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SHS Marching Aggie Band to host ‘haunted band room’ event Monday and Tuesday
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - To get in the spirit of Halloween, the Sylacauga High School Marching Aggie Band has some spooky spirit of its own.
Monday, Oct. 30 and Tuesday, Oct. 31, you have the opportunity to Survive the Haunted Band Room at Sylacauga High School...only... Read More.
Pinecrest Elementary embarks on One School, One Book campaign
This month Pinecrest Elementary School will be embarking on a special project, an all-school book club called One School, One Book, according to principal Debbie Barnett. Every Pinecrest family will receive a copy of the same book and will be asked to read it together... Read More.
Earle A. Rainwater Library to Host “Meet the Authors and Children’s Story Time” Event
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. - Earle A. Rainwater Memorial Library will host a "Meet The Authors and Children's Story Time" event, featuring members of Central Alabama Writers' Guild and Alliance (CAWGA) on Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. The event is open to... Read More.
Woodmen Life supports B. B. Comer Memorial Library Foundation
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Faye Allen and Debbie Pearce, representing Woodmen Life, Chapter 1137, presented a gift to the B. B. Comer Memorial Library Foundation to support the programs and services of the Comer Library.
Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, Jessica Baeder, visits Sylacauga
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Building on her platform “Healthy Food For All,” Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018, Jessica Baeder, has been named Youth Ambassador for the Get Healthy Talladega County's After School and Summer Meal Initiative.
Sylacauga City Schools Foundation honors Williams Family with Chair Presentation
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga City Schools Foundation presented the 49th Chair honoring Anne Williams Taylor, her twin brother, the late William E. Williams, Jr., and their parents, the late William E. and Mary Land Williams. The chair was a generous gift presented by... Read More.
Sylacauga City Schools honors Transportation Department for National School Bus Safety Week
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - One of the most recognizable images of school is the yellow school bus, and school buses transport hundreds of children every day, twice a day. Over 750 Sylacauga children begin their day on a school bus, with more than 900 riding... Read More.
Nichols-Lawson CHAMPIONS Advisory Program
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Nichols-Lawson Middle School (NLMS) has extended the span of their Advisory program by reaching out to community partners as CHAMPIONS mentors. More than 20 adults in the Sylacauga community have volunteered to serve as mentors.
SCS employee earns national credential
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Dr. Todd Freeman, Superintendent of Sylacauga City Schools, recognized Kelley Wassermann at the September board meeting for achieving the School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) national credential from the School Nutrition Association. Wassermann is Director of Child Nutrition / Wellness / Communications at... Read More.
Alex Colvin to present “Maintaining Kinship Ties in the Creek Indian Nation”
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Alex Colvin from Auburn University’s History Department will present the program at the B.B. Comer Memorial Library titled “Maintaining Kinship Ties in the Creek Indian Nation."
Gov. Ivey Announces Alabama as First State to Roll Out Nationally Recognized Manufacturing Credentials at Every Community College
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Governor Kay Ivey, while speaking at the Southern Automotive Conference Friday, announced that the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), through a partnership with the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC), will be offering nationally-recognized and industry-led credentials at every college this Spring.... Read More.
