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Annual senior government field trip to capital
Special to the News Central seniors were given the opportunity to visit the three branches of state government as the Alabama legislature was starting its 2026 session. The seniors started off their day with a tour of the Alabama State Capitol led by their instructor. Students toured the former Supreme Court chamber and former House and Senate chambers…
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Read MoreCentral High School retires professional basketball player Xavier Moon’s jersey
Special to the News Xavier Moon recently left Coosa County to continue his professional basketball career, but before he departed for Canada a ceremony was held at the Belyeu Gymnasium to retire his #22 Central High School jersey during a recent home basketball game. Xavier graduated from Central High School in 2013. Some…
Read MoreRep. Rogers announces re-election campaign
Special to the News Rep. Mike Rogers, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after filing qualifying paperwork to run for reelection in 2026. “I want to thank the constituents of Alabama’s third district for their continued faith in me to represent them in Washington. I’d also like to thank…
Read MoreEagle Awareness Weekends celebrate 40th anniversary in January
By David Rainer Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources An overflow crowd is expected to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Eagle Awareness Weekends at Lake Guntersville State Park in January, and no one will be more excited about this achievement than Linda Reynolds and Renee Raney. Reynolds was the first naturalist…
Read MoreChurch Briefs
Weekly “Journey Through the Bible!” We have now started a study on “Revelation.” Join us for class held every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Unity Fellowship Church, located at 8780 Coosa Co. Rd. 56, Weogufka, 35183. For questions please call 256-391-7353 or email patgaither278@gmail.com. Everyone is welcome!
Read MoreAmerica 100 years ago
One hundred years ago, America is unrecognizable from its modern-day counterpart. Booze is illegal. Movies are silent. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s new book is a smash hit. Baseball is everything. Major League baseball is still young, only in its 28th season. Games are held in the daytime, $0.50 per ticket. Babe Ruth sucks this year. Fans…
Read MoreDiabetes during pregnancy: Watch your sugar, protect your baby
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that some women get during pregnancy. It means your blood sugar (glucose) is too high. It usually starts in the middle or late part of pregnancy, even if you didn’t have diabetes before. The good news? Most…
Read MoreBe it ever so humble
The 8-year-old boy offered to help the old man in his garden. The old widower wore a chewed up Red Man hat, and jeans with mud stains on the knees. The boy asked the random, nonsensical questions of boyhood: If the world is spinning, why can’t we feel it, Grandpa? Why does time feel slow…
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