TALLADEGA -- Graham Elementary School in Talladega recently announced its honor rolls for the third nine-week grading period.

SYLACAUGA -- U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman Kylan B. Smith graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.

ALPINE -- Zaria Tashae Allen, of Alpine, was selected Youth of the Year for the Boys and Girls Club of East Central Alabama, according to a press release.  

TALLADEGA -- Fifth-grade students at Raymond L. Young Elementary in Talladega presented "Famous African-Americans" during February's PTO program. Students presented monologues, facts and songs celebrating diversity and accomplishments of famous African-Americans.

Bruno is a 5-month-old brown male Mastiff mix puppy. This sweet and smart boy is a large puppy and will most likely be very big as an adult. His adoption fee is $125, which includes vaccinations, worming, microchip and mandatory neutering.

The Talladega County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated presented its biannual Jabberwock program on Feb. 23 at The Ritz Theatre in Talladega. The theme “Tiaras & Tuxedos; Daring to Dream” was a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

College City Temple #823 celebrated Black History Month on Feb. 24.

Mrs. Maude (Sarah) Garrett will celebrate her 96th birthday March 18. Her three children and 29 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren describe her as “a lady who fears the Lord, and is known for her wisdom, generosity, strength and humor.” She is a resident of Alpine.

SYLACAUGA -- U.S. Air Force Airman Erin M. Leonard graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio.

Frank Buck is the author of Get Organized!: Time Management for School Leaders. “Global Gurus Top 30” named him #1 in the Time Management category for 2019.

You are cordially invited to The Historic Ritz Theatre today (Sunday, March 10) to hear a heart-touching and humbling account of Mr. Anthony Ray Hinton's 30 years in an Alabama prison before being exonerated in 2015.

The Talladega Lions Club ended its Boston butt and smoked sausage sale on March 7 at its meeting. The funds raised will go to help individuals who cannot afford their visual needs, such as glasses or surgery. It was Helen Keller who charged the Lions Club at its International Convention in O…

Artist Cheryl Eyster will be instructing a "Paint Along Class" at Comer Museum on Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Lessons are $25 per person (all supplies included). Bring snacks and a sack lunch (microwave available). Students also will take home their completed beautiful angel that…

Our bones do some amazing things. 

Ninth-graders at Winterboro High School recently participated in the Class of 2022 Commit to Graduate Ceremony in the school auditorium. 

CHILDERSBURG -- Members of Childersburg High School’s Future Business Leaders of America participated in Jacksonville State University’s annual regional technology fair March 1.

Wallis is the husband of Brianna and father of Decklan Wallis, of Sylacauga.

SYLACAUGA -- The Sylacauga High School showchoir, known as Sylacauga Signature, scored their best performance in school history at the Southland Classic this past weekend in Enterprise.

More than half of all Americans suffer from allergies, and the numbers are increasing.

TALLADEGA COUNTY -- On Tuesday, Feb. 12, six members from the Talladega County Retired Educators Association attended the annual advocacy training in Cullman for Alabama Education Retirees Association Districts 1, 2 and 4. Around 100 retirees were in attendance. Shown, from left, are Martha …