MUNFORD -- Students at Munford High visited Friday, March 15, with businesses and military officials to learn about future career opportunities at the school’s first job fair, according to a press release.
PELL CITY -- Williams Intermediate School and Duran South and Duran North junior high schools competed at the Jr. Beta State Convention at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex on March 13-15, according to a press release.
SYLACAUGA – Comer Museum is hosting its annual March “Colorful Minds” exhibition, according to a press release.
The Alabama School for the Deaf drama club recently performed ‘Robin Hood’ in American Sign Language and spoken English for students from the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind as well as Georgia School for the Deaf and Mountain Brook, Shelby County, Alabaster City and Cedartown (Georgia) …
Central Alabama Community College recently held its 26th annual Dare to Dream Day in Alexander City. Students from high schools in Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa and Talladega counties attended the event designed to encourage students to strive for excellence and enroll in college.
Scenes from the 2019 Talladega County Softball Tournament.
PELL CITY -- A big easy time was had at Celebrations in Pell City on Friday night as ASPCI kicked off its sixth annual Mardi Paws Fur Ball.
TALLADEGA -- The Civilian Marksmanship Park in Talladega hosted its second annual Sporting Clay Youth Shooting Tournament on Saturday.
The Comer Museum & Arts Center hosted the 6th Annual Car and Bike Show on Saturday, March 2. Not as many cars participated in the show this year due to chances of rain, but the 36 cars on show were fabulous. The icing on the cake and a treat for everyone were the Snowman, Smokey Sherif…
It was a big time Big Easy-style Saturday night in the Fox Sports 1 Dome hosting the 24th annual Talladega Mardi Gras Gala. Supporters and revelors gathered to enjoy cajun-inspired food catered by Classic on Noble, drinks and spirits, and of course a heart-pumping creole band. As guests ming…
PELL CITY -- More than 600 people watched as dancers lined up on stage at last week’s Dancing with Our Stars fundraiser at Celebrations in Pell City.
PELL CITY -- Lakeside Hospice and the Christian Love Pantry teamed up to host the 10th annual Tablescapes “Love Feeds the Soul” luncheon last weekend in the Beacon at the Pell City First United Methodist Church. The table decorations featured creative themes, beautiful colors and visual styl…
TALLADEGA -- Talladega’s Mardi Gras Parade was a huge hit Saturday morning, with locals lining the street to catch beads and Moon Pies.
Logan Martin Lake has already reached levels above normal summer pool, and the lake is expected to crest Monday or Tuesday at 472.31 feet above sea level, 7 feet above summer pool. As of Thursday afternoon, Logan Martin Lake was at 467.6 feet, while the summer pool mark is at 465 feet above …
PELL CITY -- Gee’s Bend native Claudia Pettway Charley and author Irene Latham shared memories and stories of Gee’s Bend on Wednesday at the Pell City Public Library and displayed authentic Gee’s Bend quilts made available by the Charley family.
SYLACAUGA -- Fletcher Scott's "Woods, Water and Wildlife" is on exhibit through Feb. 28 at the Comer Museum and Arts Center on North Broadway Avenue.
The Pell City Rotary Club held its 5th Annual Father Daughter Dance on Saturday evening at Pell City High School. This year the theme was “Under the Big Top” with a DJ, drinks, snacks, and photographers. The dance has become one of the favorite annual Rotary events and shows no signs of slo…
ALEXANDER CITY -- Central Alabama Community College held its 26th annual Dare to Dream Day in Alexander City on Thursday, Feb. 7.
Opening Feb. 10, Heritage Hall has collected exquisite works of art from talented African-American artists all over the state of Alabama in honor of Black History Month. The exhibit features 14 artists and highlights works in various media from ceramics, sculpture, to mixed media, paints, an…
Former Birmingham Police Chief Annetta Nunn was the keynote speaker at this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast in Pell City.
Talladega threw a parade Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Birthday holiday, winding up Battle Street to the B.N. Mabra Center. The parade included police cars, fire engines, half a dozen antique and vintage cars, several four-wheelers and motorcycles, a vehicle representing the Coll…
PELL CITY -- The ribbon-cutting for the new Premiere Cinertainment in Pell City was Wednesday night.
Talladega College this morning cut the ribbon on its new, state-of-the-art residence hall. The 45,000-square-foot building is on the college campus at 130 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. It cost $20 million and features 103 suites for approximately 201 students, group study rooms and lounges,…
Artists show their skills on many different mediums, and some of the most public are on buildings, many times as advertisements. Driving around downtown areas of Talladega, Sylacauga and Childersburg reveals many great examples. When paint meets brick and mortar, it is put out there for ever…
