Childersburg News

Former Talladega County Jail Administrator Ken Flowers was sworn in Friday afternoon by Circuit Judge Bo Hollingsworth as the county's second chief deputy.

Saturday's rain dampened the Grits Festival festivities at Kymulga Grist Mill but not the spirits of the Childersburg Historic Preservation Commission.

Youth from Calvary Baptist Church in Childersburg gathered at Gary and Jo Ann Morris' house Saturday and cleaned the yard and helped put on a new metal roof.

Police Chief Shane Burnette tendered his resignation to Mayor B.J. Meeks at City Hall Tuesday at about 3 p.m. Although Burnette will remain on the payroll for two weeks, Chief Investigator Lt.