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The Pell City Board of Education announced its finalized planes for reopening schools for the 2020-21 school year.
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $70 million to support the Alabama State Department of Education’s (ALSDE) Education Health and Wellness Grant Program and $100 million to support the Educational Remote Learning Devices Grant Program.
Due to concerns over the coronavirus, The Pell City Board of Education approved a revised calendar for the 2020-2021 school year.
Alabama Department of Education announced the 2020-2021 finalists for Alabama Teacher of the Year.
The Education Committee of the Pell City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors selected two high school seniors to receive the Pell City Chamber Scholarship Award.
The St. Clair County Board of Education approved Shea Monroe to be hired as Ashville High Schools head football coach and athletic director during the May 19 meeting.
Ashville High School graduate Cesar Segura earned a four-year full academic scholarship to Yale University.
Duran North Junior High and Williams Intermediate School were awarded $5k from Century Link to help fund technology-focused projects within their school.
Family vacation plans derailed by COVID-19? Don’t cancel those plans just yet! Reroute to a staycation- fun time close to home and less expensive than full-blown vacations. This alternative can be designed to fit almost any budget, abide by social distancing and shelter-in-place mandates whi…
With the corona virus moving students to become distant online learners, that hasn’t stopped several students in St. Clair County from going above and beyond in their students.
The Pell City School Board of Education selects Danny Steele as the new principal of Pell City High School.
Make the most of this quarantine by distance learning from local libraries. As a response to the nationwide effort to mitigate the spread of the Corna Virus, St Clair County Libraries have adapted and expanded their programs for online use. County-wide libraries have offered crafts classes, …
John Michael O’Barr, a senior at St. Clair County High School, took First Place, out of 28 entries in the 2020 Third District Congressional Art Competition.
The Alabama Athletic association announced their winners for the Bryant-Jordan Scholar-Athlete award and three St. Clair County seniors were chosen out of the 52 selected as winners.
It was the announcement that many dreaded receiving. Both teachers and students alike were heartbroken that the end of the 2019-2020 school came to an end in a fashion such as this. On March 26, Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the state’s 722,000 students will finish the school year via distanc…
Congratulations to the following Springville Elementary students for being selected in the Youth Art Exhibition at the Birmingham Museum. The exhibition will be on display for the month of March at the museum. The Wilderness by Lucas Whitt (5th), The Zoo Lion by Greyson Rains (k), The Colorf…
The Fall Semester 2019 President’s List at Gadsden State Community College was released by President Martha Lavender. Full-time students who earn a semester grade point average of 4.0 (with all A’s) and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of college-level work are named to the President’s …
Scholarship. Leadership. Talent. Eleventh grade girls graduating in May 2021, and interested in earning college scholarships through Distinguished Young Women are invited to go www.stclair.al.distinguishedyw.org and click on "Apply Now.” An informational meeting for potential participants an…
The School Board recognized teacher of the year Andrew Jackson and Schorette Emerich at the board meeting Tuesday night. Jackson won in the elementary division and Emerich won in the secondary division
This past weekend was full of pageants and we want to congratulate the following ladies on their new titles: Maddie Cochran was crowned 2020 Miss Pell High, Lillie Switzer was named Miss Duran North, Lila Henderson for being chosen Junior Miss Panther Sweetheart and Baily Crump for winning M…
Gail Benefield with Ami’s of Pell City has organized a Valentine’s Decorating Contest in area schools for several years.
Continuing his goal of ending childhood obesity, fitness icon Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC), has kicked off 2020 by selecting the state of Alabama for its 2020 DON’T QUIT! Campaign. The NFGFC will deliver a state-of-the-art DON’T …
St. Clair County had their spelling bee Jan. 20, Sadie Deason of Springville Middle School took home first place. Gearron Rigdon of Duran North Junior High was 1st runner up.
Victory Christian School 7th and 9th graders competed in a science fair Jan. 21. Students competed in biological and non biological categories.
Pell City Kiwanis December teacher of the month is Ms. Donna Newman, who teaches 5th and 6th grade reading at Victory Christian School.
This month, the Spotlight Kids Program at CEPA will bring A Christmas Carol, the Musical to the stage in Pell City as its 2019 Holiday Production. This show, adapted by Sister Marcella Holloway with music by Mary Ann Joyce-Walter, will be performed December 13-15.
