“I believe everyone had cabin fever and decided to get out on this beautiful day. Since we’re so close to Thanksgiving, I think lots of people showed up, too, for the fresh produce for their dinner on Thanksgiving. You could even get your desert, whether it’s a cake or pie.”
As the owner and operator of Mountain Troll Foraging, Colin Dunahee is feeling growing pressure from a federal government that reserves the right to regulate the freewheeling mushroom trade and a state government that hasn’t set up any sort of licensing for foragers to hunt mushrooms legally.
Tom Roberts, executive director of the Greater Coosa Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the weather was just right for the fun event as a large crowd came out to watch the lighting and enjoy the holiday spirit in downtown Childersburg.
Organized by about a dozen local churches from the greater Talladega area, this community-wide celebration will include a youth drama, a huge holiday chorus with vocalists from the organizing churches and a thankful message of hope and goodwill for our community, according to a press release.
St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell pronounced all four victims, one adult and three children, dead at the scene at 8 p.m. Friday. The cause of death was blunt trauma and excessive heat.
Alabama State Trooper Cpl. Jimmy Harrell said a commercial truck traveling east and carrying “an explosive liquid” lost control, overturned and slid into the westbound lanes of the highway at 7:53 a.m. Harrell said the truck collided with an SUV, killing the driver and the child.
There are at least three confirmed fatalities and others who are injured and have been transported for medical attention.
More than 30,000 registered St. Clair County voters participated in this election, compared to the 19,000 who voted four years ago in the midterm. Bowling said there are just over 61,000 registered voters in St. Clair, so 48.5 percent turned out to vote in this election.
The Daily Home and St. Clair Times are accepting cash, check and credit/debit card donations now through Friday, Dec. 7. The donation form in Saturday’s Daily Home is on page 4A.
According to Talladega County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Calvin Miller, the new building will be 100,000 square feet, like the old one, with a price tag of about $2 million. About half of that will come from an interest-free loan from Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC).
According to Sgt. Mike Jones, the burglary took place sometime between last Saturday and the Sunday before that, Nov. 4 and Nov. 10.
This game should be plenty of fun to watch for fans not emotionally invested in either squad.
That kind of drive and positive vision is infectious and is a welcome presence in Talladega, where optimism comes only in spurts. Thursday’s reopening is a turn for the better.
Frank Buck is the author of Get Organized!: Time Management for School Leaders and was named to "Global Gurus Top 30" for 2017 and 2018 in the time management category.
The concert follows the Marble City Christmas Parade. Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m. at Perryman Hall followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary.
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