Area News

    1653: New Amsterdam (New York City) was incorporated as a city.   1848: The United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.   1887: The first Groundhog Day was held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.   1912: Frederick Rodman Law performed what was considered the first motion-picture stunt, parachuting from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.   1971: Idi Amin declared…

Sean of the South   I prayed for you tonight. Before bed. I’m serious. I don’t get down on my knees or do anything crazy like that. I don’t kneel. Namely, because if I knelt I wouldn’t be getting up again without the assistance of EMTs. So you might be wondering what I prayed for.…

Sharon Coffman, Board of Education member for District 4, drops off winter clothing items for Coosa’s elementary and high school students. Photo submitted by Maressa Ware   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   During the coldest of days, acts of kindness warm the heart and soul that much more, and such was the case…

Pictured from left are Brandi Lee (high school principal), Abigail Hurt, Elizabeth Clark, Kristasia Harkins, Christopher Joseph Powell, and Donna Brown (chair of Coosa County Farmers Federation Women’s Committee). Photo submitted   Third place winners in the Farm-City essay contest, Arqualis Roberson and Kirby Clark. Photo submitted   Special to the News   Coosa County schools is thankful…

  Special to the News   With great honor, Ramona Cina announces that she seeks to represent Coosa County and is a 2024 circuit clerk candidate. Having more than seven years serving in the clerk’s office as a court specialist, she is able to provide leadership with knowledge. Cina’s experience expands from both civil and…

  Special to the News   The Alabama Forestry Commission is pleased to announce that its mural in downtown Montgomery has been added to the Alabama Mural Trail. Located at 513 Madison Avenue, the new mural was unveiled last Thursday with a dedication and open house to officially kick off the agency’s Centennial Celebration. “Today…

Special to the News   A single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday, January 20, has claimed the life of a Jackson, Georgia, woman. Gi’kia B. Green, 23, the pedestrian, was fatally injured when she was struck by the 2004 Lexus ES330 driven by Pamlynn S. Montgomery, 55, of Alpine.…

Special to the News   Thousands of items; including office supplies, medical equipment, furniture, cars, trucks, and backhoes; will be up for bid in the state online surplus property auction that starts tomorrow. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will hold the auction from 7:30 a.m. Saturday, January…

Sean of the South   Nobody knows when it started. But it did. The first jar of pickles to appear on Aunt Bee’s grave in Siler City, North Carolina, showed up in 1989, the year she died. Legend states that the pickles were probably homemade. Although some claim they were store pickles. Since that fateful…