Community

  This month of March I pay tribute to a very dear friend, Elsie Riggins, for Women’s History Month. I honor her with the entire column, in memories of a real, true, honest, down-to-earth friend who left us in March of 2020. I miss her and still laugh about things we shared with each other,…

  Wow, I am still tired! Butch and I were part of the Union Square trash pick-up crew on Saturday, which was very successful, just to have people throw more trash out the next day. Butch and I picked up from Union Square Church on County Road 18 and 40 to Highway 231, County Road…

  Last week I submitted my column, but for some reason it got stuck in my outbox. Imagine my surprise when I opened the E-Edition of the paper and no column! So, this is a revised version. I hope everyone is enjoying the “spring forward” time, NOT! I understand now why my granny didn’t participate;…

  We’re looking forward to having a new business open in downtown Equality. The building at 546 Highway 9 (on the corner of County Road 307) has new owners, and they have already started to move in. They have laid down a new gravel driveway, repaired their fence, and along with many other updates, they…

February 8-April 12 Free tax preparation and filing: Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama is once again offering free tax services to Coosa County residents. The service will be available this year at the Rockford Methodist Church building, located north of the four-way stop at 9922 U.S. Highway 231, Rockford. Coosa County residents can visit the…

  How many of you are watching or reading less news than you previously watched/read? I don’t know about you, but I have greatly decreased the amount of news I watch or check on during the day. I stopped all news magazine subscriptions years ago because they all turned into “not news magazines.” Now before…

  Last night I had a dream about a stray dog. Lonely, hungry, pregnant…amazing how that happens. Some careless people made a few mistakes and another animal suffered. I couldn’t go back to sleep. I got really worked up about the real problem in our community. Dennis and Debbie Hill, my heroes, brought us together…

  This past Saturday, March 4, was the monthly “First Saturday” for the Equality Volunteer Fire Department. They had grilled hamburger and hot dog plates available, a bake sale and a rummage sale. While I know I put this in every week, we need our fire department. It is a great benefit to the community,…