Munford News

Juanita "Nita" P. Foster, 69, of Port St. Joe, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

SALT CREEK - Prohibition-era whiskey stills dot the forest here like speckles on a bullfrog; box turtles cross dirt roads without thought of the cars that seldom pass through this northern Talladega County community; and the whishing of a 42-foot-high waterfall envelops the woods around it, drawing visitors that span generations.

Army Pvt. Steven Brent Sanders has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, ...

The Federal Land to Parks director for the National Park Service's Southeast region said he would be open to considering having a federal representative on the soon-to-be-formed Coosa River Valley Recreation Board.

Saturday night, the rhymes and good times will flow at Zinn Park as local and out-of-state hip-hop artists converge on Zinn Park for the Summer Jam, an outdoor showcase of independent music artists.

The advent of cyber-bullying has caused many parents to worry about whether their children suffer from any kind of harassment among their peers while at school or away from home.

Residents in the Sylacauga area are still looking for relief from the odor problem originating in the REEF Environmental facility outside the city, and a group appeared before the Talladega County Commission asking for help.

There's a happy orange cat done in paper cut outs and a colorful rooster ready to crow.

As Munford has grown over the years, so has the traffic in the area. In response to the changing situation, the Town Council has annexed property around the intersection of Alabama 21 and Cedars Road to facilitate the installation of a much-needed traffic light there.

The Education Trust Fund budget for next year has now passed both houses of the state legislature and has gone to the governor to be signed into law.

Bikers and hikers from various parts of the state gathered at the Sylaward Trail Saturday morning for the inaugural ride of the completed trail.

Benjie Wright makes notes during a stand-up comedy performance by Kendal Peters at the Comedy Club Stardome in Birmingham.

The Legacy Club presented 10 of Calhoun and Talladega counties up-and-coming young ladies at the club's first Debutante Cotillion at the Anniston City Meeting Center on March 7. The ladies are high school seniors from Anniston, Jacksonville, Munford, Oxford and Talladega high schools.

This week at the state capital in Montgomery continued to be a mirror image of the last several legislative sessions with the Senate managing to pass several bills while the House stayed tied in filibusters - this time over a bill to do away with the sales tax on groceries.

Local Birmingham-Southern students recently participated and earned awards in the vocal auditions and competition at the annual state chapter meeting of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

The Talladega County Emergency Management Agency logged the following damage reports caused by severe weather in Talladega County on April 2, 2009.

Sen. Jim Preuitt, D-Talladega, has introduced a bill into the state Senate that would delay the election of Talladega County's third circuit judge until the year 2016, with the winner of the election taking office the following year.

Four-plus decades does little to blunt the pain that Willie Brewster's widow, Lestine Easley, feels today.

A Munford-area teenager died in an automobile accident Sunday afternoon near Cheaha State Park.

During the darkest days of the civil rights movement, 7-year-old Willie Brewster Jr.