[LISTEN] Coach Podo’s Positive Press – Aug. 26, 2024
SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Listen to this week’s edition of Coach Podo’s Positive Press, where Coach Josh Podoris shares a good news story in our community and beyond.
News
UPDATE: Fire off Rocky Ridge Road in Childersburg is a controlled burn, Coosa fire is not
CHILDERSURG, Ala. - Earlier today, Meteorologist Brett Adair reported a large fire off of Rocky Ridge Road in Childersburg. It looked quite ominous with billowing black smoke that could be seen all the way into Sylacauga. It was also concerning as the blaze looked... Read More.
Childersburg’s new outdoor pickleball courts are getting closer to reality
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. - The pickleball rage started in Childersburg with a small group of men, playing a few times a week in the gymnasium of the Limbaugh Community Center. It has caught on so much that the Parks and Recreation Department is working on... Read More.
New vehicle that will electrify transportation of cars made in Lincoln to global markets was unveiled Monday morning
LINCOLN, Ala. - On Monday, Aug. 26, Virginia Transportation Corporation unveiled a new, all-electric truck which will transport newly built Honda cars from the Lincoln plant to the nearby CSX railhead for shipment to locations across the globe.
Sylacauga’s Justin Browning named as a 4-H Volunteer of the Year
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Talladega County Extension Office has announced that Justin Browning of the Sylacauga City Schools (SCS) system has been named one of Alabama’s seven Volunteers of the Year.
$1,000 reward offered for leads regarding the death of a Sylacauga man
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is offering a cash reward starting at $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the Aug. 15 shooting death of 45-year-old Michael Wells of Sylacauga.
Noble Park in Sylacauga to get new playground structures
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Sylacauga Parks and Recreation will be replacing the play structures at Noble Park. The two new sets of equipment, which will be installed in approximately 14 weeks, are fully ADA accessible for people with limited physical abilities.
One killed, two injured in Coosa County wreck
COOSA COUNTY, Ala. - According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), a Sylacauga teenager was killed and a second injured in a two-vehicle accident in Coosa County on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Childersburg is getting another new housing development
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. - As the first new home construction began in Childersburg’s “College Park” housing development, Jimmy Moore announced plans for another Childersburg development project, “Griffin Creek” across from Childersburg High School.
[WATCH] Coosa Valley Medical Center One-on-One with Fayetteville’s John Limbaugh – Childersburg preview
FAYETTEVILLE, Ala. - With the season just a little over 24 hours from kickoff, a rivalry will be renewed at FarmLinks field when the Fayetteville Wolves host the Childersburg Tigers.
New downtown mural is complete in Sylacauga
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Birmingham artist Stephen Smith has completed his downtown mural – a panoramic view of the Imerys-Gantts Quarry Observation Site with the message, "Welcome to Sylacauga."
[WATCH] Coosa Valley Medical Center One-on-One with B.B. Comer’s Adam Fossett – Wadley preview
SYLACAUGA, Ala. - As the B.B. Comer Tigers begin their season as a new Class 3A squad, they'll first step down to 1A when the Tigers host the Wadley Bulldogs this Friday at Legion Stadium.
