SYLACAUGA — A Sylacauga man’s right arm appeared to be detached after he was struck by a Norfolk Southern Railroad train underneath Highway 280 Thursday night, near the Exxon gas station, according to police.

TALLADEGA -- A native of Pinckard, Alabama, Cassandra King Conroy, who has been called “the Queen of Southern storytelling,” is an award-winning author of five novels, a book of nonfiction, numerous short stories, magazine articles and essays.

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According to Chief Danny Warwick, firefighters were dispatched to the house around 5:30 Thursday morning; the house had already suffered extensive smoke and fire damage throughout and will likely be a total loss

Under Alabama law, identity theft if is a class B felony, punishable upon conviction by two to 20 years in prison.

SPRINGVILLE – Thomas Mason Dunn and Cindy Louise Hyche Dunn, a couple from Springville, received federal jail time for their involvement in a St. Clair County pill mill scheme.

After successful evaluations, including on-campus visits, Drew was awarded the certification Thursday, Nov. 14. 

Families, churches and groups in Talladega and St. Clair counties are busy transforming empty shoe boxes into fun gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items. 

For the second week in a row, the Talladega City Board of Education will hold a called meeting Friday morning at 8 at the former Hal Henderson Elementary School. 

Jean Speer with The Good Works Charitable Foundation and Habitat for Humanity spoke Tuesday about the important part the school system has played in the two organizations.