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Man hit by car flown to UAB Hospital

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Wednesday night, portions of Ala. Highway 21 were closed due to a wreck involving a pedestrian hit by a car.A SylacaugaNews.com reporter on the scene shortly after 9:30 p.m. observed a black male on a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance. SPD... Read More.

Tenth Annual Blue Bell Trunk-or-Treat

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Blue Bell Creameries will host the Tenth Annual Trunk-or-Treat at Central Park on Thursday, October 27. The event will take place between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. Organizers say it is a great opportunity for families to come out and collect Halloween candy from local... Read More.


The Smoke Show is coming to an end

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Tony Stewart has always had a hot and cold relationship with Talladega Superspeedway. The man who garnered the nickname Smoke when he was much younger, since he’s been in NASCAR has been branded as a bad boy, and early in his... Read More.


Paranormal activity investigated at Comer Museum

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — With Halloween only days away, many Sylacauga residents are looking for haunted areas to visit. Halloween lovers should look no further than Sylacauga’s own Comer Museum.In early October, Comer Museum staff members contacted S.C.A.Re, Spirit Communications and Research of Alabama, to... Read More.

Sylacauga resident transforms into Santa Claus

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — Sylacauga resident Bryan Taunton, Pastor of ChristPoint Community Church, transforms into Sylacauga’s very own Santa Claus each holiday season. It all started in late 2015 at the Sylacauga City Schools Foundation’s “Breakfast With Santa” fundraiser, where Taunton was asked to be... Read More.