Area News

  These aren’t my stories, but I’m going to tell them. Let’s call her Dana. Dana was going for a walk near her home. It was a dirt road. Her high-school reunion was coming up; she was getting into shape. A truck pulled beside her. He slowed down. He rolled his window open; he asked…

  Special to the News   Coosa Upward was started in March of 2022 to bring a county-wide, year-round, youth sports experience to the youth of Coosa County. The program is unique in that it aims to provide athletic, spiritual, mental, and social growth to its participants while functioning as an all-volunteer organization within the county. We are thankful…

    Special to the News   A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 7:56 p.m. Saturday, March 2, has claimed the life of a Talladega man. Cameron S. Gaston, 32, was fatally injured when the 2009 Ford Focus that he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Gaston was not using a seat…

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   With the election coming up Tuesday and including a local referendum on the ballots relating to the Coosa County Ambulance service, the County Commission and Coosa EMS have been busy helping get information out to the public. EMS Director Hollie Osbourn, EMS crew members, commissioners, and others have…

Special to the News   Conservative activist Ann Eubank has done many things during her lifetime; however, no issue has been more important to her than excellence in education. She retired to become an unpaid full-time citizen lobbyist after witnessing what her grandson was being taught in school. Eubank has dedicated the last 15 years…

  Special to the News   Republican Charlotte Meadows is seeking the Republican nomination for State Board of Education, District 3. “Education in Alabama is my driving passion. For too long we have suffered at the bottom of national rankings,” Meadows said. “What we have been doing the last 30 years has not worked. It…

Special to the News   The Coosa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council and its partners will be presenting a program concerning services and assistance the local USDA agencies offer. The workshop will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the J. D. Thompson Alumni Association Building, 1854 Coosa County Road 93, Kellyton,…

Special to the News   A marine-related incident that occurred at approximately 3:17 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, has claimed the life of a Sylacauga man. Derek V. Egnor, 56, was critically injured while operating a 1997 Alum Craft bass boat on Lay Lake near the Glovers Ferry boat ramp in Talladega County. While operating the…