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Noble Park playground’s grand opening to feature “Frozen” Storytime with Friends on Saturday, Nov. 23

Tuesday, November 12 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Sylacauga Parks and Recreation will celebrate the grand opening of the new playground at Noble Park with a magical Storytime with Friends event on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

We’re inviting readers to share their stories through new PhotoNews feature

Tuesday, April 23 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - SylacaugaNews.com is calling on the community to capture the essence of the Coosa Valley through your own lenses by using its newest feature, PhotoNews.

[WATCH] Talladega CMP holds Premier Shooting Expo

Monday, October 23 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital Team

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Watch this feature on the Premier Shooting Expo that took place at the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Park in Talladega last Wednesday, Oct. 18.

[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.

Sylacauga veteran remembers WWII service and Pearl Harbor attack

Wednesday, April 24 by Jeremy Law

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – December 7, 1941. It is “a date which will live in infamy,” according to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Seventy-five years ago on that morning in Hawaii, while many American servicemen were still enjoying breakfast, Japan attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor,... Read More.

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.

Feature: B.B. Comer High School

Monday, February 6 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Across the railroad tracks from Avondale Mills, lies a local county school B.B. Comer. From the looks of the building, one could assume that school was relatively new. However, the history that represents the school goes much deeper than the modern... Read More.

Feature Profile: Sylacauga Mayor Jim Heigl

Tuesday, December 27 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – A member of Sylacauga High School's graduating class of 1958, Jim Heigl's yearbook-documented ambition was "to fly 'Choppers'." Only eight years earlier, James Whitney Heigl moved to Sylacauga when his father took a new job with Kimberly-Clark Corp.As a teenager,... Read More.

Magnolias Christmas season booming; set to celebrate 25th anniversary in 2017

Tuesday, December 20 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - For nearly 25 years, Magnolias in downtown Sylacauga has been priding itself in the best gifts and gift wrap around.The southern gift shop is located right in the heart of town on Broadway Ave. Magnolias focuses mainly on selling a wide... Read More.