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AHSAA high school football first round pairings

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The high school football regular season has come to a close. Now, it is time for the first round of playoffs. Regionally, several local schools made the cut. Check out the standings and opponents below. CLASS 7A Jeff Davis (5-5) at McGill-Toolen (10-0) Baker... Read More.

New Jack’s building set to open in December

SYLACAUGA, Ala. — Anybody driving through downtown Sylacauga has noticed something new at Jack’s. The fast-food chain is in the process of constructing a new building which is set to open in mid-December. The new building will be about the same size as the... Read More.


This week in the Sylacauga area (Oct. 31-Nov. 6)

Tuesday, Nov. 1: American Legion Post 45 and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 945 host weekly veterans breakfast at Legion Hall on Hammett Avenue starting at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2: The B.B. Comer Memorial Library presents the SouthFirst Bank Adult Lecture "History Your Way"... Read More.

Man hit by car flown to UAB Hospital

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Wednesday night, portions of Ala. Highway 21 were closed due to a wreck involving a pedestrian hit by a car. A SylacaugaNews.com reporter on the scene shortly after 9:30 p.m. observed a black male on a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance. SPD... Read More.


The Smoke Show is coming to an end

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Tony Stewart has always had a hot and cold relationship with Talladega Superspeedway. The man who garnered the nickname Smoke when he was much younger, since he’s been in NASCAR has been branded as a bad boy, and early in his... Read More.