Month: December 2024

It’s Christmas Parade Season!

When December rolls around, most every city, big and small celebrates the season with a festive parade. And there’s a way to watch most every one of them. Actually, it’s a place, our place on streaming tv – GCV-TV on Roku has a pair of crews out & about across the region, brining Christmas Parades to where you watch streaming tv. Here’s a sample of our crews at work:

Alexander City Christmas Parade from the “TGOIS” channel, hosted by Randy Clark

Piedmont Christmas Parade from The “Out & About” channel, hosted by Eddy Reese

All in all we’re expecting to air well over a dozen different Christmas Parades from all across the Greater Coosa Valley & beyond, north & south. Okay, here’s where you find them on GCVTV:

On the south end of the region, go to GCV-TV on Roku. Scroll over to the right for the “TGOIS” channel & click on it with your remote control. You’ll find all the south end Christmas parades, along with lots of other great local events.

On the north end of the region, go to GCV-TV on Roku. Scroll over to the right for the “Out & About” channel with Alabama Ambassador, Eddy Reese! Eddy has a couple of other channels on the network – Outdoors Alabama & Blessed to be a Light.

If you love Christmas music, we have several good “live” channels for that. Under the Wave Music Channels, you’ll find 24/7 Christmas music, from hymns to carols to classics to pop & country Christmas classics!

We also feature the “Christmas Concerts & Contatas” from choirs & musicians from across the region. And as we go through December, we’ll be on the lookout for and adding even more musical Christmas events! If you know of any, hit us up with a message or a link on our GCVTV Facebook page!

And while you’re there, you might want to check out all the channels under the “Good Old Days – GOD-TV” banner. Wow! Just Wow! Classic movies, including Christmas movies – We’re busy adding more… Find about a hundred or so On-Demand classic tv & cartoon channels under “GCV-TV Classic TV,” plus “GCV-Delicious” channels & “GCV-TV Lifestyle” channels.

And the best part of everything we offer on GCV-TV on Roku, it’s ALL family-friendly programming. You don’t have to worry about shows that are “rude” or “offensive” for you or your family.

Childersburg Council consolidates municipal polling sites

Watch the meeting video &/or read the accounts of the meeting below:

With approval of Ordinance 1147, the Childersburg designated the R.S. Limbaugh Community Center as the municipal polling site for all qualified electors within the corporate limits of Childersburg.

The vote removes the Ward C Pleasant Valley polling place and sends those voters to the Limbaugh Center. Mayor Ken Wesson noted, “The only elections we use that polling place are municipal elections. All voters in our community and beyond vote at the Limbaugh Center for every other election.”

No cost transportation will be available for any voter needing the service, via the Childersburg transportation system.

In other New Business, Resolution 2024-26 approved an agreement with Misti Martin for gymnastics/cheer instruction at the Rec Annex adjacent to John Cox Stadium.

Passage of Resolution 2024-27 approved a local match of $51,367 for FY2026 for the East Alabama Commission 5311 rural transit program.

Outdoor lighting is coming to the newly-built Pickleball Court. Resolution 2024-28 awarded the installation contract to Pearson Electric in the amount of $4,656.05 from Fund 65 – Direct Support. Mayor Wesson noted that existing supports for much of the lighting re already in place.

The Council approved Resolution 2024-29, which means a new state-of-the-art Theromplastic Polyoletin roof system as part of the new Police & Judicial Building renovations on Highway 280. The bid was awarded to Mitchell Roofing LLC in the amount of $69,250 under public works bid law. Mayor Wesson was authorized to execute documents for the agreement.

Approval was given for the purchase of a Kyocera Ecosys Copier/Scanner for the Municipal Court Office in the amount of $1,050 from Fund 11, along with a maintenance agreement of $15.30 monthly.

Firefighter Brett Lunsford was approved to move from full-time permanent to part-time temporary as needed with no change in pay rate.

The Council approved payment of invoices in the amount of $70,959.96.

The next regular Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

“Christmasburg” makes its official debut during annual Tree Lighting

The City of Childersburg gathered a great crowd for their annual Tree Lighting and related holiday activities in “Downtown Christmasburg.”

Starting at the historic Butler-Harris-Rainwater House, the city’s official tree was lit, along with lots of hot Chocolate, the Grace Baptist Choir, and even a Live Nativity scene.

The festivities then moved down 1st Street for Smores with the VHS Baseball team, downtown shopping, Whoville in Kiwanis Park, a train ride, and of course, Sant Claus himself!

The Childersburg Christmas Parade is scheduled for Thursday, December 12th, starting 6:00 p.m.