Oak Grove among those awarded Community Development Block Grants
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey on Friday awarded almost $17.8 million in Community Development Block Grants to improve 54 Alabama towns, cities and counties.
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Talladega County Sheriff’s Office to hold free firearms safety course
TALLADEGA COUNTY, Ala. - The Talladega County Sheriff's Office announced it will be offering another free Citizens Firearms Course next month.
SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture Series: “It Came Like a Cyclone”
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - On Wednesday, October 24, "It Came Like a Cyclone: Alabama and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic" will be the subject of the SouthFirst Bank Lecture Series at the B.B. Comer Library.
Patient Care Academy celebrates ribbon cutting ceremony
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Patient Care Academy had a grand opening ribbon cutting Wednesday.
Greyhound Lines, Inc. celebrated bus stop grand opening
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Greyhound Lines, Inc. had a ribbon cutting Wednesday for its new bus stop at Allen's Food Mart on Hwy 280.
Alabama breaks records in September: Record high number of jobs, and record high number of people employed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama has once again broken employment and job records. In September, wage and salary employment reached a record high, and the number of people counted as working was also a record high, for the fifth month in a row.
Talladega County Commission proposed agenda – Oct. 22, 2018
TALLADEGA COUNTY, Ala. - The Talladega County Commission will meet for the second time this month tonight, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.
Alabama Department of Education Announces New Weather Notification System
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Wednesday was nationally observed as Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day by the National Weather Service. With that in mind, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) has a new system to keep the public abreast of inclement weather notifications. Postings of... Read More.
Alabama is stagnant while the nation sees downturn in ACT scores
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s performance on the most recent round of ACT testing follows the same trend as the rest of the nation with stagnant progress and needed improvement in reading, math and science. This, according to The Condition of College and Career Readiness... Read More.
Childersburg City Council meeting report – Oct. 16, 2018
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. - The Childersburg City Council met at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
Pet of the Week, Oct. 16, 2018 – River
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Meet River, the SylacaugaNews.com and Mutt Cuts pet of the week.
Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative taking donations for Hurricane Michael relief
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative is asking for donations to provide relief for those who have been affected by Hurricane Michael.
