Area News
Hanover VFD to host Open House Sept. 28
Former Fire Chief Joe Jones cooking food for the Hanover VFD Open House last year. Photo submitted Dan Cina lends a hand, helping to cook and prepare food for last year’s Open House. He and former Chief Joe Jones plan to cook the food for this year’s event, as well. Photo submitted Special…
Read MoreWestwater Resources announces off-take agreement for sale of 100% of Fines graphite production from its Kellyton plant
Special to the News Westwater has now contracted with Hiller Carbon, a leading supplier of pelletized materials to the steel and foundry industries, to supply 100% of its natural graphite Fines production. With this most recent binding off-take agreement and the previously announced CSPG off-take agreements with Stellantis and SK ON, Westwater has now…
Read More2024-2025 CCCTC Chew, Chats begin
Special to the News The first Chew and Chat of the year took place in August and exposed students to college and career options within the career cluster of Human Services. Human Services is a broad cluster that prepares students for employment in pathways that relate to families and human needs. Sixteen tenth through twelfth graders attended the…
Read MoreGov. Ivey awards nearly $42 million in broadband expansion projects across Alabama
Special to the News Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $42 million for “last-mile” high-speed internet projects in 23 Alabama counties. The latest Capital Projects Fund grants will cover 2,347 miles and provide broadband availability to more than 15,000 households, businesses and community anchor institutions in the state that currently do not have access…
Read MoreSept. 9-15, 2024
Jail population as of Sept. 15: 38 inmates Males: 34 Females: 4 ARRESTS On September 9, Inv. Middlebrooks arrested David Eugene Carden, a citizen of Weogufka, on the charges of Failure to Appear in Court X 4. He was processed into the Coosa County Jail with a $2,000 bond. On September 9, Inv.…
Read MoreGeneral election information, quelling rumors
In case you have somehow missed it, we are in a presidential election year! The election will be held on November 5. On the national level, in addition to voting for president and vice president, Coosa Countians will have the opportunity to vote for U.S. House of Representatives District 6. On the Alabama state…
Read MoreAlabama Center for Health Statistics announces location change for vital record issuance in Montgomery
Special to the News Effective October 1, the Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics will no longer accept in-person requests for regular certified copies of Alabama vital records at the RSA Tower location in Montgomery. Walk-in requests for regular certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates will continue to be…
Read MoreAfter thirty years
Thirty years ago it happened. 30 years ago today. Thirty years ago my whole life changed, and I thought I’d never be okay again. It was a serene, late-summer day. I was a kid, playing outside, when the sheriff’s department cruiser pulled up to our house to deliver the news. I remember my…
Read MorePrevent mosquito bites, reduce mosquito breeding sites around home after storm events
Special to the News The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) advises caution to protect against mosquito bites after heavy rainfall and storm events. For most of the state, mosquitoes are more abundant from late spring to early fall and can transmit viruses such as West Nile virus (WNV) and Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV)…
Read MoreCamp Hill man arrested for threat to VA hospital
Special to the News A Camp Hill man was arrested Wednesday following an investigation into a threat made at a veterans hospital in Montgomery. On Wednesday, September18, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Central Alabama Veterans Medical Center located in Montgomery received a threatening call to the crisis hotline. Special agents with the Alabama Law…
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