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Father Mac Paul Abraham memorialized with 51st SCS Foundation Chair

Thursday, November 15 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – On Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, those who Father Mac Paul Abraham ministered to and those whose lives he impacted helped to memorialize and remember him with a Sylacauga City Schools Foundation educational chair.

Sylacauga elementary Art teacher receives state honor

Tuesday, November 6 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Alabama Art Education Association has honored Jack Vest as the Elementary Art Teacher of the Year for Alabama. Vest is a third year elementary Art teacher at Sylacauga City Schools, working with all students at Indian Valley and Pinecrest Elementary.

SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture Series: “Lost and Found”

Monday, November 5 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - On Wednesday, Nov. 7, the much-loved storyteller, Dolores Hydock, will present the last SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture Series at the B.B. Comer Memorial Library.

Troops to Teachers Program: Stillman College awarded $400,000 Defense Department Teaching Grant

Tuesday, October 30 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

Montgomery, Ala. – Stillman College has officially been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Alabama State Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Defense, to recruit military veterans for second careers as public school teachers.

Alabama students are applying to college for Alabama College Application Week

Monday, October 29 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Thousands of Alabama students are taking the next step in their promising futures this week. They are applying to top colleges and universities nationwide during Alabama College Application Week 2018 – October 29 through November 2.

University of Alabama celebrates historic fundraising year

Monday, October 29 by Jeremy Law

The University of Alabama set another fundraising record for gifts and pledges received, raising $224.3 million from more than 62,300 donors during the fiscal year that concluded Sept. 30. The University shattered the previous record by almost $104 million, representing an increase in giving of about... Read More.

National Honor Society inducts 56 new members

Thursday, October 25 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - In a formal ceremony held at the Sylacauga High School auditorium, 56 new members were inducted into the National Honor Society, and 37 new members were inducted into the Junior Scholastic Society.

SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture Series: “It Came Like a Cyclone”

Tuesday, October 23 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

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.

Alabama Department of Education Announces New Weather Notification System

Friday, October 19 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

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

Wednesday, October 17 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

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.

Local educators to participate in Workforce Academy

Monday, October 15 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Local educators from Sylacauga City Schools will participate in a series of Educator Workforce Academy events sponsored by the Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce and the East AlabamaWorks Regional Workforce Development Council.

SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture Series: “Alabama, the River State”

Friday, October 12 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Renowned Champion of Alabama Rivers, Bill Deutsch, will present the SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at B.B. Comer Memorial Library. Bill Deutsch, a retired Auburn University aquatic ecologist, has spent the last thirty years exploring and championing Alabama’s rivers. He came... Read More.

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