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    Special to the News Financial relief is now available to assist timber owners in Alabama who suffered damages from the southern pine beetle this summer. On Monday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that all 67 Alabama counties have been approved for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)…

    Special to the News Financial relief is now available to assist timber owners in Alabama who suffered damages from the southern pine beetle this summer. On Monday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that all 67 Alabama counties have been approved for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)…

Special to the News Secretary of State Wes Allen is making Alabamians aware that the sample ballots for the November 5 general election are now available on the secretary of state’s website: www.AlabamaVotes.gov. “Sample ballots for all 67 counties have been made publicly available on our website, www.AlabamaVoes.gov. I would encourage all Alabamians to review these sample ballots as they get ready to head…

  The emails came after I wrote a 500-word prayer for Hurricane Helene victims. I had no idea my words would invite so many different opinions on God. I received emails from exotic places all over the world, including Illinois. “Sean, you’re an IDIOT!” writes one emailer. “How can you believe that your prayer will…

Laraun Darby   Kelly Hernandez   Christopher Gregory   Macey Lane   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   A house party earlier this month ultimately led to four arrests for various charges, including a drug-related charge and a charge related to underage drinking for the host of the party. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported…

    Coosa County native and Auburn University student Alli Broom received a $1,750 scholarship from the Alabama Farmers Agriculture Foundation and the Coosa County Farmers Federation. Broom was recognized during the Alabama Farmers Federation scholarship reception September 23 at Lazenby Farms in Auburn. Broom is a senior studying ecological engineering. From left are Federation…

Kyle David Wentzell   By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   A Goodwater man was arrested last Thursday on drug-related charges following a traffic stop. Chief Deputy Scott Hammond reported that on September 19, Sgt. Ward conducted a traffic stop in the Kellyton area on a vehicle with a switched tag. Upon stopping, Ward confronted…

Chief Petty Officer Dannielle Flournoy   Special to the News By Megan Brown Navy Office of Community Outreach Chief Petty Officer Dannielle Flournoy, a native of Alexander City, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Fleet Weather Center (FWC) Norfolk. Flournoy graduated from Benjamin Russell High School in 2008. Additionally, Flournoy earned an associate degree in…

By Christa Jennings Senior Staff Writer   The Sheriff’s Office recently made two arrests in unrelated cases for a grand jury indictment and an outstanding warrant, with both individuals being picked up from other agencies. On September 9, Deputy Payton went to Clay County Jail and picked up Charles Danny Rainwater on a grand jury…