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[PHOTOS] Flashback to 1951: “Industry on Parade: Sylacauga Saga!”

Sunday, September 19 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Episodes of the television series Industry on Parade, first broadcast in 1950, highlighted American manufacturing and business, and the first seven minutes of the third show in July 1951 focused on Sylacauga and Avondale Mills.

[PHOTOS] Sylacauga inventions: which could you live without?

Sunday, September 19 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Do you take clothespins, your toothbrush, your mom's ironing board, your morning syrup pitcher, fire hydrants, boat rowing and steering systems, a fishing lure, your car's tire pressure monitor, automatic train switches, and even your neighbor's cool fallout shelter for granted? Seriously. Think... Read More.

[PHOTOS] Flashback to Sylacauga in 1943: “When Work is Done”

Tuesday, August 31 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. -- The Office of War Information was created during World War II as part of the U.S. government's Victory Program. Its mission: to enhance public understanding of the war at home and abroad; coordinate government information activities; and handle liaison with the... Read More.

[PHOTOS] Passing time with a 1962 Sylacauga-Childersburg phonebook and its yellowing pages

Monday, August 23 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - A copy of the 1962 Sylacauga-Childersburg phonebook illustrates how different life was 59 years ago. The small format was much like a Reader’s Digest magazine. Its introduction and telephone number listings spanned 58 pages, with another 83 devoted to a Yellow Pages... Read More.

[PHOTOS] Postcards tell part of Sylacauga’s History

Tuesday, August 17 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - From the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, people shared their travel adventures with friends, family, and relatives by mail and often by postcard. In the simpler days of no instant electronic connections, other than perhaps expensive metered telephone calls,... Read More.

CVMC holds hooding ceremony for graduating medical student

Wednesday, May 19 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - John T. Olsen is what they refer to as a non-traditional medical student. Olsen made the decision to pursue a career in medicine at the age of 27, and started medical school while married with children.

Impacting the community; How Miss Sylacauga is using her platform

Wednesday, June 10 by Hannah Hammonds

SYLACAUGA Ala. - Miss Sylacauga, Ibby Dickson is gaining an extra year of serving her community, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rising up to the challenge; Sylacauga RN returns home after eight weeks in the Big Apple fighting COVID-19

Wednesday, May 27 by Hannah Hammonds

SYLACAUGA Ala.- Sylacauga native Brooke Vandiver is finally home after fighting COVID-19 on the frontlines in New York City.

Sylacauga’s Craigger Browne working on immaculate sculpture

Wednesday, May 6 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Sylacauga's Craigger Browne is currently sculpting one of his biggest pieces to date. The project goes by multiple names, but one that stands out is "Valor Emerging."

A red-headed woodpecker in Marble City Cemetery

Thursday, April 16 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Bob Green had been looking forward to a day like today for years. He often visits Sylacauga’s Marble City Cemetery, which officially opened in 1898 -– not just because he is a passionate about the history and a long-time member of the... Read More.

Sylacauga graduate Doug Martin earns SEC’s Auburn Faculty Achievement Award

Wednesday, April 8 by Jeremy Law

AUBURN, Ala. - A Sylacauga native and Sylacauga High School graduate has earned a top Southeastern Conference award last week.

Was it a UFO? Read the now unclassified report

Tuesday, April 7 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Sixty-two years ago today one of the most famous events in Alabama history took place right here in our own back yard. On Nov. 30, 1954, a meteor tore through the roof of a home in what is now Oak Grove, bounced... Read More.

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