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SylacaugaNews.com Haunted Series: Camp Helen

Tuesday, October 31 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Almost everyone in Sylacauga knows that Avondale Mills was brought to the Marble City in 1913 by the Comer family, who also owned other mills in locations across Alabama. But most don't know that a related Comer property is reportedly haunted.In...

[VIDEO] SylacaugaNews.com Haunted Series: Gravity Hill

Monday, October 30 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - With Halloween approaching, many people in Sylacauga are seeking a thrill at local haunted places. Anyone who grew up in Sylacauga knows one of these places is Gravity Hill.

Sylacauga kicker Riley Keith perfect on season

Friday, October 20 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Sylacauga High School senior, Riley Keith, is a football player who is standing out as he is maintaining a perfect season and continuing to claim records.

“Ralph ‘Shug’ Jordan: A Quiet Heroism in World War II”

Tuesday, October 3 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – The SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture Series continues Wednesday at B.B. Comer Memorial Library with teacher, historian and author, Leah Rawls Atkins as she presents “Ralph 'Shug' Jordan – A Quiet Heroism in World War II.”

New statistics show drop in local crime rates while statewide numbers increase slightly

Saturday, September 9 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) recently released Crime in Alabama 2016 and its companion publications.The report shows the total number of Part I crimes in Alabama increased by 2 percent from 2015 to 2016. These Part I crimes include homicide, rape,...

B.B. Comer Memorial Library’s Adult Brown Bag Series begins next week with the “Jazzy Blues”

Friday, September 8 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - B.B. Comer Memorial Library’s Adult Brown Bag Series audiences have enjoyed great presenters and interesting topics for more than twenty years. The weekly, Wednesday lunch series will resume starting Sept. 13. This year's theme, "Time Slips Away,” will not disappoint with...

Sylacauga honors completion of local sculptor’s latest masterpiece: “The Warmth of Enlightenment”

Sunday, June 18 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Sylacauga sculptor Craigger Browne is quickly becoming a worldwide icon.His work carving masterpiece after masterpiece out of the world's purest white marble continues to catch the eyes of people across the globe. Many of his works can be seen right off of...

Auburn University; Holmestead Farms partnering to teach canning seminar Tuesday

Friday, June 9 by Michael Brannon

TALLADEGA, Ala. - The Auburn University Extension Office is partnering with Holmestead Farms in Talladega to teach a water-bath canning and jam-making instructional seminar.

SylacaugaNews.com Feature: Sylaward Trail

Wednesday, June 7 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylaward Trail is a local recreational trail in Sylacauga. Many residents of Sylacauga and surrounding areas frequent the trail for exercise, fun, or to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature.The trail is a 14.5 mile excursion through the beautiful...

WYEA celebrates 69th birthday on May 16

Saturday, May 13 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - At 7:00 a.m. on May 16, 1948, what is now WYEA-AM was born as WMLS-AM on 1290 KHz.A license was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 23, 1947, and construction began on Jan. 5, 1948. The original Raytheon RA-1000...

Sylacauga to honor Dr. Shirley Spears celebrating more than 34 years of service

Tuesday, March 28 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The B.B. Comer Memorial Library in Sylacauga is hosting a retirement celebration for former Library Director Dr. Shirley Spears on Wednesday, March 29.Growing up in Fayetteville, Spears always saw Sylacauga as "town." To her, it was a place where people went...

FLASHBACK: “Spirit of Sylacauga”

Friday, March 24 by Lee Perryman

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Who knew there was once a military plane named the Spirit of Sylacauga?In an October 21, 1943, newspaper photo, Mrs. Melvin Isbell had just christened the new bomber at the Bechtel, McCone & Parsons Airplane Modification Center in Birmingham. Her...

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