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Historical Marker Series: Cosa

Tuesday, February 28 by Michael Brannon

CHILDERSBURG, Ala. - At the intersection of US Highway 280 and Talladega County Road 8 lies the historical marker of Cosa. Cosa shares its name with both Coosa and Coca Village visited by De Soto 476 years ago. This beautiful and tall Sylacauga marble marker found... Read More.

Historical Marker Series: DeSoto Caverns

Tuesday, February 28 by Michael Brannon

CHILDERSBURG, Ala. - Stalactites and stalagmites fill the cave of one of Alabama’s hidden treasures DeSoto Caverns located in Childersburg, Alabama. The caves' history dates back to the early 16th century when the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto famously arrived to the... Read More.

Historic Marker Series: Fort Williams

Tuesday, February 28 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. - Twelve miles west of downtown Sylacauga lies the original Fort Williams. The Fort Williams Historic Marker is located in the heart of Sylacauga between the Post Office and Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce.Fort Williams was originally constructed by Andrew Jackson with the help... Read More.

Historic Marker Series: Hightower Brothers Livery Stable

Thursday, February 9 by Michael Brannon

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – The Hightower Brothers Livery Stable lies in the heart of downtown Sylacauga on Norton Avenue. Being the first historic marker in the Sylacauga city limits of the SylacaugaNews.com Historic Marker series, this historic location is now owned by Blue Bell Creameries.The... Read More.

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... Read More.

A brief history of Black History Month

Wednesday, February 1 by Michael Brannon

UNITED STATES - Booker T. Washington was a man with a vision. Martin Luther King was a human with a dream. Rosa Parks was a women with courage. Today, Feb. 1, represents the beginning of a month of celebration of the African-American... Read More.

History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Friday, January 13 by Michael Brannon

UNITED STATES - “I Have a Dream.” Being one of the most renowned phrases in American history representing the dream of African American men and women, it was once said by a man named Martin Luther King Jr. from Atlanta, Georgia. Largely... Read More.