Civil Service Board issues two rulings Friday that seem to conflict, but this is the bottom line: the Sylacauga city clerk/treasurer is still fired, and she has 10 days from the date of the decision to appeal.
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The wait is coming to an end, and your hosts at Outback Steakhouse will open the doors Tuesday, April 15, for its first Pell City customers.
The wait is coming to an end, and your hosts at Outback Steakhouse will open the doors Tuesday, April 15, for its first Pell City customers.
Tonight (Saturday) is the last performance of the fun-filled musical adaptation, “Beetlejuice Jr.” at Pell City’s Center for Education and Performing Arts. The show starts at 7 p.m. and cash tickets for $10 are available at the door. The cast includes CEPA’s Spotlight performers from St. Cla…
A Duran Junior High student has been suspended for allegedly sharing a “kill list” on another student’s cell phone last week.
A traffic stop made by St. Clair County Deputies on March 28 resulted in discovery of about 20 pounds of marijuana and two arrests.
Pell City Police reported the discovery of a deceased male found along Veterans Parkway on Friday afternoon. Police reported foul play is not expected in the incident.
Michael Wayne Franklin, 44, of Talladega, pleaded guilty Friday morning to shooting into an occupied vehicle and the attempted murder of his wife in 2023. He was scheduled to be tried by a jury starting Monday.
The Sylacauga City Council did not directly discuss the ongoing fallout from Mayor Jim Heigl’s termination of City Clerk Alexandra Lambert in January, but several of the items discussed on Tuesday’s agenda do have roots in that particular controversy or other personnel controversies adjacent to it.
On Tuesday evening, the Childersburg Council authorized their fire department to take the next step in EMS services when they approved the purchase of a list of essential items needed to provide blood products to patients.
“We knocked on the door, and he answered,” Talladega County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force Commander Mike Roberson said about arresting a Georgia man in Childersburg on suspicion of a variety of drug crimes.
Childersburg junior Madison Brooks is crushing the ball to the tune of a .600 batting average this spring. Brooks has 25 RBIs, 27 stolen bases and six long-gone home runs on the season.
There is hope in the air at Lincoln High as former Cherokee County defensive coordinator Bret Henderson, who was part of three Class 4A runner-up squads, takes over as the Golden Bears' head football coach.
In a powerful reflection on Philippians 3:21, Pastor Mike Ramsey urges readers to consider who truly reigns in their hearts. As Easter approaches, he reminds us that Christ is coming again — are you ready to meet Him?
A longstanding Holy Week tradition in Talladega continues this year with a guest sermon and free community luncheon every weekday in the fellowship hall at First Methodist Church on East Street South.
A longstanding Holy Week tradition in Talladega continues this year with a guest sermon and free community luncheon every weekday in the fellowship hall at First Methodist Church on East Street South.
