Sylacauga News

Jeff Hunter once had a best seller, "No Man Is An Island." An excellent point, but I wonder what Mr.

Those who have sacrificed so much for their country should never have to fight to be remembered.

Two Talledega County teens have been charged in the Oct. 28 robbery of an elderly woman at a Hoover supermarket, Hoover police said today.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 4:29 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 4:29 p.m. If you remember and miss the sights and the smells and the feel of feed and seed stores from many years gone by, Pete's Feed and Seed on Norton Avenue in downtown Sylacauga is a business that can bring those memories rushing back to you.

It's a gift either you have or you don't: the ability to be an artist. I tried my hand at a painting, which is now on display.

Pro Christopher Lane of Guntersville, Ala., caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 13 ounce Saturday to win the final Stren Series Southeast Division tournament on Lake Guntersville with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 62 pounds, 4 ounces.

Three Judson College athletes received "Honorable Mention" in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association's "Player of the Week" selections on Oct.

One of the first reviews of the new Helen Keller statue came from a blind person, who approached the bronze likeness within seconds of its unveiling in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday morning.

The statue before the unveiling in Washington this morning. Photo from the ceremony expected from The Associated Press shortly.

Five local school boards received a prestigious honor at the Alabama Association of School Boards District 6 meeting Sept.

Ah, fall. A time when the leaves are turning yellow, the air gets cooler and the state battle cries of 'War Eagle' and 'Roll Tide' become a staple of the weekend vocabulary.

Published: Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 10:42 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 10:43 p.m. Local services * Shiloh Baptist Church, 1037 Tuscaloosa Ave.

Christopher Norris is charged with capital murder in the slaying of Christopher Woods.

Stephen Evans, a Dothan financial consultant, today announced he will be a candidate for the Alabama Public Service Commission, Place 1, in the June 2010 Republican primary.

Most of the restaurants in the Golden Rule Bar-B-Q chain have been sold, along with the Golden Rule name, to a Florida businessman.

Last New Year's Eve, I set a goal for myself-read 40 books this year. It's not really to force myself read or anything like that-I just wanted to see if I could do it.

Describing the setting as "truly a beautiful place," she told about attending a rehearsal dinner in the clubhouse of the golf course and later the wedding held in front of the original Pursell homeplace.

SYLACAUGA - A Sylacauga man has been charged with murder in what authorities believe is the city's first homicide since December 2007.

SYLACAUGA - A Sylacauga man has been charged with murder in what authorities believe is the city's first homicide since December 2007.

A high number of students at Sylacauga city schools are reporting being sick, but it appears to be a stomach virus doing most of the damage right now instead of the H1N1 strain of influenza that has worried health officials around the world.