The Scottsboro Rotary Club heard from Debbie Barclay about the progress already made in Jackson County with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Over a thousand area children have already been registered to received books through this program.
Jill Brooks
The Employees of the Month for September and October at EPCOT (Earnest Pruett Center of Technology) have been announced. These students are Madison Short and Reed Potter.
The Alpha Phi chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa sorority for women educators recently celebrated its 60th anniversary.
Tyson Sexton
School leaders give update on local school systems
Dolly Parton Imagination Library becomes reality in Jackson County
The Board of Directors for Scottsboro Public Library has named a new director. Jared Dovers takes over in that position this week.
Students at Northeast Alabama Community College will vie for the title of Miss Northeast Alabama Community College 2023 on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.
Northeast Alabama Community College Theatre is starting its new season off with a BANG by producing the popular play The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. The play features flying effects (including people!), a live band, nineteen wonderful musical numbers from pounding pop rock to…
Scottsboro High School’s Junior Civitan Club is taking donations for their upcoming silent auction, This is their only fundraiser, and they are hoping it will be as successful as it has been the past three years
Earlier this year,Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) experienced the loss of its beloved campus dog, Roscoe. Roscoe became quite the fixture at NACC and was a friend to all who visited the college’s campus in Rainsville. To celebrate his life and continue his legacy, the NACC Foundation Board of Directors has created the Friends of Roscoe Scholarship.
Cogan McCutchen
On Wednesday morning, the Jackson County Board of Education held a media blitz to commemorate their start to the Alabama Multi-Tier Systems of Support (AL-MTSS), a comprehensive framework that interconnects academic, behavioral, physical, mental health and wellness and social-emotional needs to support the ‘whole child’. The system is intended to improve instruction as well as support at all levels. Jackson County Schools will be joining as part of Cohort 1.
Jaila Khalia Cobb
Scottsboro High School sets next week’s activities
Bridgeport Elementary School has formed its first ever Junior Beta Club with 17 fourth graders inducted into the club during a special ceremony last week. Principal Ashley Lee is excited to have this club at her school.
Julia Keel
Jason Davidson has been named as the Jackson County Superintendent of Education. The announcement was made at this week’s meeting of the Jackson County Board of Education.
Cristina Francisco
Josue Luna
On Thursday, 9:45 a.m., Timothy Alexander spoke to Pisgah High School for the first time in four years. It’s the start of a speaking tour to all the Jackson County School district. Alexander spoke to Pisgah that morning, then headed to Section for another session there. He returns at a currently undetermined time and date in October for North Sand Mountain and North Jackson and finishes with Woodville and Skyline in November.
A senior at North Jackson High School has been selected as the August “Employee” of the Month at EPCOT (Earnest Pruett Center of Technology).
Two students at Scottsboro Junior High School have been named as the August Students of the Month. The seventh grade student who received this honor is Edgar Pacheco, and Noah Tolleson is the eighth grade student selected.
Getting students safely to and from school is a number one priority for everyone. Many of those students depend on that big yellow school bus to transport them
A new club is generating a lot of interest among the students at North Sand Mountain this year. More than 30 students came to the first meeting of the Sign Language Club, and the numbers seem to be growing. Students are excited to learn sign language.
Michaela Roswal
Second graders in Jackson County Schools and the fifth graders at Collins Intermediate School had a loud and exciting assembly last week as the Super Citizen Program came for the kickoff program.
During a Scottsboro City Schools Board of Education called meeting on Thursday, the board approved the bid for artificial turfs to be placed at the Scottsboro High School baseball and softball fields.
When the Jackson County United Givers Fund (UGF) kicks off its 54th year of fundraising on behalf of local charities, Bruce’s Foodland will be there for support.
Molly Heard
Scottsboro High School has a new assistant principal and business education teacher. There are also several new employees who will work at more than just one school. Also, there is a new employee at the central office.
A local college student was one of 100 who earned a $1,000 scholarship through the competitive Alfa Foundation Scholarship Program.
Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Nursing Department has announced it is now accepting applications for a new stand-alone practical nursing (PN) program. The program will begin in the Spring 2023 semester.
Abbie McMillan
Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) recently receive a million dollar appropriation from state legislators for the construction of the college’s new workforce development center.
State releases school-level reading scores
During the Thursday Scottsboro City Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Amy Childress announced that the school system started school with only one teaching position open, a history teacher at Scottsboro Junior High School.
As students return to school this year, they will see some new faces at each of the Scottsboro City Schools. This week we are featuring the new faces at Nelson and Caldwell Elementary Schools.
Nevaeh Buchanan
Dominik Blair
The Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Theatre’s Summer Youth Theatre Workshop featured students from around the community working together to produce a one hour, one act version of The Little Mermaid.
Cheyenne Bennett is running for Place 2 on the Scottsboro City Board of Education. Bennett qualified for the upcoming Aug. 23 municipal election, saying she would love an opportunity to serve her community in this capacity.
The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Board of Trustees has approved Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker’s recommendation to appoint Dr. Jimmy Hodges as president of Calhoun Community College.
Bailey Barnes
School starts soon, and it’s time to make sure our children have enough to eat
With the start of school right around the corner, Alabama’s 17th annual back-to-school tax holiday is set for July 15-17, marking the sixth time the annual tax holiday will take place during the third weekend of July.
Diana Ortega Mata
Dr. Angela Guess wasted little time going to work as the interim superintendent of the Jackson County School System minutes after the board of education named her to the position Wednesday morning.
Alayna Butler
The Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Theatre will perform The Zoo Story on July 8-10, and July 15-17, 2022. Performances on Friday and Saturday nights will be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday’s performances will be matinées at 2:00 p.m. The performances will be at the Tom Bevill Lyceum located on the NACC main campus.
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