Area News

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   During its November meeting last Monday evening, the Rockford Utilities Board approved three items and discussed other matters during the approximately 30-minute meeting. As it does each year, the board’s agenda included “holiday bonus,” which is now called a one-time pay raise for employees. There was no discussion…

    A fire the day before Thanksgiving engulfed this historic home in Rockford. Photo courtesy of Coosa County Ambulance   Volunteers with many of the county’s volunteer fire departments responded to help control the fire, preventing it from spreading to other residences and the neighboring gas station. Photo(s) courtesy of Coosa County Ambulance  …

Shannon Allen Scott   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   A Sylacauga man was arrested last month in connection to a theft case from September. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported that on September 22, the Sheriff’s Office took a report for third-degree theft of property. Sgt. Rudd responded to the theft call on County…

Dennis Lee Mason   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   A young man from the Birmingham area was arrested last Wednesday on a charge relating to child custody. On November 13, the Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a call in the Kellyton area on information of a runaway juvenile. Law enforcement officers met with…

Special to the News   A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 9:32 a.m. Sunday, November 19, has claimed the life of a Columbiana man. Charles N. Turner, 44, was critically injured when the 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, in which he was a passenger, left the roadway and struck a tree. Turner was not using a…

  Jail population as of November 26: 32 inmates Males: 28 Females: 4   ARRESTS On November 20, Lt. Moon arrested Jared Austin Matthews of Alexander City on the charges of Domestic Harassment-Family and Violation of Protection Order. He was booked into the Coosa County Jail with a $5,000 bond. On November 21, Chief Hammond…

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   A Rockford woman was arrested last week on charges stemming from grand jury indictments. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported that in the October grand jury, three theft-related cases were presented on 24-year-old Ryeshia Whetstone. She was indicted on all three counts, and she was arrested on November 21…

Coosa County’s Alli Odom attended the Alfa Youth Leadership Conference November 13-14 at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana. The conference teaches students how to advocate for agriculture, identify their potential and step into leadership roles. The event is for ninth and tenth graders. Sponsors are Alabama Farmers Federation, Coosa County Farmers Federation, Alabama Ag Credit, and Alabama Farm Credit.…

  Special to the News   With rain again bringing relief for many of Alabama’s wildland firefighters, the Alabama Forestry Commission is easing fire restrictions across much of the state. Effective at 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, all burn restrictions will be lifted in 33 counties in the Southern half of the state. In the Northern…

  Entrepreneur, local farmer will be challenging incumbent Mike Rogers for Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District seat   Special to the News   Barron Rae Bevels of Dadeville announced that she will be running for House representative in the 3rd District, which covers 11 counties. Bevels will be challenging longtime incumbent Mike Rogers for this seat. “I am…