Lee Perryman, Author at Sylacauga News

Sylacauga City Schools Start and Dismissal Times

Wednesday, August 11 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - With the 2021-2022 school year now underway, schedules are as follows.Indian Valley Elementary School:Morning car rider drop-off begins at 7:20 a.m. Students should go directly to their teacher’s classroom. Staff will be stationed throughout the school to assist.All students in Kindergarten... Read More.

Talladega County Sheriff issues BOLO for Timothy Allen Smith

Wednesday, August 11 by Lee Perryman

TALLADEGA, Ala. - The Talladega County Sheriff's Office has requested assistance from the public in locating Timothy Allen Smith, wanted for questioning in the investigation of a felony that took place in the Talladega area on June 11, 2021.Anyone with information about Smith is... Read More.

Charter Spectrum customers suffer through another major service outage on Tuesday

Tuesday, August 10 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Charter Spectrum's cable, internet, and telephone services failed in Sylacauga, Childersburg, Chelsea, and Talladega on Tuesday afternoon, disrupting thousands of residences and businesses for several hours.The issue was reportedly due to a fiber line cut on Alabama State Route 119, severing... Read More.

52-year old serving 20-year sentence escapes from Childersburg facility

Tuesday, August 10 by Lee Perryman

CHILDERSBURG, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Corrections has reported the escape of 52-year-old Donald Wayne Graham Jr. from its Childersburg Community Based Facility and Community Work Center at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10.Graham, a 5'11", 258 lb., white male with gray... Read More.

New assistant principals named at Sylacauga High and Pinecrest Elementary

Friday, August 6 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Two new assistant principals have been named to fill leadership roles in Sylacauga's school system.Shannon Galamore, the new assistant principal at Sylacauga High School with 26 years of teaching experience, is a National Board Certified teacher and served as an instructional... Read More.

Sylacauga schools welcome 44 new employees

Friday, August 6 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala - With the 2021-2022 school year about to begin, Sylacauga's city schools have formally welcomed 44 new employees.Indian Valley Elementary School: Kristina Haynes, Salle Pritchett, and Calvin Smith (Kindergarten); Anna Browning, Anna Hewett, Sheilla McEwen, and Rebecca Paterson (1st Grade); Hailey Baumgartner... Read More.

Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce named Accredited Alabama Chamber

Friday, August 6 by Lee Perryman

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce was among eight local chambers named Accredited Alabama Chambers of Commerce by the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama this week. The announcement was made at the CCAA’s summer convention in Point Clear.The Accredited Alabama... Read More.

One person killed in four-vehicle crash in Chelsea

Friday, August 6 by Lee Perryman

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A four-vehicle crash at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5, claimed the life of an Oxford woman.Kristan Bell, age 29, was killed when her vehicle was struck by a truck driven by Allen Montel Barefield, 22, of Sylacauga. Bell,... Read More.

Nationwide Emergency Alert Test set for Aug. 11, with messages sent to TVs, radios, and cell phones

Thursday, August 5 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a national test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts beginning at 1:20 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Aug. 11.You’ll hear or see the Emergency... Read More.

16-year-old charged with Capital Murder in Alpine Death

Thursday, July 29 by Lee Perryman

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Christopher Zavon Jamerson has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the death of William Gerry Taylor at the 4 Way Grocery on Plant Rd. in Alpine.The 16-year-old, also of Alpine, is being held with no bond at the Talladega... Read More.

Alpine man killed when truck runs off road into Logan Martin Lake

Saturday, July 3 by Lee Perryman

ALPINE, Ala. – A 68-year-old Alpine man was killed in a single-vehicle accident at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Friday.Arthur Willis died when the truck he was driving left the Logan Martin Dam Road one mile west of Alpine, struck an embankment, and came... Read More.

Miss Alabama crowned; two Sylacaugans among Top 12

Sunday, June 13 by Lee Perryman

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Two Sylacauga natives and Sylacauga High School graduates were ranked among the top 12 semifinalists in this year's Miss Alabama competition in Birmingham.Caitlyn McTier, Miss Hoover, a former Miss Sylacauga and a University of Alabama graduate, finished as fourth runner-up. McTier... Read More.

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Author: Lee Perryman

Sylacauga City Schools Start and Dismissal Times

Talladega County Sheriff issues BOLO for Timothy Allen Smith

Charter Spectrum customers suffer through another major service outage on Tuesday

52-year old serving 20-year sentence escapes from Childersburg facility

New assistant principals named at Sylacauga High and Pinecrest Elementary

Sylacauga schools welcome 44 new employees

Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce named Accredited Alabama Chamber

One person killed in four-vehicle crash in Chelsea

Nationwide Emergency Alert Test set for Aug. 11, with messages sent to TVs, radios, and cell phones

16-year-old charged with Capital Murder in Alpine Death

Alpine man killed when truck runs off road into Logan Martin Lake

Miss Alabama crowned; two Sylacaugans among Top 12

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