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6th Annual Scottsboro BBQ Festival to be held Oct. 9th

The 6th Annual Scottsboro BBQ Festival will take place Saturday, October 9 on the downtown square in Scottsboro, Ala. The festival will feature activities throughout the day for every age, beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding approximately 7 p.m. General admission to the festival is free.Each year the festival committee… Read More

Redemption Town Partners receives grant for Pictures of Hope

Redemption Town Partners is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $7,500 from the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA), the state arts agency. Redemption Town Partners supports, promotes, inspires, cheers, encourages, sustains, motivates, and furthers the goals and aims of the recovery community in Jackson… Read More

30 Minutes with Mayor McCamy

Scottsboro City Mayor Jim McCamy recently expressed concern over the growing COVID issue in Scottsboro and Jackson County. According to Highlands Medical Center, as of Tuesday, August 24th, there were 12 COVID positive inpatients and 10 of those were unvaccinated. Wednesday the 25th, saw that number at 10 positive inpatients… Read More

Art Lady Sonya Clemons honored

Published on Thursday, 23 September 2021 12:35

Twenty-five years have passed since local artist, Sonya Clemons, The Art Lady, first began painting in homes and schools. Her specialty, in the beginning was murals, and since then, this has expanded to even include ornaments.

UGF: 53 years of helping local charities

Published on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 12:08

The Jackson County United Givers Fund kicks off this year’s fundraising campaign from September 13 – 26. Customers at Bruce’s Foodland’s three Jackson County locations will have an opportunity to help local charities by making a donation at a register. The proceeds will go to UGF to help support 13 Jackson County charities during the coming year.

Google/ATIM offering FREE virtual training for public teachers

Published on Friday, 10 September 2021 09:38

Auburn, AL. (Sept. 8, 2021) – The East Alabama Regional Inservice Center and Alabama Technology in Motion (ATIM) at Auburn University today announced a collaboration with Google to provide free professional training and certifications to public school K-12 teachers who successfully apply for the program.