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12th annual ball drop this Friday after SHS game

Tuesday, September 26 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - When it comes to Friday night football, dropping the ball typically is not a good thing... unless you're a fan of the opposing team. But this Friday night, the Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE) is excited to drop the ball!Hundreds of balls, in...

Sylacauga’s AltaPointe Health System achieves Joint Commission Accreditation

Monday, September 25 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – AltaPointe Health System’s Sylacauga Region in east central Alabama marked a major milestone this September when it achieved Joint Commission Accreditation one year after the AltaPointe and Cheaha Regional Mental Health Center merger.Typically accreditation is awarded following a Joint Commission survey...

Sylacauga City Council approves funding for TASER units and new four-way stop

Thursday, September 21 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga City Council addressed several agenda items at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19, one approving a funding request by Police Chief Kelley Johnson for the Sylacauga Police Department to purchase additional TASER units as part of a grant application.Currently, SPD has only six...

Childersburg City Council set to meet Tuesday, Sept. 19

Saturday, September 16 by Michael Brannon

CHILDERSBURG, Ala. - The Childersburg City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. for the second time this month. A town hall meeting will immediately follow.Planned Agenda Items:Approve Mayor Wesson to procure a lease option agreement for Police vehicles...

[PHOTOS] Workout Anytime installs equipment; plans to open doors next week.

Friday, September 15 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The wait is nearly over. Sylacauga's newest gym, Workout Anytime, is set to open next week.

Sylacauga City Council meeting set for Tuesday, Sept. 19

Friday, September 15 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga City Council will meet for the second time this month on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Sylacauga Municipal Complex. A work session will be held at 5:00 p.m. prior to the meeting.Planned agenda...

Governor Ivey Announces Autocar Selects Birmingham for Truck Assembly Plant

Wednesday, September 13 by Jeremy Law

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that Hagerstown, Indiana-based Autocar will invest $120 million to expand and open a manufacturing plant in Jefferson County. The company will build heavy-duty cab-over-engine trucks in an existing one million-square-foot complex located in both Center...

SAFE praised by national Parents As Teachers organization

Saturday, September 9 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The national Parents as Teachers (PAT) organization praised Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement (SAFE) in a recent congratulatory letter for the work being done here in the Sylacauga area.SAFE is a community-based, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide meaningful opportunities for...

Magnolias to open new store in Chelsea; celebrates 25th anniversary

Thursday, September 7 by Michael Brannon

CHELSEA, Ala. - It's a place you are familiar with. It's a place where you've bought countless gifts for loved ones over the years: Magnolias Gifts & Accessories.

RadioAlabama welcomes newest team member: Account Executive Chris McLaren

Tuesday, September 5 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - RadioAlabama is growing. In August, the Sylacauga-based media organization hired its newest account executive Chris McLaren.McLaren graduated from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN with a Bachelor's of Science in Science. While at Christian Brothers, he was a member of Sigma...

BASF marks milestones with expansion of Alabama catalytic converter plant

Monday, August 28 by Jeremy Law

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - BASF has completed an investment project to expand production at its Alabama mobile catalyst manufacturing site, which has been in operation for more than four decades.

Talladega Co. unemployment rate drops to 5.5% in July

Monday, August 28 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The unemployment rate in the state of Alabama is at a near ten-year low. As recently announced by Governor Kay Ivey, Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted July unemployment rate was 4.5%. This is well below July 2016’s rate of 5.8%.