Sylacauga News

Drop out rates in Talladega County are being attacked from a variety of corners throughout the county, and citizens ought to be encouraged by the focus.

The men of Odena Baptist Church in Sylacauga are offering CONNECT 2009, a conference for Christian men seeking an affordable alternative to the annual Promise Keepers conference.

Postal Service driver safety instructor Beverly May,center, talks with Postal employees Cindy Turner, of Riverside,right, and Jeana Bryant, of Sylacauga, left, after they practiced driving postal service vehicles on a skills course under the Red Mountain Expressway.

Residents suing REEF Environmental, LLC for foul-smelling fumes the water treatment plant is allegedly emitting in the Walco area filed a motion last week to expedite an upcoming hearing.

The Horseshoe Bend girls basketball team has completed its summer play dates and was impressive in the process.

Fireworks will light up the sky over Legion Stadium in Sylacauga Friday night, a prelude to Fourth of July celebrations around the city.

An independent auditor said Thursday the city school system is in solid shape from the last year.

Plans are set for the city's annual Independence Day Celebration. The event will be held inside Legion Stadium Friday, June 26.

Local emergency management personnel were recognized for their service and heroism at the Alabama Sports Festival's 'Honoring Our Heroes' ceremony in Birmingham last Friday, June 19.

The Central Alabama Community College has signed a partnership lease contract with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Alabama.

For the upcoming 2009-2010 school year, students and parents of the Sylacauga City School System will see a major change in schools' attendance policies-especially when it comes to parent excuse notes for absences and tardies.

It's not every day that you get a World War II Nazi flag in the mail. Even more surprising than getting the flag was finding the names of a number of southeast Alabama men and their hometowns written on it .

A 14 year old German boy is claiming he was hit by a meteorite . If true, this is quite a story! Let me be clear to start: it's entirely possible that this story is in fact real, and the boy was struck by a meteorite.

During the week following Memorial Day, I was honored to host the first meeting of the Third Congressional District Veterans' Advisory Council in Sylacauga.

Five years, five months and six days. That's how long Hackneyville resident Cindy Smith has been on a waiting list for an organ the size of a computer mouse that could help save her life.

New Beginning Ministries of Sylacauga will be presenting a pre-Father's Day drama and musical titled 'Daddy's Little Girls-Embracing the Father' Sunday, June 14, at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

The Alexander City Torpedoes held their opening meet of the season Monday at Russell Pool.

Marble City Cemetery was recently added to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register by the Alabama Historical Commission.

Let's just say I can put the hurt on a bowl of ice cream. Love it. My husband's family calls it "medicine." I call it the nectar of the gods.

Local police officers wrote 274 citations in the past two weeks during the Sylacauga Police Department's annual Click It or Ticket Memorial Day Blitz period.