Area News
SAFE providing opportunities for Central students
Special to the News Submitted by Jacques Mitchell Central High School (CHS) was excited to offer rising students the opportunity to receive workforce skills through the continued partnership with The Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE) Workforce Ready! (WFR!) Program. This opportunity was available this summer to the high school’s upcoming freshmen, sophomores,…
Read MoreCommunity leaders, supporters greet Coosa County students as they head back to school
Special to the News With full backpacks and smiles, students headed back to school last Thursday. School staff were not the only ones greeting students and families with smiles, hand shakes and high fives, however. Thank you to the community members who came out to welcome the students back to school, including the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office, Empowered to…
Read MoreAuburn man arrested on DUI, drug charges
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer An Auburn man was arrested on drug-related charges following a call from a concerned driver. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported that on July 17, Deputy Parker received a call regarding an erratic driver on U.S. Highway 280. Parker caught up to the driver and witnessed his erratic driving. He…
Read MoreKellyton man arrested for marijuana
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer Attempting to serve outstanding warrants led to the arrest of a Kellyton man on multiple drug-related charges. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported that on July 23, Deputy Payton was attempting to serve multiple warrants at a Kellyton residence. When he knocked on the door no one answered, but…
Read MoreWestwater Resources announces EXIM approval of $25 million loan to advance Kellyton Graphite Plant
EXIM’s financing of Westwater’s Alabama Graphite Project represents a significant milestone for the most advanced American battery-grade natural graphite processing plant Special to the News On Monday, August 10, Westwater Resources Inc., an energy technology and battery-grade natural graphite company, announced that the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has approved a $25…
Read MoreTraffic stop leads to drug arrest
By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer A traffic stop late last month resulted in the arrest of a Sylacauga man on drug-related charges, including methamphetamine. On July 25, Deputy Kelley was patrolling County Road 49 near County Road 511 when he observed a vehicle driving erratically. Kelley proceeded to conduct a traffic stop, and while…
Read MoreADOC arrests contract employee at St. Clair
Special to the News Last Friday, August 7, agents with the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) Narcotics and Law Enforcement Services Divisions arrested Kendra Threatt, a contract kitchen employee, on charges of custodial sexual misconduct. The arrest is the result of an investigation into allegations of prohibited activities involving an inmate at St.…
Read MoreADOC employee arrested in Clayton on contraband charges
Special to the News On Wednesday, August 12, Emanie Simone Desirae Brascom, an Alabama Department of Corrections correctional security guard at Ventress Correctional Facility, was arrested on contraband charges. The arrest is the result of an ongoing narcotics investigation that began in June. It was determined that Brascom was conspiring with an ADOC inmate…
Read MoreThe queen of Savannah
Tonight, we walk the streets of Savannah with royalty. Traffic does not part when she walks by. Her unwitting subjects, trudging along the sidewalks, do not pay her a genuflecting glance. When they see her, they do not even recognize her sacred station. But they smile just the same. For one cannot help but…
Read MoreAugust 3-9, 2026
Jail population as of August 9: 43 inmates Males: 33 Females: 10 ARRESTS On August 4, Lt. Moon arrested Patricia Ann Gardner, a citizen of Sylacauga, on the charge of Receiving Stolen Property 1st. She was processed into the Coosa County Jail with a $15,000 bond. On August 5, Deputy Payton arrested Landen Kane…
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