ST. CLAIR COUNTY -- State Sen. Jim McClendon’s (R-Springville) attempt to establish a state lottery is being met with mixed emotions throughout St. Clair County.
PELL CITY -- Duran North Junior High School eighth-grader Hailee McGraw did not buy the most expensive car or the biggest house, but she was forced to find a second job so her family of four could make ends meet during the annual St. Clair County Extension Office Reality Check.
TALLADEGA -- A near capacity crowd came out Saturday to honor three longtime community leaders and eight high school students during the Willie and Betty Farrior Family Foundation Leadership Luncheon.
“We are very fortunate to have Dr. Adia as the new chair of our county Democratic Party. She brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, leadership skills and understanding to the issues that impact many families and individuals today.”
The joint venture was established to provide permanent, supportive housing for deaf and blind individuals in a community of 42 “tiny homes” on unoccupied property on the Presbyterian Home’s 85-acre campus, a press release notes.
LINCOLN -- Drew Middle School hosted its annual Science Night and Innovation Expo on Thursday.
TALLADEGA COUNTY -- A Sylacauga woman was sentenced to 38 months in prison, suspended, 24 months probation on each of five counts of fraudulent use of a credit or debit card.
TALLADGEA -- A Talladega man is being held in the Talladega County Metro Jail on a $20,000 bond after being arrested March 15 and charged with breaking into and entering a motor vehicle and shooting into an occupied vehicle.
SORNA violations are class C felonies in Alabama, punishable by one year and one day to 10 years in prison.
TALLADEGA COUNTY -- Talladega County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooting on the south end of the county that left a man seriously injured March 4.
Theft of property in the first degree is a class C felony in Alabama, punishable upon conviction by two to 20 years in prison.
LINCOLN -- Lincoln High School’s baseball squad closed out a three-team doubleheader with a 10-1 victory over Ashville on Saturday night.
Well, I see that Del Marsh is having a vote in the Senate on banning Common Core. Lawmakers more than once proposed bills to ban Common Core, but their efforts were put on hold by Del Marsh himself. I wonder why the change? Test scores? I sort of doubt it in his case.
Letti is a 6-year-old Sable female German Shepherd dog. Letti is very sweet and gentle and walks well on a leash. Her adoption fee is $125, which includes vaccinations, worming, microchip and mandatory spaying.
The British artist, Holman Hunt, produced a painting in 1853 that hangs today in the chapel at Oxford University. It’s called “Jesus the Light of the World” and portrays Jesus knocking on a door with no visible latch while holding a lantern in his other hand. Hunt based his painting on the w…
