Area News

  This year is passing even faster than previous years. Because there were no Coosa County elections this year, I was hoping the year would pass a little slower. That isn’t happening. Memorial Day is just around the corner. Memorial Day begins what the Department of Defense calls the “101 Critical Days of Summer,” the…

  Special to the News   The Central High School English and Theatre departments collaborated to provide more than 40 students with the opportunity to attend a live performance of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival last week. “Hamlet” is part of the senior curriculum, but various Shakespeare works are read at all grade levels.  The performance provided a rare opportunity for…

Connie Hargrove     Adrian Geeting   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   Two individuals from Anniston were arrested on drug-related charges following a traffic stop. On May 5, deputies Moeser and Payton were on route patrol on U.S. Highway 231 when they observed a vehicle swerving continuously. After following the vehicle for a…

  Special to the News   On Wednesday Westwater Resources Inc., an energy technology and battery-grade natural graphite company, announced that it has received a letter of interest from US EXIM Bank for its Kellyton Graphite Plant, under the “Make More in America Initiative” and the “China and Transformational Export Program.” The letter of interest…

Justin Cole Powell   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   A Rockford man was arrested on four charges last month, including resisting arrest, following a response to an emergency call. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported that on April 11, Deputy Payton responded to a call of shots fired on County Road 59 in Rockford.…

Audio of the Rockford Town Council’s March 18 meeting:   Audio of the Rockford Town Council’s April 15 meeting: To read the article covering these meetings, click here.

John Presley   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   A Rockford man was arrested last month on charges related to placing unfounded 911 calls. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported that on April 3 the Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a 911 call from Rockwood Apartments. Upon arriving at the scene, Deputy Payton met with John…

    By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   The Sheriff’s Office has made another round of arrests for probation violations and warrants. On May 2, 27-year-old Courtney Rachelle Cook of Dothan was picked up from the Dothan Police Department and arrested for two counts of probation violation and failure to appear for first-degree theft…