$46.6 million awarded to help low-income residents with heating costs Tuesday, December 18 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital TeamMONTGOMERY, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey on Friday awarded $46.6 million in grants to assist low-income families in Alabama with energy bills.
Coosa County student arrested Thursday for making terrorist threat Monday, March 12 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital TeamCOOSA COUNTY, Ala. - In a Facebook post on Friday, March 9, the Coosa County Sheriff's Department announced they responded to threats made against the Coosa County School System.
Coosa Co. escaped inmate holds Elmore Co. family at gunpoint; steals mini-van Monday, November 20 by Jeremy LawROCKFORD, Ala. - On Monday afternoon at 2:30, 27-year-old Shane Anthony Vernon, a resident of Rockford, escaped form the Coosa County Jail for the second time in a matter of weeks. His story made national headlines, even appearing on national network news.
Coosa County Sheriffs Office captures escaped inmate Monday, October 30 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital TeamROCKFORD, Ala. - An escaped inmate has been re-captured by the Coosa County Sheriff Department.
Sylacauga Chamber event to feature local outdoor resources Monday night Monday, May 22 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Coosa County Chamber of Commerce to promote tourism at Flagg Mountain in Weogufka at its Tails from the Trails event.Flagg Mountain, first constructed in the 1930s as an Alabama Sate Park, has... Read More.
Moderate population growth forecast for Alabama by 2040, many counties declining Friday, April 14 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The University of Alabama's Center for Business and Economic Research has released a report estimating the state's population changes by county through 2040.Although overall population is expected to grow by 11.3%, Talladega County's may drop by 5.6% or 6,849 people, yet... Read More.
Coosa County graphite samples shipped to multiple Department of Defense battery providers Wednesday, January 11 by Jeremy LawTORONTO, Ontario. - Alabama Graphite Corp. (AGC) announced that it has manufactured and shipped samples of its battery ready graphite to two U.S. based potential end users. The samples included two specifications of its Coated Spherical Purified Graphite (CPSG) and two specifications of the... Read More.
Coosa County mining project to tap America’s largest graphite deposits Wednesday, December 21 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The future of America's battery power is here, just south of Sylacauga.In 2012, a Canadian-based company acquired mineral rights to old graphite mines last used during World War II, and its Alabama Graphite Company Inc. plans to mine and process battery-ready... Read More.