Education
Central students enjoy Prom 2026, Hollywood Red Carpet
Special to the News It was a beautiful night as the sun set with family and friends who came out for the Central High School lead-out ceremony for Prom 2026 at the White Orchid right here in Coosa County. After bidding their family and friends farewell, the students made their way inside the…
Read MoreCentral Cougar baseball program celebrates senior night
Special to the News The Central Cougar baseball program celebrated their seniors at their season closing game last Tuesday. The pre-game ceremony started by recognizing the senior press box operator Caden Miller, who has volunteered with the Cougar baseball program for four years. Caden will be attending Jefferson State to earn his lineman certification. We then recognized our…
Read MoreConservation contest winners
The students of Central Elementary School and Central High School have been busy learning about the importance of soil. They created posters for the Coosa County Conservation District’s annual poster contest. This year’s theme was “Soil. Where It All Begins.” The posters were outstanding. We are thankful to Janice Kilgore at the Conservation office for…
Read More“Alex City Outlook” names Central’s Richard Bell Boys Basketball Coach of the Year for second consecutive year
Congratulations to Central High School boys basketball coach Richard Bell for being named “The Alexander City Outlook’s” Coach of the Year once again. The March 26 article by Samuel Higgs in the “Alex City Outlook” credits Bell with taking his team to the playoffs for a third year in a row. As noted in…
Read MoreStudents enjoy free book fair thanks to Literacy Everywhere!
Remember going to the Book Fair as a student? There were so many books to choose from, but you only had a certain amount you could spend. Fast forward to this week when Central High School students participated in a book fair that was entirely free. The only rule was that students must take five books.…
Read MoreCentral High School holds third nine-weeks awards celebration, ceremony
Students who received awards for Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance were treated to a celebration of pizza, cake and punch courtesy of SGA before going to the third nine-weeks Awards Ceremony. Thank you to Ms. Phillips for getting us a special deal on the pizza, Dr. Watson for picking up the pizzas and counselor Wade…
Read MoreTynlee Best drives five runners home in Lady Cougars victory over Winterboro
Special to the News By GameChanger Media Tynlee Best drove in five runs on three hits to lead Central past Winterboro 27-6. Best hit a home run in the third, scoring three; hit a sacrifice fly in the first, scoring one; and singled in the second, scoring one. Central jumped out to the lead in…
Read MoreCentral High School enjoys annual talent show
On March 28, Jobs for Alabama Graduates (JAG) students presented their annual talent show. This year’s theme was “Coosa’s Got Talent,” drawing inspiration from “America’s Got Talent.” JAG juniors and seniors helped with sign-ups, decorating, security, gathering judges, MCing, and even performing in the talent show. We had an outstanding halftime…
Read MoreCentral SGA member interviews candidates for Alabama agriculture commissioner, lieutenant governor
Central SGA member Christopher Prowell recently interviewed Ron Sparks, a candidate for Alabama agriculture commissioner, and Phillip Ensler, candidate for lieutenant governor, via telephone. By Christopher Prowell Sparks, a candidate for Alabama agriculture commissioner, is from Fort Payne, where he graduated from Fort Payne High School. After high school he served his country as…
Read MoreCentral baseball continues to rack up wins
Central Cougars cling to victory as Comer nearly erases 7-run deficit By GameChanger Media Despite seeing their 7-run lead whittled down by the end, Central still held off for an 8-6 victory on Monday. Comer closed the gap by scoring on a single, a single, a double, and a line out. Central…
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