SYLACAUGA, Ala. - During the February meeting of the Sylacauga Board of Education, four outstanding teachers were honored as the Teacher of the Year at their respective schools.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Students who voluntarily participated in Alabama’s high-quality First Class Pre-K program are more likely to be proficient in reading and math than their peers, according to a new study of Alabama third graders. This finding was especially true for minority children... Read More.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Department of Transportation and McCartney Construction Co. received a top honor from the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)-the 2017 Sheldon G. Hayes Award.
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Lack of festivities for St. Patrick's Day in Sylacauga will be a thing of the past in 2018 as one community based group has decided to ramp up the festivities the holiday.
CHELSEA, Ala. - Chelsea High School's newly competitive show choir, "Out of the Blue" returned home on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 with esteemed national recognition. The group competed in the Heart of America Nashville national show choir competition held at Tennessee's Gaylord Opryland Resort... Read More.
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Ruth Cook will give a fascinating glimpse into the secret history of a lesser known aspect of World War II at this week's SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture Series as she speaks about "Camp Aliceville: German Prisoner of War Camp - 1942-1945."
The University of Alabama was recently awarded a patent for a medical privacy tent developed by engineering students and Crimson Tide Athletics, firmly protecting the tent’s unique capability to easily expand or collapse on the sideline of a football field.
At the center of the city my family has called home for almost five years is a beautiful marble statue named “Sylacauga Emerging”. It is a descriptive symbol of a place on the precipice of an economic resurgence. One that is ready to reach... Read More.