them happen. One I failed at last year was reading through the entire Bible, so it’s again on my list for 2026. I…

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Community Calendar

Weekly The Goodwater Youth Development and Recreational Center is open to the public weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and practice days for the travel ball team are those same days from 5 to 6 p.m. Cheerleader practice is held on Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information, call 256-743-1252.…

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December 8-14, 2025

Jail population as of Dec. 14: 36 inmates Males: 29 Females: 7   ARRESTS On December 8, Sgt. Rudd arrested Gregory Harold Browning, a citizen of Ashland, on the charge of Failure to Appear in Court.  He was processed into the Coosa County Jail with a $436 cash bond. On December 10, Deputy Parker arrested Joseph…

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It 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…

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What 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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Community Calendar

December 19 Coosa County RSVP is hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Friday, December 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rockford Event Center, located at 333 School Street, Rockford. Come give blood and get an exclusive long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt (limited quantity). To schedule an appointment visit RedCrossBlood.org…

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