Leeds High School students, Kayla Gimberg and Cassidee Williams, presented their senior class project idea to the City Council on Monday night.
Coosa Valley Elementary School students raised money for the Friends of the Pell City Animal Control Center with a coin drive.
On Wed., Nov. 20, fifth grade students at Williams Intermediate School (WIS) in Pell City hosted special visitors for their D.A.R.E. graduation, including Pell City Schools Superintendent Dr. James Martin, St. Clair County Sheriff Billy Murray, Pell City Police Chief Paul Irwin, St. Clair Co…
Pell City Kiwanis Club honored Iola Roberts Elementary School first grade teacher Whitney Lenoir as their November teacher each month at their meeting on Thursday.
In October, Springville High School’s Journalism class received a Walmart Community Grant from Springville Walmart.
The Alabama Community College System joins the state’s bicentennial efforts by leading a new volunteer initiative called Clean Home Alabama.
This year The Gathering Place Christian Academy embarked on something they’ve never done before – a city-wide kindness campaign designed to give back to the community while raising money for the school. The campaign, called Kindness Matters, began on Oct. 10 and ended on Oct. 30 with the goa…
The St. Clair County Virtual Preparatory Academy offers students an alternative to other schools, while still giving them an accredited education.
Young doctors and nurses roamed the halls with a prescription for candy and treats.
Moody Lions Club members presented 202 dictionaries to students at Moody Elementary School on Wednesday, October 16.
The Pell City Schools Education Foundation Program awarded over 95 grants with a total of $22,904.84 to teachers within the Pell City School System.
Twenty-eight JSU students were inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) on Oct. 10, including Emily Strange of Ragland.
For hundreds of youth across Alabama, fall fair season means one thing — it’s livestock show time.
Eighteen Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Junior ROTC schools from throughout northern and central Alabama arrived ready to compete at Sparkman High School Drill Meet this past Saturday.
St. Clair County high school football teams put aside their season rivalries to cheer on the students at St. Clair County Head Start.
Over 700 third graders from the St. Clair County School System attended the 2nd Annual Farm Day in Odenville last week.
In 1980, former long-time Pell City Band Director Dennis Diffee started a marching band festival hosted at Pell City High School.
The community of Springville has rallied around the Springville High School Principal Virgil Winslett as he battles are rare, nerve cancer. All around Springville and social media #TeamWinslett can be seen everywhere.
Since 2012, The Gathering Place Christian Academy has been making a difference in the lives of students through preparatory education, and now those students want to make a difference in the city of Moody.
Over 150 students from elementary to high school in St. Clair County came together to compete and have fun at the annual St. Clair County Special Olympics held at Moody Miracle Park on Oct. 10.
The Kiwanis Club of Pell City seeks to recognize educators in their community each school year by selecting a teacher of the month. Each school, from elementary to high school, participates.
Ashville is a city with a well of history that doesn't run dry, from its structures and customs to its records and historic documents. One has only a short trek to the Inzer Museum or the Ashville Museum of Archives to find out his grandmother's maiden name or if she ever spent time in jail.
The Alabama Farmers Federation invested in the future of the state’s No. 1 industry by awarding 80 Auburn University (AU) students from 55 counties with $123,500 in scholarships.
In honor of Fire Prevention Month in October and to bring fire safety top of mind, First Alert is teaming up with more than 1,700 Lowe’s stores across the country in a joint effort to spread awareness about the importance of whole home protection.
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PELL CITY - Funeral services for Neva Jean Hestley, age 86, were held Wednesday, July 28 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Kilgroe Funeral Home. Interment followed at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. The family received friends on Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Hestley passed away Sunda…
Mrs. Jean D. Owen, 84, of Pell City, Ala., passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021. Jean was of the Baptist faith. She loved Alabama football, the Atlanta Braves, music and the outdoors. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dean Owen; her parents, Bervil and Agnes Barber Davis; and brother,…
Funeral services for Thomas Armond "Tommy" Ritch, 72, will be Friday, June 11 at 11 a.m. from the Chapel of Kilgroe Funeral Home. Interment to followe at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Gallant. The family will receive friends on Friday from 10 a.m. until service time at funeral home…
